Read  the  source  given  below  and  answer the questions  by  choosing  the  most appropriate option:

Grimms’ Fairy Tales is a familiar name in Germany. The brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were born in the German city of Hanau. While both of them studied law, they soon developed  an  interest  in  collecting  old  folktales.  They  spent  six  years  travelling  fromvillage to village, talking to people and writing down fairy tales, which were handed down through the generations. These were popular both among children and adults.
In  1812,  they  published  their  first  collection  of  tales.  Subsequently,  both  the  brothers became active in liberal politics, especially the movement for freedom of the press. In the meantime, they also published a 33-volume dictionary of the German language. The  Grimm  brothers  also  saw  French  domination  as  a  threat  to  German  culture  and believed  that  the  folktales  they  had  collected  were  expressions  of  a  pure  and  authentic German spirit. They  considered their projects of collecting  folktales and developing the German  language  as  part of  the  wider  effort to oppose  French  domination  and  create a German national identity.


Q.Why  did  the Grimm  brothers  give  the tales  a  readable  form  without  changing  their folkloric character?

Choose the correct option from the following:

A.The collection enjoyed wide distribution in Germany.

B.It became a model for the collecting of fantasy tales.

C.It formed the basis for the science of the language.

D.People easily accepted their written adventurous tales.

Dear student,
Answer is option A because- The  Grimm  brothers  also  saw  French  domination  as  a  threat  to  German  culture  and believed  that  the  folktales  they  had  collected  were  expressions  of  a  pure  and  authentic German spirit. They  considered their projects of collecting  folktales and developing the German  language  as  part of  the  wider  effort to oppose  French  domination  and  create a German national identity.
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