http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/grimm Questions tagged with 'grimm' at Ask MetaFilter. Sat, 16 Jul 2005 01:12:49 -0800 Sat, 16 Jul 2005 01:12:49 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/21287/Grimms%2Dtales%2Dstepmothers%2Dor%2Dreal%2Dmothers Stepmothers in Grimm's fairy tales. Some claim that the Grimms altered mothers to step mothers lest the bourgeois reader be shocked. I was told this at university, and I've since found several references online, but nothing that strikes me as authoritative or trustworthy. And I have an original Grimms Maerchen at home, and it's step-mothers all the way. I was about to "enlighten" someone, but now I'm worried I'm just perpetuating an untruth.<br> <br> Is this story of the Grimms' redaction true, or just wishful thinking for step-parents? tag:ask.metafilter.com,2005:site.21287 Sat, 16 Jul 2005 01:12:49 -0800 fairytales grimm parents stepparents stories i_am_joe's_spleen