CURRICULUM AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT * 2 HOURS * LEVEL 2Once Upon a Time: Fairy Tales in the Early Childhood Classroom
The Brothers Grimm
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In 1812, The Brothers Grimm published Nursery and Household Tales, or what is now referred to as Grimm’s Fairy Tales. It included some of the most well-known tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Hansel and Gretel. However, these tales were not originally intended for children. They contained remarkably dark scenes and didn’t include pictures. It was only later when children started to become the intended audience, that new editions were published with revised stories.
The brothers spent their last years giving lectures on linguistics and attempting to complete a dictionary of the German language. When Wilhelm Grimm died in 1859, the collection of tales was in its 7th edition. At that point the collection included 211 stories with detailed illustrations. It is said that Jacob was heartbroken by his brother’s death. He passed on September 20, 1863. It is rumored that their stories have only been outsold by Shakespeare and the Bible. Whatever the case, these men played an integral part in the conservation of fairy tales. Without them, we most likely wouldn’t have the tales that we have come to love.
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