Dark And Disturbing Original Versions Of Children’s Fairy Tales
Sleeping
Beauty: Italian Giambattista Basile’s version of Sleeping Beauty is
really dark – the king who finds the girl rapes her while she’s asleep.
She later on gives birth (while asleep) and is awoken only because one
of the kids sucks out a splinter under her finger which was keeping her
asleep. The king later kills his wife (who tried to get him to
unknowingly eat the children) to be with Sleeping Beauty.
Cinderella:
In a Brothers Grimm version, Cinderella’s eldest sister, in an attempt
to fit into the glass (golden, in their story) slipper, cuts off her
toes. The second sister cuts off her heel. In both cases, two doves sent
by Cinderella’s dead mother alert the prince of the sisters’ blood in
the slippers. Though Cinderella was finally found to be the true owner
of the slipper, during her wedding to the prince the doves return and
poke her older sisters’ eyes out.
Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs: This Brothers Grimm tale paints a much darker story with the
evil queen ordering the huntsman to take Snow White into the woods, kill
her, and bring back her liver and lungs for the queen to eat. Later in
the story, the prince and Snow White are getting married and invite all
royalty in the land. The evil queen shows up, unknowing it was her
stepdaughter’s wedding. When she arrives, she’s forced to step into
burning-hot iron shoes brought from the fireplace and dance until she
dies. That’s a hell of a tango.
Just
stoppin' by to say hello & wish you a wonderful weekend out there
on your end dear friend!
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