ðɛɹ stˈoːɹi ɪz bˈeɪst ɔnðə vˈɜːʒən kəlˈɛktᵻd baɪ ðə vˈɑːn hˈæksθɔːsən fˈæmɪli, ænd ɔnðə tˈeɪl "vˈɑːm ˈɜːspɹʌŋ dˈɛs nˈeɪmnz bˈɛənhˌɛjuːɾɚ", fˈɜːst pˈʌblɪʃt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti baɪ hˈænz jˈækɑːb kɹˈɪstɔfəl vˈɑːn ɡɹˈɪmɪlʃˌɔːsən.
Their story is based on the version collected by the von Haxthausen family, and on the tale "Vom Ursprung des Namens Bärnhäuter", first published in 1670 by Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen.