In this video, the narrator discusses the darker and more macabre origins of popular fairy tales, contrasting them with the sanitized versions we know today. They mention specific examples:
- Little Red Riding Hood: In the original version, the wolf not only tricks Little Red Riding Hood but also eats her grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood herself.
- Sleeping Beauty: The original story involves a curse and rape, with the king impregnating Sleeping Beauty while she's in a coma.
- Hansel and Gretel: The story was inspired by real cases of children being abandoned in the forest, and it alludes to the gruesome reality of cannibalism during times of extreme poverty.
- The Three Little Pigs: The original story includes more violence and bloodshed than the familiar version, with two of the pigs being devoured by the wolf.
- Beauty and the Beast: The original tale is darker, with the beast being transformed due to a curse related to a fairy's desire for the young man.
These tales have been adapted over time to be more suitable for children, but their original versions were much more disturbing and violent.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. Original fairy tales are often darker and more macabre than the versions we know.
2. Little Red Riding Hood in the original version had the wolf devouring Grandma and pretending to be her.
3. The original Sleeping Beauty story involved Talia being put in a coma and giving birth to twins while unconscious.
4. Hansel and Gretel's story is based on real events of children being abandoned in forests and cases of cannibalism.
5. The original Three Little Pigs story had violent and bloody elements, with the wolf eating two of the pigs.
6. Beauty and the Beast's original version was inspired by the life of Pedro González, who had werewolf syndrome and was treated like a beast.
These facts reveal the darker and more gruesome aspects of the original fairy tales.