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Sleeping Beauty pricking her finger on the spindle

Alexander Zick’s illustration of Sleeping Beauty by Grimm Brothers (1812)

In the Grimm Brothers story of Sleeping Beauty, an evil fairy casts a spell on the child. The spell states she will stab herself with a spindle at…

The witch inviting the children into her house

Alexander Zick’s illustration of Hansel and Gretel by Grimm Brothers (1812)

In the Grimm’s version of Hansel and Gretel the stepmother leaves the children out in the woods to die twice. When they return the first time she tells…

The Prince over Snow White in a glass coffin

Alexander Zick’s illustration of Snow White by Grimm Brothers (1812)

This Grimm fairytale yet again includes gory details like cannibalism. In Snow White the evil stepmother sends assassins to bring back Snow White’s liver and lungs to eat…

Cinderella surrounded by the doves that punished her stepsisters

Alexander Zick’s illustration of Cinderella by Grimm Brothers (1812)

In the Grimm story of Cinderella her fairy-godmother is a magical tree with dove minions. Instead of giving her a dress and a carriage to go to the…