The Brothers Grimm
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2014
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Once upon a time, two brothers wished to preserve their German folklore in a collection of tales that they believed had been handed down for generations. When they began in 1812 they had just 86 stories that rather harshly reflected the difficult life of the European peasantry. Subsequent editions would grow to hold over 200 tales. As time passed, the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm, with all of its royalty, magical creatures, and brave adventures,...
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With a kiss, a sleeping princess is awakened from her cursed sleep. Charles Perrault's "The Sleeping Beauty" and the Brothers Grimm's "Little Briar Rose" tell the tale of a beautiful princess and a peaceful kingdom that fall under the spell of a jealous fairy bent on revenge.
The story of the Sleeping Beauty has enchanted the young and the young-at-heart for centuries, and has served as the inspiration for numerous adaptions, including the animated...