>I don't see a lesson...no bad guys get their comeuppance. Perhaps the lesson is that bad guys don't always get their comeuppance; most people can't simply be

>I don't see a lesson...no bad guys get their comeuppance. Perhaps the lesson is that bad guys don't always get their comeuppance; most people can't simply be classified into 'bad' and 'good'; people might screw you over even if you trust them. Pretty important lessons for children (and everyone). Even if you tell children only the fairy tales with lovely happy-endings, they will experience the truth of the schoolyard. Under what circumstances do you prefer children to have to deal with these lessons? I suggest that Grimm is popular for good reason.