Ravens
In what country do ravens have a very famous dwelling?
A fairy tale usually begins with?
Once Upon A Time
What are the Brothers Grimm know for today?
Collecting fairy tales, writing them down, revising them.
What was the sick king's dying wish?
For Faithful John to take care of his son and never let him go into the castle chamber with the locked door.
Who are the main characters of this story?
Hansel and Gretel
A gingerbread house is a classic example of what in a fairy tale?
The setting
The Brothers Grimm were born in what country?
Germany
What was the Princess called?
Princess of the Golden Palace
Where did Hansel and Gretel live when they were happy together?
The Wood of Life (Lebenwald)
What do ravens do that demonstrates they are intelligent birds? (2)
They can mimic human speech and use tools.
A fairy tale usually has a hero, a villain, and what?
A magical element or helper
In what century did the brothers begin to write down the fairy tales?
The 19th century (the 1800s)
How did Faithful John know that things were not going to go the Prince's way?
He overheard three Ravens talking about the Prince's fortune
How did the village kill the warlock after Gretel told them about her "dream"?
cooked him in boiling oil with poisonous snakes
What character in Norse mythology is associated with ravens?
Odin
Before fairy tales were written down in books, how were they shared?
Orally
The brothers worked as what in addition to writing down the fairy tales they had heard?
Librarians (or Professors)
What was Faithful John's punishment for getting three drops of blood from the Princess?
He was turned to stone.
How did Hansel trick the Devil?
By pretending to be his grandmother
What is a group of ravens called?
Cinderella was called what in the English version of the story?
Tattercoats
What were the brothers' names? (Hint: they appear as servants in the last chapter of the book)
Jacob and Wilhelm
What was the ravens first prediction?
The fox-red horse would carry the Prince to his death.
To kill the dragon. To under-stand their parents.