Blog curation; Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

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Some Disney movies have their origin story that were omitted and embellished as were inappropriate for young viewers. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, brought by Grimm brothers in 1812 from an old European tale,  used to be written as a story related to princess Margarete who was born in Germany of 1533. The existence of her stepmother and the huntsman (killer) is similar to the Disney series, but when it comes to the dwarfs and prince, it seems to be targeted as political critics generated from the old Europeans when expressing such thoughts were dangerous back then. When the princess was forced to move to Wildungen in Brussels by the new evil queen Katharina of Hatzfeld, she met prince Phillip II of Spain. Her father, king Phillip lV of Germany disapproved of their relationship because of political issues. However, we know that a 16-year old teenager girl wouldnt listen to her parents and would keep her relationship with the guy. As a result, after five years princess Margarete was suddenly found dead, believed to be killed by poison. What about the dwarfs? Back in Germany, children labor was severe that the king ordered every children to put themselves working in his copper mine. The extreme condition of labor led the poor kids to be unable to grow normally and would stay short with bent upper body.

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