When you think of your favorite Disney movies, you probably think of “happily ever after” and not “sinister end that involves dancing in heated iron shoes.”
But it turns out that a dozen of those beloved movies actually have really horrific origin stories that were thrown to the wayside so as to not completely traumatize children and most adults.
Cinderella contained blood and mutilation.
In Disneys version:
A princess who was mistreated by her stepmother goes to a ball and meets a prince, but has to escape before midnight and loses a slipper in her haste. Then the prince takes the slipper and has young ladies in the realm try it on to see if it fits. He finds Cinderella, whom it fits perfectly, and they live happily ever after.
In the original story:
In the Charles Perrault version, when the prince arrives at Cinderellas house, the stepmother orders her two daughters to cut off their toes and put on their slippers.
Sure, that sounds like a reasonable request, no?
Well, her plan does not work, and Cinderella gets the prince and a happy ending. To add insult to injury, during the wedding, some pigeons devour the eyes of her already mutilated stepsisters.
Talk about adding insult to injury.
Sleeping Beauty shouldnt even be a story for kids.
In Disneys version:
In Disneys version, a princess pricks her finger on a spinning wheels spindle and succumbs to eternal sleep. A brave prince rescues her with a kiss, and they both live happily ever after.
In the original story:
In the Giambattista Basile version, Aurora is not waken up with a sweet kiss, but with the birth of her twins. Oh, yeah. That’s because the prince doesnt kiss her here he gets her pregnant and then leaves, because hes married.
Great guy.
Anyway, when Aurora and her children arrive in the palace, the princes wife tries to kill them, but the king stops her and allows Aurora to marry the man who raped her.
Sleep tight, kids!
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