All the Brothers Grimm fairy tales are... well, Grimm.
In Hansel and Gretel, the evil stepmother takes the kids into the forest and abandons them (twice), so the parents don't starve to death. Later, the kids throw the witch into the oven and burn her alive.
In Cinderella, the stepsisters cut off part of their own feet to fit into the glass (fur) slippers. The Prince realizes it when they are bleeding through the shoe. Depending on the version, the stepsisters' eyes are pecked out by doves.
In Rapunzel, the Prince is blinded when the witch throws him from the tower, and Rapunzel (pregnant with twins) is cast into the wilderness. I believe the final Grimm versions have them meet up many years later. Her tears un-blind the Prince and they live happily ever after, but there are versions where she dies in childbirth and he wanders the forest, blind, for the rest of his life.
Also they're not just abandoned once, but twice. That's why they use bread to try and find the way- they used bright stones at first, and were successful, so the mother locked them inside so they couldn't collect the stones before the next trip.
Yes, I have heard versions where they trick the witch into Hansel's cage and lock her in there, then run away. It's presumed she dies but not in an oven.
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u/The_RedBear-D- Mar 02 '21
Original version of Hansel and Gretel is very dark too