Brothers Grimm fairy tales

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fairy tale collection folk tale collection literary work

The Brothers Grimm fairy tales are a famous collection of European folk stories compiled and published in the 19th century by German scholars Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, including well-known tales such as "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Hansel and Gretel."

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All labels observed (24)

Label	Occurrences
Grimms' Fairy Tales	28
Kinder- und Hausmärchen	6
Brothers Grimm fairy tales canonical	3
Grimm fairy tales	3
Brothers Grimm	2
Brothers Grimm fairy tale Snow White	2
Brothers Grimm Snow White story	1
Brothers Grimm in Kinder- und Hausmärchen	1
Brüder Grimm illustrations	1
European Folk and Fairy Tales	1
German Popular Stories	1
German fairy tale Hansel and Gretel	1
German folk tales	1
Grimm Brothers fairy tales	1
Grimm Brothers' Snow White	1
Grimm brothers fairy tale collections	1
Grimm's Fairy Tales	1
Grimms' Fairy Tales canon	1
Grimms' Fairy Tales collection	1
Grimms' Fairy Tales second edition	1
Grimms’ Fairy Tales	1
Grimms’ first edition collection	1
Snow White fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm	1
UNESCO Memory of the World heritage of the Brothers Grimm	1

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Target entity: Brothers Grimm fairy tales
Context triple: [Weser Uplands, knownFor, Brothers Grimm fairy tales]

A. Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales is a whimsical collection of humorous and subversive short stories for children written by Monty Python member Terry Jones.
B. Commission for the Complete Edition of the Works of the Brothers Grimm
The Commission for the Complete Edition of the Works of the Brothers Grimm is a scholarly body dedicated to editing and publishing a comprehensive critical edition of the writings of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
C. The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 fantasy adventure film that blends folklore, dark humor, and elaborate visual effects to follow two con-artist siblings who confront real supernatural forces.
D. Fables
Fables is a collection of satirical verse tales by John Gay that use animal characters and moral lessons to comment on human nature and society.
E. Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores moral and psychological themes through allegorical and Gothic narratives.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Brothers Grimm fairy tales
Target entity description: The Brothers Grimm fairy tales are a famous collection of European folk stories compiled and published in the 19th century by German scholars Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, including well-known tales such as "Cinderella," "Snow White," and "Hansel and Gretel."

A. Fairy Tales
Fairy Tales is a whimsical collection of humorous and subversive short stories for children written by Monty Python member Terry Jones.
B. Commission for the Complete Edition of the Works of the Brothers Grimm
The Commission for the Complete Edition of the Works of the Brothers Grimm is a scholarly body dedicated to editing and publishing a comprehensive critical edition of the writings of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm.
C. The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm is a 2005 fantasy adventure film that blends folklore, dark humor, and elaborate visual effects to follow two con-artist siblings who confront real supernatural forces.
D. Fables
Fables is a collection of satirical verse tales by John Gay that use animal characters and moral lessons to comment on human nature and society.
E. Twice-Told Tales
Twice-Told Tales is a collection of short stories by Nathaniel Hawthorne that explores moral and psychological themes through allegorical and Gothic narratives.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fairy tale collection ⓘ folk tale collection ⓘ literary work ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Children's and Household Tales ⓘ Grimms' Fairy Tales ⓘ linked to: Brothers Grimm fairy tales
collectedFrom	middle-class informants ⓘ rural storytellers ⓘ
collector	Jacob Grimm ⓘ Wilhelm Grimm ⓘ
compiler	Jacob Grimm ⓘ Wilhelm Grimm ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Germany ⓘ
firstPublicationYear	1812 ⓘ
firstVolumeTitle	Kinder- und Hausmärchen ⓘ linked to: Brothers Grimm fairy tales
genre	children's literature ⓘ fairy tale ⓘ fantasy literature ⓘ folk tale ⓘ
hasNotableCharacteristic	multiple later sanitised editions for children ⓘ often dark and violent elements ⓘ
hasNotableTheme	justice and retribution ⓘ magic and enchantment ⓘ moral lessons ⓘ
includesWork	Cinderella ⓘ linked to: Cinderella (fairy tale) Hansel and Gretel ⓘ linked to: Hansel & Gretel Little Red Riding Hood ⓘ Mother Holle ⓘ Rapunzel ⓘ Rumpelstiltskin ⓘ Sleeping Beauty ⓘ linked to: The Sleeping Beauty Snow White ⓘ The Brave Little Tailor ⓘ The Bremen Town Musicians ⓘ The Devil with the Three Golden Hairs ⓘ The Elves and the Shoemaker ⓘ The Fisherman and His Wife ⓘ The Frog King ⓘ linked to: The Frog Prince The Girl Without Hands ⓘ The Golden Goose ⓘ The Goose Girl ⓘ The Juniper Tree ⓘ The Nixie of the Mill-Pond ⓘ The Old Man and His Grandson ⓘ The Queen Bee ⓘ The Robber Bridegroom ⓘ The Singing Bone ⓘ The Six Swans ⓘ The Star Money ⓘ The Three Little Men in the Wood ⓘ The Three Spinners ⓘ The Twelve Brothers ⓘ The Twelve Dancing Princesses ⓘ The Wishing-Table, the Gold-Ass, and the Cudgel in the Sack ⓘ The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats ⓘ
influenced	Disney animated films ⓘ linked to: Disney animated features Western children's literature ⓘ
language	German ⓘ
originalTitleLanguage	German ⓘ
placeOfFirstPublication	Berlin ⓘ
publicationCentury	19th century ⓘ
publisherOfFirstEdition	Realschulbuchhandlung (Berlin) ⓘ
subjectMatter	European folk traditions ⓘ oral storytelling ⓘ
timePeriodOfCollection	early 19th century ⓘ

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