Jacob Grimm

Jacob Grimm
Jacob Grimm (1785–1863) was a German philologist, linguist, and writer, best known for his contributions to folklore and the study of the German language. Along with his brother Wilhelm, he collected and published traditional folk tales in the famous anthology "Grimm's Fairy Tales," which includes stories like "Cinderella" and "Hansel and Gretel." Jacob also made significant contributions to linguistics, particularly through his formulation of Grimm's Law, a theory about sound shifts in the development of Indo-European languages. His scholarly work includes the creation of the "German Dictionary," a monumental project that was completed after his death.

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THE GOLDEN BIRD A certain king had a beautiful garden, and in the garden stood a tree which bore golden apples. These apples were always counted, and about the time when they began to grow ripe it was found that every night one of them was gone. The king became very angry at this, and ordered the gardener to keep watch all night under the tree. The gardener set his eldest son to watch; but about twelve... more...

THE GOOSE-GIRL An old queen, whose husband had been dead some years, had a beautiful daughter. When she grew up, she was betrothed to a prince who lived a great way off; and as the time drew near for her to be married, she got ready to set off on her journey to his country. Then the queen, her mother, packed up a great many costly things—jewels, and gold, and silver, trinkets, fine dresses, and in... more...