Grimm Fairy Tales (part 2)

Season 2: Episode 7

Today we dive into the second of our three-part series of The Grimm's Fairy Tales!

As I mentioned last time, The Grimm’s Fairy Tales are some of the most famous stories in the world. First published in Germany in 1812 and written by two brothers, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm, and the original title for the work was “Children’s and Household Tales.”

The two stories we’re reading from the collection today are “Hansel and Gretel” and then “Rapunzel.”

I decided to keep the age disclaimer in the front of this episode, because these fairy tales can sometimes be a bit more brutal to hear and read than the cartoon versions we might’ve seen. My five-year-old was fine with it, but that’s an individual parental decision. Some kids might be more sensitive than others, so I always want to make sure I give fair warning, and then the parent can decide for themselves. And just as a side note, I personally enjoy these stories as an adult and find them fascinating and important to the world’s canon of literature, so I don’t look at them as simply old children’s stories, but rather tales to be read and studied by readers and writers alike.

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