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Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest

Two Brothers (Part I)

Grimm, Grimmer, Grimmest

Pinna

Stories For Kids, Kids & Family

4.55.5K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

The epic tale of twin boys, a golden bird, a forest full of curious creatures, and a very troublesome dragon. On a scale of Grimm, Grimmer, and Grimmest, this episode is Grimmer.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Pina. Hi, my name is Adam Gidwitz. I'm an author. I'm also a storyteller. I like telling all kinds of stories, but I especially like telling grim fairy tales. You may think you know Grim Fairy Tales, and you may think that they are sweet and boring.

0:27.0

But listen, those tales you heard were the cute, happy little kid bedtime versions of the grim tales.

0:34.3

The original grim fairy tales aren't like that at all.

0:38.2

They're weird and sometimes gross and often scary.

0:43.3

In other words, they're grim.

0:46.0

And I'm about to walk into a classroom and tell one of the original grim, grim tales,

0:51.2

to a bunch of kids. Do you want to join me? Do you want to hear a grim fairy tale?

0:58.0

Let me help you decide.

1:00.0

On a scale of grim, grimmer, and grimest, the story I'm going to tell today is grimer.

1:07.0

It's not a creepy or scary story, but there are some intense battle scenes that get quite violent.

1:13.7

Oh, and there's a pretty shocking twist at the end.

1:17.8

If I get to a part of the story and you start to feel scared or uncomfortable,

1:22.4

this is what you could do. You could turn down the volume

1:26.0

and count to five. Then turn the volume back up. If it still seems like a part you don't want

1:31.8

to hear, just turn the volume down and count to five again.

1:35.0

You know how much weird and gross and scary you're ready for. You know what you need.

1:41.0

Okay, I'm at the classroom door now.

1:44.5

There are kids inside, waiting to hear a grim fairy tale.

1:49.1

So, are you coming in? Grim, grimer, Grimest. Grimest.

2:04.0

So the story that I'm going to read today,

2:10.0

this is the most epic Grim Fairy Tale that they ever wrote.

2:13.3

It is like a giant epic film in a Grim Fairy Tale.

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