We all know the classic tales of Disney characters such as Cinderella, The Lion King and many more. But did you know that these stories have a much darker origin story? On this week’s blog we’re share the real stories behind your favourite Disney tales!
The Little Mermaid
We all know the story of the mermaid falling in love with the Prince, but the original story is truly heartbreaking. In the original story Ariel exchanges her life to become human so she could but with the Prince. The Prince however ends up marrying another girl, leaving her distraught and faced with an ultimatum. If she kills the prince and allows his blood to drip over her feet, she would be able to turn back into a mermaid and go back into the ocean, if not disappears into sea foam forever.
Cinderella
In the original story Cinderella’s step sisters aren’t only mean but crazy. We all know that neither of the stepsisters could fit into the glass slipper, but in the original one of them chops of her toe and the other cuts off her heel to trick the prince!
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty’s story is much more gruesome then you could imagine! In the original story, the Prince cannot wake her up, so instead he decides to rape her and leaves her, which results in her becoming pregnant with twins. Even after giving birth she is still unconscious and wakes up after one of her twins draws out the splinter by sucking her finger.
So here’s just a few but there’s so many more dark tales including Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast and even Hercules! So Livetriber’s, do you find these dark origin stories more interesting? Do you think it was a good idea for Disney to change up the plots or do you think kids should be exposed to more darker tales? Comment what you think!
