What are the Grimm fairy tales?

Grimm's fairy tales are German folk literature adapted from the folk stories of Brothers Grimm. There are about 200 stories in Grimm's Fairy Tales, which have had a wide influence all over the world since its publication.

Grimm's fairy tales have a wide range of contents and diverse genres. Besides fairy tales, there are folk stories, jokes and fables. The first episode of Grimm's Fairy Tales 18 12 was published, including 86 fairy tales, and the second episode added 70 stories, with the content expanding continuously. Until 1857, the brothers grimm continued to supplement stories, and * * * published seven editions with about 200 stories.

The seventh edition later became the original version circulated in various countries, translated into dozens of languages and widely circulated. Among them, Cinderella, Snow White, Little Red Riding Hood, Frog Prince, Bearskin Man, Sleeping Beauty, Fisherman and his wife are famous fairy tales.

The images in Grimm's fairy tales are clear between good and evil, and the Grimm brothers describe a clear and white world in an antagonistic way. All the bad guys in the story ended in failure, and the struggle between good and evil was presented in this extreme and antagonistic way, which finally conveyed the world of restraining evil and promoting good.

The main content of Grimm's fairy tales is to praise hard work and honesty, despise laziness and selfishness, and encourage resistance to profiteering and evil. Since19th century, Grimm's fairy tales have exerted a profound influence on the world children's literature.