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I found this classic fairytale collection interesting and enjoyable. It was fun to see how much the classic stories such as Cinderella and Snow White have been made more child friendly over the years. Life was harsh when these were orgininally written and the lessons harsher. This would make a fun compare and contrast study for older students This could be used with the other book I read with the same fairytales. Interesting. ( )

****Disney's Snow White compared to Grimm's Snow White (This book page 162-173):

When Disney put their "Disney Ears" on Princess Snow White, there was a lot they took out and added to the story they borrowed the original fairy tale by Grimms.
These are the some of the finer details that differ between the two.

Grimm explains what happened to Snow White's mother (she died in childbirth). It also explains how Snow got her name (When Snow's mom pricked her finger and the blood fell onto the snow she said, "Oh, that I had a child as white as snow, as red as blood, and as black as the wood of the embroidery frame"). Grimm's tale told the part where the Huntsman gave the Evil Queen the heart of a wild boar and she ate it thinking it was Snow White's heart, while Disney did not. Disney's tale added the friendly forest creatures that helped Snow find the dwarf's cottage; Grimms' version did not include any friendly forest creatures. Grimms' version of the dwarfs only agreed to let Snow hide away if she were to keep the house clean and pick up after them; Disney's version of the dwarfs welcomed Snow with open arms and love.

One major thing that was different is how The Evil Queen tried to kill Snow White.Grimms' tale including the Evil Queen tricking Snow White three times trying to kill her. The first was the evil queen tried to sell Snow fine wares. Snow tried on the lace and the evil queen laced it so quickly & tightly that it took Snow's breath away. The second time was the queen gave Snow a poisoned comb. The third time the evil queen gave Snow White a poisoned apple to eat. Disney's tale only included the poisoned apple.

Even the ended of the Evil Queen differs between the two. Disney's tale had the queen falling off the edge of a mountain to her death. Grimms' tale had the queen was forced to wear red-hot iron shoes, at Snow's wedding, until she fell down dead.

NOTE:
The comparison of Grimms' Cinderella to other Cinderellas is under the review for "Cinderella (Golden Kite Honors) by McClintock" ( )

Ummm...whoa. Definitely read these before just giving it to your child. Some of the stories are far from kid-friendly. Still, really good though. ( )

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