Warped Children's Stories

And speaking of "Warped Nursery Rhymes"...

Our neighbor's mom moved into a nursing home, and her daughter (our neighbor) cleaned out the house in which she grew up. Along the way, she discovered many items from her childhood.

One of them was a children's book called Struwwelpeter by Heinrich Hoffmann

It's a collection of childrens' stories from Victorian-era Germany.

And they're quite twisted.

For example, the story of "Little Suck-a-Thumb":

A little boy's parents are departing the house and leaving him behind.

They tell him not to suck his thumb, because if he does, a man will come and cut them off.

When the parents leave, he immediately puts his thumb in his mouth.

A huge man suddenly appears wielding enormous scissors, and cuts off his thumbs. Blood drips from the stumps.

(this book is illustrated)

When the parents come home, they assess the situation, and rather than offer ANY kind of comfort, they basically tell him, "We told you not to suck your thumb. Serves you right."

Then there's "The Dreadful Story of Pauline and the Matches"

Pauline is home alone. She finds a box of matches, and wants to light them.

Her cats remind her that it's not allowed, but she lights one anyway.

Her dress catches fire and she is consumed by flames, and burns into ashes.

(I repeat, this book is ILLUSTRATED)

I am not making this up !

See http://www.fln.vcu.edu/struwwel/daumen_e.html

and http://www.fln.vcu.edu/struwwel/pauline_e.html

You can see the entire chilling series of stories starting at http://www.fln.vcu.edu/struwwel/friedrich_e.html
click the link below each story to advance to the next.

Almost every story is about a child making a mistake, and paying the price

...and it's just 'Too Fuckin' Bad' for them.
They should have listened.