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Why do you think we often make children’s stories so dark and twisted in the original ones?

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Why are original fairy tales so dark?

As for the fairy tales themselves, there are people who say that the reason the early versions of these folk tales contain such dark elements is because they're based on true stories (see The Shocking True Stories Behind Your Favorite Classic Fairy Tales ).

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To make it more interesting also for fun.

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