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Originally Posted by Ace_of_Diam0nds
By sticking to her roots, I meant sticking to her origin's roots. Europeans do not usually write children's literature that is dumbed down with happily ever after. Unless they are writing a story that they want to be big in the US. I mean look at the original Grimm Brothers stories. They do not end like the Americanized versions. Also, the Iliad was written to be children's literature. Believe it or not... I hate to think about that book being read by children. It was difficult enough to get through it as an adult.
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I got you. And I would pretty much agree, although I might not go so far as to say Europeans as a whole. The "American" versions of many fairy tales, like Cinderalla, are based on the French (Charles Perrault) versions, which usually aren't as gruesome and have happier endings than, say the Grimm's versions. I think we do kids a disservice by giving them the sanitized versions of these stories all the time -- give me the Grimms anyday.
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