Hansel and Gretel: Fairy Tales

The name of the fairy-tale writers, the Brothers Grimm, is known to children and adults all over the world. However, Jacob and Wilhelm were not only writers but also famous scholars. They made a huge contribution to the development of... German literature and culture as a whole: they provided a systematic description of German grammar, began compiling the first dictionary of the German language (the work on it lasted 120 years), and collected numerous folk tales and legends. The Brothers Grimm were born in the city of Hanau, in a family of a lawyer. Jacob Grimm was born in 1785, and Wilhelm a year later; they had six younger brothers and a sister. To provide for the children, the father of the family had to work tirelessly, knowing no rest. He passed away early: his body could not cope with pneumonia. The boys' mother clearly saw how curious and diligent her older sons were, and therefore, despite financial difficulties, she sent them to study at the lyceum. The brothers completed the full course of study in 4 years (twice as fast as required) and enrolled in the law department of Marburg University. There, they became fascinated with literature and dedicated their few free hours to studying German poetry. Later, the Brothers Grimm began to collect and study the fairy tales of the German people. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were professors at the University of Göttingen, and later taught at the University of Berlin; they were members of the Berlin Academy of Sciences. The Brothers Grimm published more than 200 folk tales. This collection includes 5 of them: Hansel and Gretel, Snow White and Rose Red (the title of this fairy tale in another classic translation - Snow White and Red Rose), The King of the Golden Mountain, The Brave Little Tailor, and One-Eye, Two-Eyes and Three-Eyes. In each of these fairy tales, you will meet positive characters whose kindness, responsiveness, hard work, and ingenuity will charm young readers, as well as heroes who are characterized by cruelty, arrogance, and greed; of course, evil will be punished, and good and just heroes will receive their well-deserved reward. For younger school age. The texts of the works are provided without abridgment.