2007-02-12 21:28:27 · 4 answers · asked by Alley 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Mythology & Folklore
The children, I believe. In the original stories, the punishment for the villains were much more harsh that most people were uncertain about reading them to their kids. The Grimm brothers were striving to drive home moral lessons, but they may have overdid it a bit at first.
In Snow White and the Seven dwarfs, the original punishment for the witch was that she had to dance in iron-heated shoes until she died. The version we now know is that she fell off a rock by some bolt of lightening.
2007-02-12 21:33:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
From what I have read, his stories were intended for adults. Parents then started using them to scare their children into behaving. They weren't meant to be children's stories. That is why it scares the heck out of kids.
2007-02-13 05:33:07 · answer #2 · answered by celticwarrior7758 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought they were created for adults (they were like royal story tellers) and then parents started telling them to children to scare the ba-jesus out of them. I'm going to research this. Thanks!
2007-02-13 12:52:35 · answer #3 · answered by child_n_light 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well they were originally morality tales for kids.
but as time progressed people were afraid the stories were too "Adult" for Young children. so they were sanitized for more modern (and sensitive) readers.
2007-02-13 05:33:02 · answer #4 · answered by Stone K 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋