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The Brothers Grimm collected and adapted traditional fairy tales — bedtime stories with danger left in.

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The Grimms published editions beginning in 1812, compiling stories from oral and written sources. Many tales were edited over multiple editions, often becoming less brutal or more moralistic over time.

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