Happy Birthday, Wilhelm Grimm!

Wilhelm Grimm, of fairy tale fame, was born 215 years ago today in Germany. Along with his brother Jacob, Wilhelm collected local stories that Germans call marchen. We call them fairy tales. Some of the more notable ones are Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Frog Prince. Miss Bridget's favorite fairy tale the Grimm Brothers collected is "The Shoes that were Dance to Pieces." The story is also known as "The Twelve Dancing Princesses."

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