Modern fairy tales often conclude with the protagonist achieving their dreams and a simple happily ever after.

This popular image, often promoted by studios like Disney for family-friendly consumption,

only scratches the surface of these classic narratives. In reality, many of these beloved stories

boast far darker origins feature unsettling themes and grim endings

that would be entirely unsuitable for children's movies. Learn more about the true stories

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Most people's knowledge of fairy tales comes from popular media,

especially movies, and in particular, Disney

movies. Disney's goal isn't to create an accurate telling of the original fairy tales. They just

want to create something entertaining and family-friendly and are willing to sacrifice the original

text to achieve this. As such, most people really don't know the original stories. They only know the sanitized version

that Disney is provided. The goal of this episode is to explain the original fairy tales and how they

differ from the Disney versions. And it's only fair to start with Walt Disney's first animated film,

Snow White, and the Seven Dwarves.

The inspiration for Snow White comes from a collection of stories called Grimm's Fairy Tales.

This book was compiled by two German brothers, Wilhelm and Jakob Grimm in 1812.

Many of the stories written by the Grimm brothers do not originate with them. Instead, they were

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