The host indicated that the fairy tales read in the episode were drawn from the first edition of the collection published in 1812, mentioning several specific stories such as The Straw, The Coal and the Bean, and The Fox and the Horse. This reference served to situate the bedtime narratives within the historic source material, but no explicit endorsement of the book itself was given.
Episode: Grimm Fairy Tale Sleep Stories - The Fox and The H...
The speaker mentioned that the stories being read, including 'The Fox and the Horse,' were taken from the first published book of these fairy tales from 1812. Several specific tales from this collection were listed.
Tonight I'm reading some more grim fairy tales that were taken from their first book, which was published in 1812.
The stories include The Straw, The Coal and the Bean, The Turnip, The Old Man and His Grandson, and The Fox and the Horse.