Favorite Fairy Tale

This may seem like a strange fairy tale to have as a favorite, but one of my favorite fairy tales is called "The Robber Bridegroom." I first learned of this particular fairy tale, along with many others, in the book "Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales," which I had purchased at Barnes and Noble several years ago. Since you may be wondering why this is one of my favorite fairy tales let me tell you that I don't really know why it is a favorite either, especially since it is a rather morbid story.

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When you first look at the title of the tale, it doesn't look like it will be too much of a dark and depressing fairy tale. But once you actually read it, then it becomes a bit morbid. What I mean by that is that the bridegroom and his gang, spoiler alert, are cannibals. That is why I still don't understand how I consider it to be a favorite fairy tale of mine, but whatever. So the bridegroom and his gang are cannibals who take their victims' stuff before eating them.

While I do have other favorite and lesser-known fairy tales, what I like about this particular one is the fact that everyone believed the bride at the end of the tale and took care of the robber and his gang. Another thing that I like about the collection of Grimm's Fairy Tales is that each tale is meant to teach us all lessons. Even though it has been a while since I read through the fairy tales, one thing that I have learned from them and in general is that people are never what they seem at first and that people can also learn to change. Whether it is now or in the future people can change, but it is up to us as individuals to make that change happen.