You know these stories. A lost girl in the woods. A puppet who lies. A chicken convinced the sky is falling. You've known them since childhood. What you don't know is what those stories were before someone decided they belonged in the nursery. What we found is not charming. A puppet hanged from an oak tree. Stepsisters carving off their own toes. Children led into the woods to starve. It is bloody, strange, and much harder to forget than the version your parents read to you. In this episode of Haunted Talks, we step into the true history of fairy tales, tracing their journey from gruesome oral traditions to the softened classics most of us were raised on. How did horror become a bedtime story? This episode is not for children. Listener discretion is advised. For information or to purchase tickets for our ghost tours or paranormal adventures in Kingston, Ottawa, or Toronto, please visit hauntedwalk.com. If you enjoyed this episode, you might also like: Episode 81 – Imaginary FriendsEpisode 104 – Vampire Hunting