Jacob and Wilhelm faced deportation and bankruptcy These sorts of scenes (and many others) were eventually revised once the stories became popular among children. In Cinderella, the stepsisters cut off their toes and heels to try to fit into the slipper. In its original version, for example, Rapunzel gets pregnant by the prince after a casual fling. Initially aimed at adults, the early editions of Nursery and Household Tales contained remarkably dark elements. Worse yet, they didn’t even have illustrations. The stories routinely included sex, violence, incest and copious footnotes. Originally, Grimm’s Fairy Tales were not meant for children. In 1812, Jacob and Wilhelm published the stories as part of a collection titled Nursery and Household Tales, or what is now referred to as Grimm’s Fairy Tales. They interviewed relatives and friends, collecting whatever tales they could, sometimes embellishing them (although they insisted they did not). But as industrialization took root, local traditions changed and scholars, like Jacob and Wilhelm, began a quest to save the stories from extinction. The fairy tales, in fact, were part of a rich oral tradition − passed down from generation to generation, often by women seeking to pass the time during household chores. In fact, the stories existed long before the two men were born in Germany in the mid 1780s.
Although the duo is famous for sharing the classic tales bearing their name, here are five facts that you might not have known about them: The Brothers Grimm didn’t write the fairy talesĭespite the fact that Jacob and Wilhelm are often associated with Snow White and Rapunzel, the brothers didn’t actually write any of those stories.
Several of the brothers' tales have been adapted into successful TV shows and movies. Wilhelm Grimm and his older brother Jacob studied German folklore and oral traditions, publishing a collection of stories eventually known as Grimms’ Fairy Tales which includes narratives like Briar Rose and Little Red Riding Hood.
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