We’ve all grown up listening to nursery rhymes, fairy tales, and fables. Some of them we can recite word for word, or even sing along to. They helped shape us into who we are today without even realizing it. Cinderella, Ring Around the Rosey, Hansel and Gretel, the list goes on. But did you know that most of these moral directing stories stemmed from real life events? This is a deep dive into one of the most well known fairy tales, published by the Brothers Grimm. Not every fairy tale ended so sweetly. Sit back and prepare to learn a bit too much about the true origin of a harmless much loved fairy tale.

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https://historydaily.org/hansel-and-gretel-a-real-life-murder-mystery-turned-fairytale