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an illustration of a man climbing up the side of a tall tower in a forest

As a young girl I used to go and stay with my cousin's family for a week during the school holidays - she had a Grimm's Fairy Tale Book and my favourite story was that of Rapunzel which I used to re-read every time I visited. Something reminded me of that just recently but I couldn't remember much of the story, so I looked it up and this is what I found. A lonely couple, who want a child, live next to a walled garden belonging to an enchantress. The wife, experiencing the cravings…

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the disturbing origins of 10 classic fairy tales

The fairy tales we know and love growing up are full of imaginary beings and magical lands. It is a type of short story often relating to children’s literature that usually features enchantme…

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the cover of grim's fairy tales, featuring an image of a man in black holding

Grimm's Fairy Tales: 64 Dark Original Tales - With Accompanying Facts, 55 Illustrations, and 62 Free Online Audio Files. eBook : Grimm, Jacob, Grimm, Wilhelm, Publishing, Red Skull: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

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a castle with the words twisting fairy tale retellings on it's front

Fairy tales, fables, and folktales are ripe for retellings because they were designed to be altered to fit a specific audience. The original tales are slightly generic and use archetypes to allow them to be malleable. This is why storytellers like me have so much fun putting our own spin on the stories and why fairy tales are able to evolve to stay relevant in modern society.

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