I remember my mother reading me fairy tales before bedtime. Many of the stories depicted handsome princes and beautiful damsels who would triumph over villains and then live happily ever after. But rereading the tales today, I am surprised at the graphic violence and the very odd behavior of some characters. Also, many of the fables leave a lot of unanswered questions.

Here is a summary of a few of the oddest fairy tales:

In the fairy tale Rapunzel, a couple is expecting their first child. The wife craves a vegetable growing in the neighbor’s garden. So, the husband sneaks in to steal some. Unfortunately, he is caught by the neighbor who is an evil witch. The witch tells the frightened husband that he can have all of the vegetables he wants but the couple must give her their child when it is born. The man, who apparently wasn’t wearing his big boy pants, agrees.

The witch treated the girl, Rapunzel, well until she turned twelve. Then, for no apparent reason, she locks her in a room at the top of a tower. The tower had no stairs or door, just a window. When the witch wanted to see Rapunzel she would tell her to let her hair down and the witch would use it to climb up. I don’t mean to overthink this but human hair only grows six inches a year, so when Rapunzel was twelve her hair couldn’t have been more than six feet long. Couldn’t she have just climbed out of the tower? Also, there is no mention of how she bathed or went potty.........

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