I wrote the article in the following link based
on the fact that the contents of fairy
tales have changed with the times.
http://lang-8.com/1427067/journals/116843267540647470272920577438056042192
However, when I talked my friend about those
changes and he wasn't aware of them,
so I'll write about them.
Cinderella is
a typical example. The story is quite
old, one version of it dates back to the first century BC. The story was handed down many generations,
and there are many versions of it.
Comparing the stories, compiled by the Grimm brothers and by Disney, the
Grimms' version is more cruel and bloody.
For example, when the prince looks for a
person who can wear the glass shoe, Cinderella's sisters-in-law are told to cut their own toes in order to fit their feet into the shoe
by their mother, and they do. Furthermore, in wedding of Cinderella, when the sisters sit beside of Cinderella, a white pigeon sits on their shoulders and pecks out their eyes. The
punishment is too harsh for their bullying of Cinderella. These cruel things
are no longer included in the modern version of the story. The
story has been altered for modern children.
Thank you Tony, Destine
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