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Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm: Godfather Death The story, “Godfather Death” was written by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, which can be found on page 12 of the Literature textbook. The brothers were very educated and collected stories throughout their careers. The stories were enjoyed both by children and adults. A few of the stories the brother collected over the years were, “Hensel and Gretel”, “Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs”, and “Rapunzel.” According to the Literature textbook, “Godfather Death” was collected in 1812 from German oral tradition. When I first read “Godfather Death” by Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm it was a shocking story for me for the fact that it got me thinking on a different perspective. This story does not have the usual good intentions.
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