Many original, unexpurgated folk and fairy tales—such as those collected by the Brothers Grimm or written by Hans Christian Andersen—contain remarkably dark, macabre themes. Stories like Andersen's The Little Match Girl (featuring a freezing child experiencing tragic hallucinations) or the original Grimm versions of Cinderella (where stepsisters mutilate their feet to fit the slipper) are renowned for their haunting realism and sorrow.
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