Who Is Dortchen Wild (Dorothea Wild)?
The young woman who told tales to the Brothers Grimm
Henriette Dorothea Wild
Dortchen Wild (1793–1867) was the daughter of a pharmacist in Kassel, Germany. She is known as one of the storytellers who told many folktales to the Brothers Grimm.
Many of the tales in Grimm's Fairy Tales are said to have come from the sisters of the Wild family. In this manga, Dortchen is the heroine of the framing scenes. She tells the brothers old tales and guides readers into each story. At the end, she encourages the brothers in their resolve to turn the old tales into a book. Her lines and the events in the framing scenes, however, are the manga's own original portrayal, based on historical fact.
She later became the wife of Wilhelm Grimm.
Episodes featuring this character2
NEWEpisode 1
The Princess Who Wouldn't Kiss the FrogThe Frog Prince (The Frog King, or Iron Henry)
Episode 1 of the Grimm's Fairy Tales series. A careless promise made to a frog at the well follows the Youngest Princess all the way to her dinner table. The spell isn't broken by a kiss, but by one furious throw. And in a faraway kingdom, the iron bands around a loyal servant's heart burst, one by one, for joy.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 2
The Youngest Hid in the Clockand Watched — The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
Episode 2 of the Grimm's Fairy Tales series. While Mother Goat is out, the Wolf disguises his voice and his paws and knocks on the door three times. The youngest kid hides inside the tall clock's case and hears everything from the dark. Then, to get the family back, the little one has to run home alone.
19 pages