Children's books these days are way too predictable and unrealistic. Somebody should start a series where they write real world versions of fairy tales; the first book could be titled: "Cinderalla: What Actually Happened" And the story would be exactly like the original, except...

+151 Children's books these days are way too predictable and unrealistic. Somebody should start a series where they write real world versions of fairy tales; the first book could be titled: "Cinderalla: What Actually Happened" And the story would be exactly like the original, except no singing animals or fairy godmothers and the book ends when Cinderella dies at age 50 after 30 years of grueling labor, amirite?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

brothers grimm :P

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What about them?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

they did what your post says.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Wow really? I'd love to read a few of their stories lol.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Yep linguists in the 1800s travelled the world and phonetically wrote down folktales so they could keep the culture and accent in the stories. I think some are online. The story of sleeping beauty is disturbing :O

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But then the story wouldn't be exactly like the original.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i love how this post is catagorized " happy thoughts "

by Anonymous 12 years ago

What you described used to be the original children's books lol. They were used to teach a lesson Disney Channel converted them to happy endings

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Cinderella isn't really a book "these days". And unrealistic isn't really a valid criticism of fantasy stories.

by Anonymous 12 years ago