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The Brother´s Grimm's Fairy Tales

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You have surely heard many of the Brother’s Grimm’s Fairy Tales, but do you know much of the Brother’s Grimm? Jacob’s birth was January 4, 1785, Hanau, Germany and Wilhelm’s birth was February 24, 1786, Hanau, Germany both coming from a Christian background with many siblings. Their full names are Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm and Wilhelm Carl Grimm. Wilhelm married while Jacob stayed single. The Brother’s Grimm’s last name means harsh, yet all the stories they collected, had happy endings! The Brother’s Grimm graduated from the University of Marburg, receiving honorary doctorates. This school encouraged and influenced them to start writing down all the folktales that family passed down from generations until reaching them. After graduating, they
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