Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were the first people to publish
the story of a little girl who was almost eaten by a wolf. They called
their story Little Red Cap. Jacob was born in 1785 and Wilhelm in
1786 in Hanau, Germany to Philip Grimm, a lawyer, and his wife Dorothea
Zimmer. Jacob and Wilhelm both studied law in University but took
on jobs as Librarians to support their younger siblings (brothers
and sisters). Influenced by the folk poetry of their time, they began
to collect folktales. In 1812, they published a book called Children's
and household tales, a collection of 86 folktales including little
Red Cap. Thus Jacob and Wilhelm started their prolific careers writing
books about folktales, German legends, Irish fairy tales, and German
mythology. They even published a dictionary and a book on grammar.
If you would like to learn out more about Jacob and Wilhelm or read
some of their other fairy tales, follow the link at the end of this
presentation to the Grimm Brothers' Home Page.
Host: kyle hicks macdonald Narrator: fred j dobbs Illustrations: ps luo Original story:the brothers Grimm
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