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taarna23
Children's stories used to be dark because bubble-wrapping children from the horrors of reality is a pretty recent thing. These stories were often life lessons. Like "don't wander off on your own - you look tasty to a lot of mean creatures."
As far as the little mermaid goes, one that I read went that the mermaid went to the sea witch to be made human, but she ended up having a maid's job on the prince's ship while he married another. The mermaid's sisters went to the sea witch, sacrificing their hair (I can't recall why long hair for mermaids was important...) to obtain an enchanted knife. She was to plunge the knife into the prince's heart as he slept, and when his blood washed over her feet, she would be turned back into a mermaid. However, she couldn't do it, and threw away the knife and threw herself to the sea, becoming the foam we see wash up on beaches now.
As far as the little mermaid goes, one that I read went that the mermaid went to the sea witch to be made human, but she ended up having a maid's job on the prince's ship while he married another. The mermaid's sisters went to the sea witch, sacrificing their hair (I can't recall why long hair for mermaids was important...) to obtain an enchanted knife. She was to plunge the knife into the prince's heart as he slept, and when his blood washed over her feet, she would be turned back into a mermaid. However, she couldn't do it, and threw away the knife and threw herself to the sea, becoming the foam we see wash up on beaches now.
Sharm
A lot of people seem to miss that the story of Little Red Riding Hood was a euphemism. Of course she wouldn't get away at the end, that is the entire point of that type of story. As for Little Mermaid, I was under the impression that turning into foam was actually the reward for not being selfish with the prince, since she gained a soul and mermaids didn't have souls. I don't think of Fairy Tales as darker, just that we've lost the point of a lot of these stories so the events have different meanings than they do now.
Fairy Tales, however, weren't meant for just children. They were stories.
Fairy Tales, however, weren't meant for just children. They were stories.
Susan
101 Lessons on Fairy Tales & Fables. 
Dark_Metamorphosis
@Susan Aww now I want some popcorn
Dalph
All I want to say here is:
Poor slimmm...she has to read all this now.
Poor slimmm...she has to read all this now.
Scythuz
There won't be ANY popcorn left by the time she does either! >
Susan
Only because a certain village plundering, popcorn addicted dragon ate them all.
Scythuz
Of course!
Iliketea
Well, while we are on this topic, Aladdin was originally from china
http://wordyenglish.com/arabian_nights/aladdin/aladdin1.html
http://wordyenglish.com/arabian_nights/aladdin/aladdin1.html
taarna23
Yarp, it was! Weird part? I learned this from a classic Doctor Who arc that was reconstructed from the audio and some pictures and stills from the remaining video.
taarna23
Ooh! I was trying to remember something, there it was... It also outlined the source of the word assassin... Hash-ashim, or something to that effect (it was audio only, these words were not spelled anything); people that were left addicted to hash to the point of being willing to do anything for more. A terrifying group under Aladdin's control (yes, he is the bad guy).
Uzuki
@Sharm I didn't want to point out that LRRH is considered by most people to be a cautionary tell for young girls to not travel alone or otherwise you risk assault by creepy dudes in the woods. As for the mermaid, it's been awhile since I read the original story, when merpeople die they just turn to foam. No big exit, No horns or flashes of light, just plain ol' seafoam. When the mermaid of the story dies she turns to foam, but she gained a soul and was allowed into heaven.
Sharm
It's not like the original versions of these stories should be the definitive ones though. And not all of them are darker in the older versions. For example, in the original tale of Beauty and the Beast, the Beast was actually a really nice guy, but the sorceress who changed him had done it out of spite when he'd refused to marry her.
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