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debm55

(61,002 posts)
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 01:34 PM 5 hrs ago

Most of us have been told Grimm's Fairy Tales. What fairy tale did you dislike the most--maybe it scarred you, you did

like the characters. you just didn't like the story. Mine was Hansel and Gretel, And yours?: Edited to add Grimm's

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Most of us have been told Grimm's Fairy Tales. What fairy tale did you dislike the most--maybe it scarred you, you did (Original Post) debm55 5 hrs ago OP
Christianity Sector 001 4 hrs ago #1
I just knew someone would put that. So I added Grimm's Frairy Tales. debm55 4 hrs ago #2
Hansel and Gretel, and the witch who wanted to eat them. Emile 4 hrs ago #3
Yes, Emile, I hated that one. Thank you. debm55 4 hrs ago #4
I wasn't exactly scared by it EYESORE 9001 4 hrs ago #5
I actually have a original copy, I was initially disappointed by it, being that I thought it was a 'real fairy tale' SWBTATTReg 4 hrs ago #6
Anything with witches 😳 TommieMommy 2 hrs ago #7

EYESORE 9001

(29,755 posts)
5. I wasn't exactly scared by it
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 02:07 PM
4 hrs ago

but one story raised my juvenile hackles: The Jew Among Thorns. Even as a preteen, I recognized bigotry when I encountered it.

SWBTATTReg

(26,285 posts)
6. I actually have a original copy, I was initially disappointed by it, being that I thought it was a 'real fairy tale'
Fri Apr 10, 2026, 02:32 PM
4 hrs ago

type of story, to actually find it what it was, so I simply put it away along w/ my disney collectibles, and moved on.

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