Real Stories Behind Fairytales

We all grew up hearing stories about princes and princesses, fairies, goblins, werewolves, witches, and a whole lot more. I’m pretty sure that we are all familiar with the famous line “and they live happily ever after…” Hearing that line makes us want to live and experience the things that are happening in fairy tales. Meet a prince or princess that will sweep you off your feet, live in a grand castle with talking animals or furniture like the ones in Beauty and the Beast and Snow White.

                But not all of us are aware on what are the real versions of these fairy tales. After reading this blog entry you might feel a bit nostalgic and at the same time flabbergasted.

WARNING:

This blog entry might ruin your childhood HAHA!

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

                So we all know what happens, Snow White was threatened by the queen because she’s a lot prettier than her. A huntsman tried to kill her and then give her heart to the queen but she manages to escape, met some dwarfs who live in the forest. The queen disguised herself as an old woman, gave Snow White an apple, then she feel in an eternal sleep and only true loves first kiss could break the spell. During her supposedly funeral the prince came, and then kissed her, she woke up and they live happily ever after.

                In the original version of Snow White instead of her heart the queen actually asks for Snow White’s liver and lungs—which are to be served for dinner that night. And the tale ends with the queen being forced to dance in red hot iron shoes until she dies. 

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

                There’s this girl named Goldilocks who finds a random house, sneaks inside, eats their food, used their chair, then sleeps in the little bear’s bed. When the bears returned home they find her asleep, she woke up then escapes through the window in terror.

                The original tale was that when the bears find Goldilocks sleeping in the bed they ripped her apart and then they ate her. (That was just too brutal, don’t you think?)

Sleeping Beauty

                So, here’s the Disney version of the tale: A lovely princess was put sleep when she pricks her finger on a needle. She sleeps for 100 years when a prince arrives, kisses her, and then she awoken. They fell in love instantly, marry, and (wait for it…) they live happily ever after.

                In the original tale, the young woman is put to sleep because of a prophesy. And it wasn’t the kiss of the prince that woke her up instead, the king saw her asleep and then he felt the urge to rape her. Nine months passed, she gave birth to 2 children (still asleep).  One of the children sucked her finger which removes the flax that was keeping her asleep. She wakes up to find herself raped and a mother of 2 kids. This is worse than having a terrible hangover.

Almost all of the fairytales that we know have their own original stories behind them most of them, a not so happy ending. Through the years there are different versions that are coming up, maybe the reason why they alter it is so that they can make a hit movie out of it, but I’m not really sure that’s just my theory. 

The White Lady

Growing up, I have heard a lot of stories about multo or ghosts. Honestly speaking, most of the stories scared the living crap out of me. The most common story that the grown-ups usually tell me, is the legend of the White Lady.

Sometimes I come to think that I have already seen such entity, but most of the times I just choose to ignore it and it’s just a product of my imagination. But I still want to experience an encounter with the white lady. I bet that would be a heart-pounding situation. Anyways, let’s go back to the topic. HAHA

A white lady is a female ghost in rural areas with a local tale of tragedy. The tale of the white lady can be heard from different parts of the world, and it can also be heard in different parts of the Philippines. Some of them haunt old abandoned houses, buildings, bridges, rivers, and many more. But the most popular haunting ground of the white lady is the Balete Tree or the Balete Drive; it is located between Aurora Boulevard and a few blocks from Gilmore Avenue.

abandoned mansion

Balete Drive

 It is believed that the apparition is one of the reasons for some road accidents in the Balete Drive. Some believe that the reason why she randomly appears to driving vehicles is because she’s out to get revenge, but some says that she’s just asking for some help. But there are a lot of variations to the story, through the years people kept on altering the story, adding details to it to make it even scarier. No one really knows the real version of the story or if there was ever a real story behind it.

So if this made you curious whether this is a hoax or not try finding it out and tell me how it went. J

The Black Dahlia Murder Case

Hey there Stranger!

I have always been interested in mysteries like ghosts, aliens, and most especially unsolved/ mysterious murder cases. So for my first blog EVER, I just want to share to you guys this fascinating and intriguing story that I have read months ago, I don’t know if you have already read it, or if you are familiar with this. But I am pretty sure that this is a very popular story that has been circulating the internet.

This blog entry is entirely dedicated to Elizabeth Short (July 29, 1924 – January 15, 1947). While growing up, she has developed a strong passion for film. She lived in Los Angeles, California and she worked as a waitress to support herself. She has always dreamed of making a name in Hollywood. But her dream has never become a reality.

Her mugshot from 1943 for underage drinking.

On January 15, 1947, Elizabeth was found brutally murdered; she was only 22 years old when she died. She was found nude and cut in half, she was gravely mutilated, some parts of her flesh were removed, and her blood was completely drained.

Crime scene photo

She became famous but not the way that she would have wanted it to be. Her case was greatly covered by the media. Her murder case was the news headline for several newspapers for months. The press nicknamed her as the “Black Dahlia” to make her story more appealing to the public. There have been several false murder confessions regarding her case but all of it lack evidence. Until now, the Black Dahlia’s murderer/s was never found. Her murder case remains to be one of the most famous and oldest case files in Los Angeles.

There have been several books and films that were written regarding her murder case. 

The Black Dahlia promotional poster. The movie was released on September 15, 2006.