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    that came out on top in their bedtime fairy tales. No matter the circumstance‚ these child protagonists managed to outsmart their matched villain to save their life‚ and often the lives of their loved ones. Both the Grimm Brothers in “Hansel and Gretel” and the Briffault Brothers in “The Story of Grandmother” use villains to deceive the main child characters through lies to satisfy their own various desires. The threat of consumption by the antagonists drives the children to use different tactics

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    choices on can make. A person is born‚ lives‚ and dies; that is essentially‚ the life cycle. On the other hand‚ being restrained within this life cycle‚ humans can choose their paths and make their own decisions. In Godfather Death‚ by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm‚ the decisions of a godson are explored as he journeys through his life‚ takes advantage of possible opportunities‚ and ultimately decides his own fate. One will quickly see how a simple decision can change a life forever‚ through the following passage:

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    the worst in you. Meaning of the poem: The poem "The Envious Heart" was written by Helane Levine Keating‚ was written in inspiration by the quote portraying the tale of Snow White‚ by the Brothers Grimm‚ "Then her envious heart had rest‚ so far as an envious heart can have rest." written by the Brothers Grimm. This poem is how negativity ruins us all. How broken promises and wanting to be enough of something or perfect at anything will destroy our once kind hearts. As betrayal was showed in the

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    the most well-known of the classic fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm. Most people know the story of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves" thanks to the Disney animated version‚ but few are familiar with the original version‚ with its three encounters between the disguised queen and Snow White. Those who would like to compare my work with the original tale find it below.       Little Snow White by the Brothers Grimm from the version published by Andrew Lang in his Blue Fairy Tale

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    other way is that people can indifferent to the strangers and never stop to talk with them. It seems that more and more people choose the second way‚ because they are afraid of meeting trouble. There is a tale called “Little Red Cap”‚ written by Brothers Grimm. Through personification and symbolism‚ the author illustrated the character of Little Red Cap become indifferent after being deceived by the first wolf‚ which revealing people will easily become indifferent after they suffer from cheating‚ hurting

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    Jakob Grimm  ● Born: January 4‚ 1785  ○ Hanau‚ Germany  ● Died: September 20‚ 1863  ○ Berlin‚ Germany  ● German scholar and author  Jakob went to work as a  royal librarian for Napoleon’s brother. Later as a municipal author. In 1816 he  joined his brother in a library in Kassel. Where Wilhelm has obtained a position as a secretary.  Wilhelm Grimm  ● Born: February 24‚ 1786  ○ Hanau‚ Germany  ● Died: December 16‚ 1859  ○ Berlin‚ Germany  ● German scholar and author    The  brothers  spent  their 

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    Riding-Hood" in 1697‚ and since then‚ there have been many adaptations of this tale‚ including the Brothers Grimm ’s "Little Red-Cap." Presenting a folktale by means of literature can be difficult in that the message of the story may not always be clearly understood by the audience. In comparing the historical‚ sexual‚ and moral aspects of Perrault ’s "Little Red Riding-Hood" and the Brothers Grimm ’s "Little Red-Cap‚" readers are left appreciating the different means used in communicating the warnings

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    of words as nobleman‚ proudest‚ and haughtiest. There is no emotional attachment as is seen in Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Ashputtle. Ashputtle begins by introducing the reader to a young girl at the bedside of her dying mother. As Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm are German authors‚ the reader gets a different sense of appeal. Although it appears to be a tale targeted for the common class‚ there is still a division of classes within the society‚ as the tale begins with‚ "A rich man’s wife... ". There is also

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    Cinderella’s mother dies‚ and her father remarries. Her stepmother‚ as well as her step sisters are beautiful‚ but have a black heart. Cinderella goes to her mother’s grave every day‚ prays and weeps. One day‚ her father asks what he should bring back from the town for the girls. The step sisters ask for dresses and pearls‚ while Cinderella asks for a branch from the tree that first hits him on his way home. Cinderella plants that branch and it grows into a beautiful tree‚ where a bird listens to

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    and is pregnant with his baby‚ Cinderella’s stepsisters chop off their toes to try and get their foot to fit in the glass slipper. These aren’t the fairytales that everyone grows up hearing (Myint‚ 1). The Grimm Brothers are two of the best authors in European literature. These German brothers are the reason behind the original fairytales popularity (Myint‚ 1). When Wilhelm and Jacob were young boys their father who was a lawyer died‚ this not only brought the boys closer together but this left

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