![]() ![]() It felt a little bit like when I used to watch The Storyteller as a child, and the storyteller discussed elements of the tale with his faithful dog. At times throughout the tale, there are asides where the narrator addresses the audience directly. The tale is set out in a format which reminded me very much of settling down to listen to a story being told to you. And, overall, I have to say that I wasn't let down. ![]() Reading this, I looked forward to discovering this bloody and gruesome tale. And what you're going to hear now, the one true tale of the Grimm's tales, is as violent and bloody as you can imagine." "Grimm's stories - the ones that weren't changed for little children - are violent and bloody. At the very start, there is a word of warning to the casual reader: ![]() I have loved fairy tales for a long time the old tales, where they are bloody and brutal rather than being dipped in saccharine rosy tints. ![]()
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