All about the tales of the Brothers Grimm. Tales of Batum Grimm - List

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 cheerful Cinderella, capricious princess and others. The grown up children then themselves read fascinating tales of these authors. And those who did not particularly like to spend time behind the book, necessarily watched animated films based on the works of legendary creators.

Who are the Brothers Grimm?

The brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are famous German linguists. Throughout their life they worked on the creation of a German etymological dictionary. To my great regret, they never managed to finish it. However, not because of this, they have become so popular. They are famous for folk tales. The Brothers Grimm still became famous during his lifetime. "Children's and home fairy tales" were translated into different languages with extreme speed. The Russian version came out in the 60s of the 19th century. To date, their tales are read in almost 100 languages. On the works of the Brothers Grimm, many children from different countries were brought up. In our country, they gained wide popularity in the 30s of the last century thanks to the retellings and treatments of Samuel Yakovlevich Marshak, Eugene Schwartz and Alexander Vvedensky.

What is the secret of the popularity of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales?

In all fairy tales there is a unique and interesting story, a happy ending, a victory of good over evil. Interesting stories that come 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 also stories in which birds, animals or insects become actors. Usually in such stories the negative features of a person are ridiculed: greed, laziness, cowardice, envy, etc.

In the tales of the Brothers Grimm there are elements of cruelty. For example, the murder of brave robber tailors, the stepmother's request to bring her internal organs (liver and lung) of Snow White, the severe re-education of his wife by King Drozdoborod. But do not confuse the elements of cruelty with pronounced violence, which is not here. But the frightening and frightening moments present in the tales of the Brothers Grimm help children realize the fears that exist and then overcome them, which is a kind of psychotherapy for the child.

Tales of the Brothers Grimm: List

The works of these authors are read not only by children. In many countries of the world the tales of the Brothers Grimm are very popular. Their list is huge. We list only a few of them:

• An extraordinary musician.
• Brave tailor.
• About the fisherman and his wife.
• Mrs. Snowstorm.
• A golden bird.
• The poor man and the rich man.
• Ungrateful son.
• Belyanochka and Rosochka.
• The Hare and the Hedgehog.
• Golden Key.
• Queen of bees.
• Friendship of cats and mice.
• Successful trading.
• Bell.
• Straw, coal and bean.
• White Snake.
• About a mouse, a bird and fried sausage.
• Singing bone.
• Voshka and the flea.
• An outlandish bird.
• Six swans.
• A kitten, a hat and a horn.
• Golden goose.
• Wolf and fox.
• Gusyatnitsa.
• Korolek and the Bear

The best tales of the Brothers Grimm

These include:

• A wolf and seven small kids.
• Twelve brothers.
• Brother and sister.
• Hansel and Gretel.
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
• Bremen Street Musicians.
• Clever Elsa.
• Boy with a finger.
• King Drozdoborod.
• Sweet porridge.
• Hans is my hedgehog.
• One-eyes, two-eyes and three-eyes.
• Mermaid.

In fairness, it should be noted that this list is far from the truth in the last resort, since the preferences of different people can radically differ from each other.

Annotations to some tales of the Brothers Grimm

1. "Hans is my hedgehog." A fairy tale was written in 1815. Describes the extraordinary boy and his difficult fate. Outwardly it resembled a hedgehog, but only with soft needles. He was not even in love with his own father.
2. "Rumpelstichchen". Narrative of a dwarf possessing the ability to spin gold from straw.
3. "Rapunzel". Tale of a beautiful girl with chic long hair. She was imprisoned in a high tower by an evil sorceress.
4. "Table - himself - cover, a golden donkey and a baton from a bag." A fairy tale about the mind-blowing adventures of three brothers, each of whom possessed a magical subject.
5. "Tale of the king-frog or the iron Henry." The story of an ungrateful queen who did not appreciate the act of a frog who pulled out her favorite golden ball. The frog turned into a beautiful prince.

Description of the best fairy tales of Jacob and Wilhelm

1. "Brother and sister." After the appearance of the stepmother in the house, the children have a hard time. Therefore, they decide to leave. On their way, a lot of obstacles appear, which they need to overcome. Complicating all the witch-stepmother, which enchants the springs. Having drunk the water from them, you can turn into wild animals.
2. "Brave Tailor." The hero of the tale is a brave tailor. After being satisfied with a calm and boring life, he goes to perform feats. On the way, he encounters giants and a vile king.
3. "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs". He narrates about the delightful daughter of the king, whom seven dwarfs gladly accepted, saving and protecting her later from the evil stepmother, who owns the magic mirror.

4. "King of Drozdoborod". A fairy tale about the city and the beautiful princess, who did not want to marry. She rejected all of her potential suitors, mocking their real and fictitious shortcomings. As a result, the father gives it to the first person on the line.
5. "Mrs. Metelitsa". It is possible to carry to a category "New Year's tales of brothers the Grimm". Narrative of the widow, who had a daughter and a reception. The stepdaughter was having a difficult time with her stepmother. But the sudden accident, in which the unfortunate girl dropped a coil with threads into the well, put everything in its place.

Categories of fairy tales

You can conditionally distribute the tales of the Brothers Grimm in the following categories.

1. Tales of beautiful girls who are constantly spoiled by the life of evil witches, witches and stepmothers. A similar plot line imbued with many of the works of the brothers.
2. Tales in which people turn into animals, and vice versa.
3. Tales in which various objects are animated.
4. Tales, the heroes of which are people and their actions.
5. Tales, the heroes of which are animals, birds or insects. They mock negative character traits and praise positive traits and inherent virtues.

The events of all fairy tales occur at different times of the year without accentuating the attention on it. Therefore, it is impossible to single out, for example, the spring tales of the Brothers Grimm. As, say, A.N. Ostrovsky's "Snow Maiden", which accompanies the name "spring tale in four acts."

"Witch Hunters" or "Hansel and Gretel"?

The last film, based on the fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm, is "Witch Hunters". The film premiered on January 17, 2013.

In a concise form, the story "Hansel and Gretel" is set out at the beginning of the film. The father for unknown reasons leaves his son and daughter at night in the forest more often. In desperation, the children go wherever their eyes look, and run into a bright and delicious house of sweets. The witch who lured them into this house wants to eat them, but the quick-witted Hansel and Gretel send her to the stove.

Then the events unfold according to the director's plan. After many years, Hansel and Gretel begin to witch hunt, which becomes the meaning of their lives and a way to earn good money. By the will of fate they fall into a small town, teeming with witches, who steal children for the performance of their rituals. Heroically they save the whole city.

As you can see, director Tommy Virkola took in a laconic form a fairy tale of the Brothers Grimm, adding to it his own continuation in a new way.

Conclusion

Fairy tales are necessary for all children without exception. They are able to expand their horizons, develop imagination and creative imagination, raise certain traits of character. Be sure to read to your children tales of different authors, including the Brothers Grimm.

Only when selecting works do not forget to pay attention to their publication. After all, there are publications where skipped or added episodes. This is often hushed up in the notes. And this is not a small nuance, but an essential flaw that can distort the meaning of a fairy tale.

It will also be excellent if you find time to talk about the tales of the Brothers Grimm or at your leisure to play in the most beloved of them.