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Dense forests, bad stepmother, beautiful female, dwarfs in mines, a prince and, eventually, poisoning (for the reason that order). Sound familiar? Most will realize the basic story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, one of the most popular fairy tales in history. Even if the passing of time (and Disney) embellished it with one thousand details, in particular the happy ending, this and other tales reflect the Sitz im Leben (or environment in life) in which fairy tales emerged. The stories, which were transmitted orally during the DARK AGES, are like fogged windows to just how of life, the kind of people, and interpersonal conditions of the regions where they required their final shape. Occasionally, such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, they may be echoing historical facts. And the poisoned apple? Sander thinks that the lethal fruit was added later, during the stage of dental transmitting, in remembrance of a man who really been around in Germany and was imprisoned for providing poisoned apples to children because he thought they were stealing from him. For centuries, beautifully illustrated fairy-tale volumes have rested innocently on kids' night tables across the world, way back when relegated to the dubious honor of being branded as "children's books". But every storyline is a record filled with information, and Cinderella, Snow White, Puss in Boots, and Bluebeard have always intimated that perhaps they have significantly more to see besides "beautiful" tales, the same ones that animated the imagination of several generations of children. Whether they possessed peaceful dreams is another matter, because even in their current editions, sterilized, and with their original items doctored, classic fairy tales are far from innocent tales for five-year-old children.
