Grimm, Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm (1786-1859) - German philologists whose
collection "Kinder- und Hausmarchen," known in English as "Grimm's Fairy
Tales," is a timeless literary masterpiece. The brothers transcribed these
tales directly from folk and fairy stories told to them by common villagers.
Clever Else (1812) - "Clever Else" marries Hans who insists that she be
careful as well as clever. One day Else falls asleep in the cornfield, and
Hans covers her with a net. She later wakes up wondering who she is.
