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Originally Posted by apbschmitz
"Charmed." That's probably not the description chosen by anyone who has tried to put a child to sleep by reading a Grimm fairy tale or two. All those light tales of maidens with their hands chopped off, etc.… Take it from me, they don't settle the little nippers into a quiet night.
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Depends on the edition. Ironically, the Grimms brothers themselves sanitized the tales they collected a LOT. They're the ones largely responsible for evil "step-" parents. Apparently, the brothers were disturbed by mothers wanting to kill their children and fathers wanting to marry their daughters and decided that the best "fix" would be to make them step-parents.
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