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[–] mriormro@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Those removed from most modern editions of Grimms' Fairy Tales would be a good start. One of my favorites:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Some_Children_Played_at_Slaughtering

Edit: oh, sorry, I hadn't realized you were asking for the original, darker versions of Disney fairy tales. The Little Mermaid is a good example.

https://snowwhitewrites.com/the-little-mermaid/

[–] ceiphas@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

That's by Hans Christian Andersen, Not by the Grimms