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Many of the Grimm brothers' tales are horrifying. They're part of a pre-WW2 German culture that sought to control children through fear. I'd be careful. What you get behind a cover that says "Grimm Brothers" varies widely.
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My childhood copy has some stories marked with "TOO GORY" in my dad's handwriting. I'm not clear on what messages I learned from Grimm - one could get anything from "women are prizes to be awarded to heroes" to "be kind to old people" to "trickery gets you what you want."