The Brothers Grimm

1. Who were Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (also known as The Brother’s Grimm)?

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were 2 brothers born in the 18 century who together collected folklore

2. What type of stories did they write?
The brothers Grimm wrote fairy tales/folk tales

3. What did their stories reflect?
The brothers Grimm's story's take basic human situations - wife, husband, father, son, king, subject, life, death - and illustrate them with such simplicity

4. How have their stories changed over the past 153 years?
Their story's have changed but mostly to Appel to a younger audience


5. How did Walt Disney change the stories?
Walt Disney changed the story's from being gruesome to being more child friendly

6. Why do you think he did this?
I think Walt DIsney did this because his the audience he wanted was children and the the folk stories of the Brothers Grimm where quite grim so the might not Appel to children which is what he wanted to do so, so he changed them to make them child friendly


7. Why do children relate to fairy tales?
Some children might relate to fair tales because it takes them to a imaginary world where every thing is peaceful and they can be what ever they want to be


8. What was your favourite fairy tale a child? Why?
My favourite fairy tale as a child was the princess and the frog because it teaches you not to judge a book by its cover