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Jacob and Wilhelm also hoped to enlist their sister in the fairy tale collecting by having her transcribe stories from the legendary "fairy tale lady of Marburg," an old woman whom Brentano had once met and raved about. Apparently, this gifted storyteller had told him several excellent stories, but Brentano only "wrote down single words and falsely believed that he wouldn't forget how it went," Wilhelm complained.