"The Bremen town musicians": who wrote this tale?

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Which of us in childhood did not watch a cartoon or read a book about the Bremen town musicians? Almost everyone at least once somehow came into contact with a wonderful story about traveling animals, but not everyone knows who the author of the fairy tale "The Bremen Town Musicians" is.

Introducing the main characters

The story begins with how four future friends met. First, it comes to the Donkey, which was very old and not suitable for ordinary work, so the owner decided to starve him to death. The donkey, being a smart animal, decided to run away in search of a better fate. Along the way, he meets the Dog, whom the owner wanted to kill, because he is no longer as nimble as before, and is not suitable for hunting.

They decide to become musicians together and go to the city of Bremen. Along the way, they “pick up” two more comrades, whom the owners also wanted to get rid of: the Cat and the Rooster. This is how the Bremen town musicians met. The author then sends a friendly company in search of housing.

Adventure

At first all the animals gatheredto settle down right in the forest, but it was terribly uncomfortable there, and one of them noticed a house nearby, where it was decided to go. It turned out that robbers live in this forest hut, but this did not frighten the “musicians”, who immediately gathered and began to “play” their melodies. The cat meowed, the donkey roared, the rooster crowed, and the dog barked loudly. The robbers were very scared and immediately ran away.

"Musicians" did not lose their heads and settled in a comfortable house for the night. Later, the main robber, the ataman, sent his assistant to see who had driven them out of the dwelling. The messenger, once in the house, only underwent a new attack by the residents: the Cat scratched him, the Dog bit him, the Donkey kicked, and the Rooster began to scream loudly. The robber returned to the chieftain, told him about all his adventures, and it was decided that witches lived in the house, and the passage was ordered there. After that, the Bremen town musicians were the only residents of the house in the forest.

Who wrote the fairy tale

The authors of this not quite children's fairy tale were the brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm known not only to every adult, but also to many children. They were born in the city of Hanau (Germany) in the family of an official, with a difference of one year, Jacob was born in 1785, and Wilhelm in 1786. Future writers grew up in a we althy family, they were brought up in an atmosphere of kindness and love.

Together they graduated from high school in just four years instead of eight, and went on to study law.

Both brothers worked as professors at the University of Berlin, jointlywrote "German Grammar", compiled a dictionary.

Creativity

But to this day they remain famous thanks to their unusual hobby, which they were carried away during their student days. They studied folk tales and adapted them in their own way. One of them was the story, the main characters of which were the Bremen town musicians known to us. Who wrote this tale? The answer is simple: they created their stories together. But this is far from the only known work of eminent authors. They also wrote "Puss in Boots", "Little Red Riding Hood", "Cinderella", "The Wolf and the Seven Kids", "Snow White" and many others, among which the Bremen Town Musicians fairy tale remains one of the most famous.

Who wrote these fairy tales, what is their basis? This question was asked by researchers, because some of them believe that the Brothers Grimm just processed and retold already existing folk tales.

Now, after so many years, it is difficult to say how the Brothers Grimm wrote their fairy tales, but the fact that now one of the most famous stories is the fairy tale "The Bremen Town Musicians" is undeniable. Now you know who wrote this work.