The Fisherman and His Wife

The Brothers Grimm, Jacob (1785–1863) and Wilhelm (1786–1859) were German scholars, philologists, cultural researchers, lexicographers, folklorists, and authors who together collected and published folklore. The brothers are among the most famous storytellers, popularizing such stories as Cinderella, The Frog Prince, Hansel and Gretel, The Bremen Town Musicians, Little Red Riding Hood, and Rapunzel. "Rumplestiltskin", "Sleeping Beauty" and "Snow White". Their first collection of fairy tales, Children's and Household Tales, began publication in 1812.