The
Grimms' first collection of folktales was not published during their
lifetime. It was a manuscript containing 53 stories, some written out in detail,
others sketched in brief outline form. In December1810 they submitted this collection
to Clemens Brentano and Achim von Arnim for inclusion in a planned third volume
to their successful collection of folk poetry entitled
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
(The Boy'sMagic Horn, 3 volumes, 1806, 1808, 1808), which was to be dedicated to
folktales. This fairytale volume never materialized, and the manuscript was not
returned to its authors, but the Grimms' interest in collecting and editing folklore
did not die. In 1812 they came out with their own fairytale collection.