Grimm Brothers...

[silversolitaire]

Hmm... I just took a quiz that tested how well I knew Hansl and Gretl and I realized two things.

One: I don't know the fairytale as well as I thought I did, even though I have read the original version and not the cutesified children's version.

Two: The Grimm fairytales are really brutal. Okay, yeah, I knew that, but just thinking about it now, in detail, really makes my blood curl. I mean, imagine! The mother say "Oh, we're out of money, let's dump the kids!" o.o The kids reach the witch's house after a night of being scared and hungry and freezing. And then the witch locks them into a cage and stuffs them with food, testing how fat they've become yet in order to eat them! Holy shit! I mean, think about it! How sick is that! O.O;;; I'm trying to think... was this fairytale ever cutesified? I wonder how... did they make the mother less evil? I doubt they could change much regarding the witch wanting to eat them... hm...

Gosh... I remember when I was a kid I had this cassette with the Frog King that was true to the original source as well. The frog gave this terrible loud scream when the princess slammed him into the wall... ó_ò I was so scared. Heh, and in the cutesified version she just gives him a kiss. Never mind the fact that she's rather shoot herself than kissing that slimy bastard.

Heh... it's strange. No wonder kids in the past were so terrified... LOL

Comments

[silversolitaire.livejournal.com]

I think you're talking about the Steadfast Tin Soldier. That should be in your Andersen book. About this tin soldier who's missing a leg and he falls in love with the ballerina on a music box who is cut out of paper or something and since she lifts one leg it looks like she was missing a leg too. But the evil jack-in-a-box who loves the ballerina as well makes sure the tin soldier gets swept off the table and is disposed in the ash box or something. He goes through a lot until he miraculously finds his way back into the room and he and the ballerina are reunited. But the jack-in-a-box sabotages them and makes sure the paper ballerina is blown into the fire and the tin soldier follows her, melting into a heart.

Disney used this story in their new Fantasia 2001.

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[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

nah, it's differnet from that. there'd DEFINITELY something about hollow trees. hmmm. i bet i don't have that tape anymore. *sniffles*

hm...

[rukiyo.livejournal.com]

I do remember having read something about a tin soldier and a hollow tree and a snuff box. Could it be one of the trials the steadfast one had to go through?

Darn.. I need to find the old versions of these fairytales and keep me a copy. *sigh*

Btw, they _are_ gruesome, Silver. -_- And I think that was the whole point. The scare lil kids into being good and obedient. Those Grimm brothers and Andersoon were prolly mean old men who took delight in scaring little ones. -_-

Re: hm...

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

nah, i think the steadfast tin soldier lived in a kind of town. this was definitely the countryside, with the trees and all. hmmmm. i will ask nice mr internet to help me. most likely i will get nowhere. ah well, if anyone suddenly remembers what this story is i will be most grateful.

Re: hm...

[rukiyo.livejournal.com]

If you _do_ find it, do send me the link... ^_^

Re: hm...

[kmazzy.livejournal.com]

no problem. also if you happen to remember any more detail please do let me know. thank you!