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I think that might work better for adults, I'm not sure that the age group these are intended for really comprehends death. I think the ones where the kids are

I think that might work better for adults, I'm not sure that the age group these are intended for really comprehends death. I think the ones where the kids are eaten, or taken away from their parents, sent away without dinner, or kept in a cage are more relatable. Even if the idea of being eaten doesn't really conjure the gory image of being torn apart by teeth, the idea of being stuck inside a bear or a witch's stomach, or not having a body part might be unpleasant enough. I know when my son was young we told him that people smoking were poisoning their bodies, and after that he would get upset and teary eyed when people were smoking because they were hurting themselves.

oaiey 6y ago
They are 100s of years old. Kids off any age were aware of death. It is our modern kids who do not get it. I read my kids the originals and it works as fine as the disney versions.
saiya-jin 6y ago
Back home in Slovakia we have our own set or tales/stories, composed together by Pavol Dobsinsky in 19th century from various folk sources. They are pretty brutal too, murders even within families, treachery in all forms, even cannibalism. Killing bad guys pleading for mercy. They don't go to gory details, no point in that, but they don't avoid it either. Times were different - half of kids before age 5 died, everybody could easily die from flu, inflamed appendix or a tooth problem. There were public execution held in bigger villages and towns. Wars, skirmishes and murderous bandits ravaged countries. Killing of domestic animals was (and in many places still is) a fiesta for whole family, including the smallest, ie butchering of a pig or sheep. Not done somewhere hidden, but in plain sight of everybody. I don't think we get how exposed to brutality in many forms the kids were back then. Also, I have modern print of original texts and see no issue with reading them, many parents still read them to their kids. I was exposed to them as a kid and didn't find them shocking.
mseepgood 6y ago
> I'm not sure that the age group these are intended for really comprehends death. When my parents read the story of Paulinchen to me as a kid I immediately understood that she was gone for good. The picture of the pile of ashes and the two cats crying rivers did a good job at conveying what death means.
DoreenMichele 6y ago
I'm not sure that the age group these are intended for really comprehends death. Deaths in the family used to be pretty common. Lots of children didn't make it to adulthood. It's a pretty modern idea that we are supposed to survive childhood and live to be like 80 years old and dying sooner than that is all shocking.

oaiey 6y ago

They are 100s of years old. Kids off any age were aware of death. It is our modern kids who do not get it. I read my kids the originals and it works as fine as the disney versions.

saiya-jin 6y ago

Back home in Slovakia we have our own set or tales/stories, composed together by Pavol Dobsinsky in 19th century from various folk sources. They are pretty brutal too, murders even within families, treachery in all forms, even cannibalism. Killing bad guys pleading for mercy. They don't go to gory details, no point in that, but they don't avoid it either. Times were different - half of kids before age 5 died, everybody could easily die from flu, inflamed appendix or a tooth problem. There were public execution held in bigger villages and towns. Wars, skirmishes and murderous bandits ravaged countries. Killing of domestic animals was (and in many places still is) a fiesta for whole family, including the smallest, ie butchering of a pig or sheep. Not done somewhere hidden, but in plain sight of everybody. I don't think we get how exposed to brutality in many forms the kids were back then. Also, I have modern print of original texts and see no issue with reading them, many parents still read them to their kids. I was exposed to them as a kid and didn't find them shocking.

mseepgood 6y ago

> I'm not sure that the age group these are intended for really comprehends death. When my parents read the story of Paulinchen to me as a kid I immediately understood that she was gone for good. The picture of the pile of ashes and the two cats crying rivers did a good job at conveying what death means.

DoreenMichele 6y ago

I'm not sure that the age group these are intended for really comprehends death. Deaths in the family used to be pretty common. Lots of children didn't make it to adulthood. It's a pretty modern idea that we are supposed to survive childhood and live to be like 80 years old and dying sooner than that is all shocking.