In Germany it is not uncommon, or it was not uncommon when i was a child, for parents to read horror stories to their children; Der Struwelpeter https://en.wik

In Germany it is not uncommon, or it was not uncommon when i was a child, for parents to read horror stories to their children; Der Struwelpeter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struwwelpeter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Struwwelpeter Scared the living crap out of me, especially the story of Die gar traurige Geschichte mit dem Feuerzeug ("The Very Sad Tale with the Matches"): A girl plays with matches, accidentally ignites herself and burns to death.