The Unsettling True Stories Behind: 5 Beloved Fairy Tales 

You will never get a complaint out of me for changing up your subject matter now and then, especially if you're including some extremely interesting history and/or legends in the mix. I thoroughly enjoyed this video. Have a great weekend!

No matter the subject, when Ash uploads, I automatically click the "Like" button then watch her video..

It is so crazy how they have changed some of the terrible things in fairy tales to make them more palatable for people. They've even changed things a lot in some of them since I was a child. (I'm 52) When I read them to my granddaughters I either read out of a really old book I found in a used book store or I change the story to the way I remember it as a child. I get some flak for this, but I don't think prettying things up to the point it's sickingly sweet is good, either. Kids need to know that there is evil in this world and that the bad people get punished. I do let them know that they're not real and that folks don't get punished like that anymore. That's why its a Fairy Tale. It hasn't damaged them, if anything, it's led them to very intelligent questions and observations about what's real and what's not. Maybe I'm wrong, but until I see or hear anything from one of them that leads me to believe it's hurting them, I will continue. They are 3 and 6, and reading to them about a variety of different things and answering questions honestly has led to some discussions that are so adult it's creepy. Lol

I love the truth behind all our old fairytales!

the most unrealistic part of the Pied Piper story is the rats drowning, they can swim for like 3 days straight without stopping lol

Great stories! I’m shocked at Bluebeard especially! Beauty and the Beast was a nice ending.

I love the fairy tales, and the truth behind them.

Under the Ash tree now I know I'm going to love this I love all your videos but this one is going to be off the chain I love hoow you try new content it makes your fans have choices it amazing keep up the sensational job my friend

As a child, I always enjoyed reading fairy tails. The background research on these stories takes it to another level. I never, ever thought there could possibly be a kernel of truth to any of them but like all great fiction writers there is always some element of truth embedded in their novels and stories in order to bring the story to life. I am amazed at the information your research has uncovered. This channel is put a unique spin on content development. Thank you for taking time to provide quality content that is entertaining. Keep up the good work. 😀

I'm with Jasmine!! as soon as I saw that you had uploaded I was like oh man Under the Ash Tree... yaaay!! to far between uploads but always perfect timing when they show up!! 👍😉 thanks for your time and energy :)) fairy tales they can sure be weird can't they lol ❤️🇨🇦

I like hearing about the origins of most everything. A while back I was told that the nursery rhyme Ring-a-Ring-a-Rosy came about during I think it was the plague and the lines - a tissue a tissue we all fall down was in reference to people getting the illness and dying. The rhyme apparently came about as a way of soothing children and the faint of heart, meaning ladies. But it seems the fairytales and rhymes we hear today all have a gruesome and sad story behind them. Thank you for sharing I found this very interesting 👍

I think it is very healthy for you to step back from true crime. This wasn’t a big step back but it is something. Take care.

What an interesting episode. Loved it! Thank you for a well researched, well written and, of course, well told group of tales.

Luuuuuved it!!! I’ve heard all of these b4 but it’s like a fav rerun. Never gets old. Maybe consider doing the same type of video for nursery rhymes. Warning…their pretexts r much darker.

I love hearing your voice tell stories whether Origins or True Crime. Thank you for another wonderful video

Thank you for this video Ash! It was nice to hear what some of these tales were based on.

Thank you,I love the real versions of these fairytales . I actually read these as a youngster. The triming of Cinderella's stepsisters feet is truly gruesome.

This video was very interesting. I hope you do more like it.

Enjoyable renditions and speculation on origins.

Geezus, de Rais sounds like a loathsome fellow.

I'm so glad you told the original versions of the Fairy Tales. There are so many versions now. I love the brutal original stories best.

Very interesting......several nursery rhymes are also thought to have a basis in truth

This is why we need a renaissance of horror retellings of fairy tales.

My favorite fairy tale is beauty and the beast and my favorite part of the story is beauty is in love with the beast and the fairy puts curse on her sisters and it is awesome ❤❤❤❤❤❤

I really like topics like this! I didn't know about any of these but wow... history is so fascinating and it's especially interesting seeing how old stories were inspired.

Well, If you want to dance, you had better pay the piper, or else he might steal your rats.

History is written by the victors -- and I wonder how much of the Bluebeard story was a hatchet job on de Rais by his enemies?

I love this story content.

Very interesting, thank you!

Hi Ash 🌳, FABULOUS! Absolutely loved this ! I read the true stories behind the stories for children in my late teens, without saying a lot the Bible has some hidden fascinating stories! I Hope you do do more like this is a change from slash and rape and etc ..Absolutely Loved this ! Thank you ☮️🥀🐝safe 🖖🏼🎭

as soon as ash came on i pushed the thumbs up you do great research and story telling you have a sweet voice and make wonderful videos thank you please continue to make them fairy tails and true crime i enjoy every video

The last one was one I didn’t know, I love history so thank so much!

This was an excellent episode - thank you!

I love your videos and how sweet and caring u r

I loved the video! I have always been intrigued by the gruesomeness of Gilles de Rais…it’s so creepy. I will probably end up sounding like a jerk for saying the following, though it’s not at all my intention! I wanted to point out that the Lueneburg MS is actually dated 1440-1450. In the video you say 1140-1150; this is confusing since the MS says the events occurred in 1284. Thank you again for a fantastic video!

I loved this content thankyou 💗

Loved it thank you.

Valkenburgs castle is not in Brussels Belgium, but in Valkenburg Netherlands

Loved it❤

I really enjoyed this video,I'd like to see more like it!

Great stories! Please do more.😊👍

Ohhh.. interesting. Look forward to listening to this one

This was an awesome video!! Loved it!

Really like this one

Awesome video 🖤🖤🖤

New subscriber. Love ur content

Love this 💕

Thanks U.T.A.T.💜

There’s a funny joke about the mirror in Snow White being a pedophile cuz of saying that the 7 year old Snow White was more beautiful than the queen..

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Good thing the Queen wasn't married to Gregory House...

my mirror never lies but it always verifies I got more cheese and pepperoni than a homemade pizza pie You compare me to a Monchichi but I don't understand Why I'm scorned like I'm deformed like the Elephant Man And yea I took my mom to the prom but hey she asked me first But at least this time I didn't find my date in the back of a hearse About as popular with the girls with Englebert Humperdink And that might be 'cause everybody calls me Shrinky Dink I know I'm known as Polaroid I'm not a total retard It's cause I'm done in sixty seconds and you'll still want it enlarged