In 1812,
Jacob and
Wilhelm Grimm (1785-1863 and 1786-1859, respectively), commonly known collectively as the
Brothers Grimm, published a volume of folk tales they had collected throughout their native Germany. This volume, titled
Kinder- und Hausmärchen (Children's and Household Tales), was followed by a second in 1815. Later editions collected the volumes together, adding, deleting, and editing stories here and there. Later editions made changes such as turning wicked mothers into wicked stepmothers so as not to impugn the sacrament of marriage, toning down sexual references, and cranking up some of the violence (especially as retribution against villains.) Many of the resulting tales, now usually known in English as Grimm's Fairy Tales, are among the most well-known stories in Western literature, even some of those that haven't been adapted by Disney.
"Snow White and Rose Red":
In which two sisters encounter a very nice Bear and a very ungrateful Dwarf, and no she isn't
that Snow White.
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