If Disney had stayed true to the source material, these movies would have been a whole lot darker. Here are some of the more gruesome plot points that got cut.
Pinocchio kills Jiminy Cricket.
In Carlo Collodi's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio, the Talking Cricket acts as Pinocchio's conscience, but Pinocchio kills him as soon as he tries to give the marionette advice.
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Snow White's Queen dances herself to death.
In the Grimms' fairy tale, the Queen receives a gruesome punishment: She's forced into glowing-hot iron shoes, which cause her to "dance" until she dies from exhaustion.
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The Little Mermaid dies.
The Hans Christian Andersen story ends with the Little Mermaid dissolving into sea foam. She could have saved herself — but only if she'd murdered the Prince and let his blood drip on her feet.
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Rapunzel's Prince is blinded by thorns.
In the Grimms' fairy tale, Rapunzel's poor Prince is shoved out the window by the Witch and lands face-first into thorns, which blind him. As for Rapunzel, she's cast out into the wastelands where she bears his twins.
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