In the 1800's, Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm traveled around Germany listening to old tales and writing them down--for the first time ever! Thank the Brothers Grimm if you have read fairy tales like "Hansel & Gretel" or "Snow White." Have you heard the story of "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves," or "Aladdin and the Lamp?" Then you are familiar with some of the tales in "The Thousand and One Nights." These were first recorded in Arabic around 800, but the tales from Egypt, Persia, Arabia, and India are much older. WHY WAS THE WORK OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM IMPORTANT?