Little Red Riding Hood (in German: Rotkaeppchen, which translates to Little Red Cap), actually actress Dorothee Weppler, wears the local Schwalm region folk dress with its red cap as she walks through a forest on the estate of Baron von Schwaerzel on November 20, 2012 in Willingshausen, Germany. Little Red Riding Hood is one of the many stories featured in the collection of fairy tales collected by the Grimm brothers, and the two reportedly first came across the story while staying on the von Schwaerzel estate. The 200th anniversary of the first publication of Grimms' Fairy Tales will take place this coming December 20th. The Grimm brothers collected their stories from oral traditions in the region between Frankfurt and Bremen in the early 19th century, and the works include such global classics as Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel. (Photo by Sean Gallup)

Prince Charming, actually actor Andreas Richhardt, supports Sleeping Beauty, played by actress Elisabeth Knoche, at Sababurg Palace on November 18, 2012 near Hofgeismar, Germany. Sleeping Beauty (in German: Dornroeschen) is one of the many stories featured in the collection of fairy tales collected by the Grimm brothers, and the 200th anniversary of the first publication of the stories will take place this coming December 20th. Andreas and Elisabeth perform a skit based on the Sleeping Beauty tale to visitors during the summer months at Sababurg, which is now a hotel called Dornroeschenschloss Sababurg and is located along the “Fairy Tale Road” (“Maerchenstrasse”) from where many of the tales derive. The Grimm brothers collected their stories from oral traditions in the region between Frankfurt and Bremen in the early 19th century, and the works include such global classics as Rapunzel, Little Red Riding Hood, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel. (Photo by Sean Gallup)

The Pied Piper of Hamelin, actually city tourism employee Michael Boyer, leads local children dressed as rats through a quiet street on November 19, 2012 in Hameln, Germany. The Pied Piper (in German: Der Rattenfaenger), is one of the many stories featured in the collection of fairy tales collected by the Grimm brothers, and the 200th anniversary of the first publication of the stories will take place this coming December 20th. Boyer, a U.S. citizen who has lived in Hameln for 15 years, and city children regularly perform a reenactment of the Pied Piper tale throughout the summer months. The Grimm brothers collected their stories from oral traditions in the region between Frankfurt and Bremen in the early 19th century, and the works include such global classics as Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel. (Photo by Sean Gallup)

Rapunzel, actually 13-year-old actress Anna Helver, greets her prince, played by actor Daniel Stuebe, on a rampart of Trendelburg Castle on November 18, 2012 in Trendelburg, Germany. Rapunzel is one of the many stories featured in the collection of fairy tales collected by the Grimm brothers, and the 200th anniversary of the first publication of the stories will take place this coming December 20th. Anna and another actor perform a skit based on the Rapunzel tale to visitors at Trendelburg Castle, which is now a hotel, every Sunday. The Grimm brothers collected their stories from oral traditions in the region between Frankfurt and Bremen in the early 19th century, and the works include such global classics as Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, The Pied Piper of Hamelin, Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel. (Photo by Sean Gallup)

A bronze sculpture depicts a grandfather recounting a fairy tale to his dranddaughter on November 19, 2012 in Schoeneberg, Germany. Schoeneberg lies along the “Fairy Tale Road” (in German: Die Maerchenstrasse) that leads through the region between Frankfurt and Bremen where the Grimm brothers collected and adapted most of their fairy tales, which include such global classics as Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel, Cinderella and Hansel and Gretel, in the early 19th century. The 200th anniversary of the first publication of the stories will take place this coming December 20th. (Photo by Sean Gallup)