Thursday, February 28, 2008

The Gruesome Origins of 5 Popular Fairy Tales


Back then, a good fairy tale was one that could scar you forever. By those standards, these were the five best.


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The thing about fairy tales, though, is that they weren't always for kids. Back when these stories were first told around campfires and in taverns in some medieval village there were very few kids present. These were racy, violent parables to distract peasants after a hard day's dirt farming, and some of them made Hostel look like, well, kid's stuff.



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