Surely everyone knows the tales of the Brothers Grimm.Perhaps many in childhood parents told fascinating stories about the beautiful Snow White, good-natured and fun Cinderella, naughty princess and others. The raised children then themselves read fascinating tales of these authors. And those who didn’t particularly like to spend time reading a book were sure to watch cartoon films based on the works of legendary creators.
Who are the Brothers Grimm?
Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm - famousGerman linguists. Throughout their lives, they worked on the creation of a German etymological dictionary. Unfortunately, they did not have time to finish it. However, it was not because of this that they became so popular. It was their folk tales that glorified them. The Brothers Grimm became famous during their lifetime. “Children's and Home Fairy Tales” were translated into different languages with extraordinary speed. The Russian version was released in the 60s of the 19th century. To date, their tales are read in almost 100 languages. On the works of the Brothers Grimm brought up many children from different countries. In our country, they gained wide popularity in the 30s of the last century thanks to the retellings and treatments of Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak, Evgeny Schwarz and Alexander Vvedensky.
What is the secret of the popularity of the tales of the Brothers Grimm?
In all fairy tales there is a unique andinteresting plot, happy ending, the victory of good over evil. Entertaining stories from their pen are very instructive, and most of them are devoted to kindness, courage, resourcefulness, courage, honor. In the tales of the Brothers Grimm, the main characters are people. But there are stories in which birds, beasts, or insects become actors. Usually in such stories the negative traits of a person are mocked: greed, laziness, cowardice, envy, etc.
Tales of the Brothers Grimm: the list
The works of these authors are read not only by children. In many countries of the world are very popular fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Their list is huge. We list only some of them:
- Unusual musician.
- Brave little tailor.
- About the fisherman and his wife.
- Madam Blizzard.
- Golden bird
- The poor man and the rich man.
- Ungrateful son.
- Belyanochka and Rosochka.
- Hare and Hedgehog.
- Golden Key.
- Queen bee
- Friendship cats and mice.
- Successful trade.
- Bell.
- Straw, ember and bean.
- White Snake.
- About the mouse, bird and fried sausage.
- Singing bone.
- Louse and flea.
- An outlandish bird.
- Six swans.
- Cat, hat and horn.
- Golden Goose.
- The wolf and the fox.
- Gooses
- King and the Bear
The best tales of the Brothers Grimm
These include:
- The wolf and the seven little goats.
- Twelve brothers.
- Brother and sister.
- Hansel and Gretel.
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- Bremen street musicians.
- Clever Elsa.
- Thumb-boy.
- King Thrushbeard.
- Sweet porridge.
- Hans is my hedgehog.
- Odnoglazka, dvuglazka and trekhglazka.
- Mermaid.
For the sake of justice, it is worth noting that this list is far from the ultimate truth, since the preferences of different people can be completely different from each other.
Annotations to some of the tales of the Brothers Grimm
- "Hans is my hedgehog." A fairy tale was written in 1815. Tells about the extraordinary boy and his difficult fate. Outwardly, he looked like a hedgehog, but only with soft needles. He was not even loved by his own father.
- "Rumpelstihtzen". The story of a dwarf with the ability to spin gold from straw.
- Rapunzel. The tale of a beautiful girl with gorgeous long hair. She was sharpened in a tall tower by an evil witch.
- "A little table — myself — cover, a golden donkey and a baton from a bag.” The tale of the breathtaking adventures of three brothers, each of whom possessed a magical object.
- "The Tale of the Frog King or the Iron Henry."The story of the ungrateful queen, who did not appreciate the act of the frog, who pulled out her favorite golden ball. The frog turned into a beautiful prince.
Description of the best tales of Jacob and Wilhelm
- "Братец и сестрица".After the appearance in the stepmother's house, the children have a hard time. Therefore, they decide to leave. On their way there is a mass of obstacles that they need to overcome. Complicates all the stepmother witch who enchants sources. After drinking water from them, you can turn into wild animals.
- "Brave tailor". The hero of the tale is a brave tailor. Having been fed up with a calm and boring life, he sets off to perform feats. On the way he encounters giants and mean-spirited king.
- "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". He tells of a delightful daughter of the king, which the seven dwarfs happily accepted, saving and protecting her later on from an evil stepmother owning a magic mirror.
- "Король Дроздобород".The tale of the city and a beautiful princess who did not want to marry. She rejected all her potential suitors, scoffing at their real and made-up flaws. As a result, the father gives her the first comer.
- "Mrs. Blizzard".Can be attributed to the category of "New Year's tales of the Brothers Grimm." It tells about a widow, who had a native daughter and a receptionist. Step-daughter tightly had a stepmother. But a sudden accident, in which the unfortunate girl dropped a spool of thread in the well, put everything in its place.
Categories of fairy tales
It is conditionally possible to distribute the tales of the Brothers Grimm into the following categories.
- Fairy tales about beautiful girls who are constantly spoiled by the life of evil witches, witches and stepmothers. Many brothers' works are imbued with a similar storyline.
- Fairy tales in which people turn into beasts, and vice versa.
- Fairy tales in which various objects are animated.
- Fairy tales whose characters are people and their actions.
- Fairy tales whose heroes are beasts, birds or insects. They mock negative traits of character and praise positive traits and inherent virtues.
Events of all fairy tales occur at different timesyears without focusing on it. Therefore, it is impossible to single out, for example, the spring tales of the Brothers Grimm. As, for example, in A.N. Ostrovsky's “The Snow Maiden”, which is accompanied by the name “Spring Tale in Four Actions”.
"Witch Hunters" or "Hansel and Gretel"?
The latest motion picture, based on the tales of the Brothers Grimm, is “Witch Hunters”. The film premiered on January 17, 2013.
В сжатой форме сказка «Гензель и Гретель» set out at the beginning of the film. Native father for unknown reasons leaves his son and daughter at night in the forest more often. In desperation, the children go where they look, and come across a bright and tasty house of sweets. The witch who lured them into this house wants to eat them, but the savvy Hansel and Gretel send her to the oven.
Further events unfold according to the plan itself.the director. Many years later, Hansel and Gretel begin to conduct a witch hunt, which becomes the meaning of their life and a way to earn good money. By the will of fate, they end up in a small town teeming with witches who steal children to perform their rituals. Heroically, they save the whole city.
As you can see, the director Tommy Virkola shot in a concise manner the Grimm brothers' tale, adding to it his own sequel in a new way.
Conclusion
Fairy tales are necessary for all kids without exception.They are able to expand their horizons, develop imagination and creative imagination, bring up certain character traits. Be sure to read to your children the tales of various authors, including the Grimm brothers.
Only when choosing works do not forgetpay attention to their publication. After all, there are such publications in which episodes are missed or added. This is often silent in the notes. And this is not a small nuance, but a significant flaw that can distort the meaning of the tale.
It will also be excellent if you find time to talk about the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm or at your leisure play in the most beloved of them.
