We've all heard the story of Hansel and Gretel... but have you heard where it came from? ಠ_ಠ Today we're breaking down the history and transformation of the Hansel and Gretel fable over time! ► Support the series on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3244708 ► Want more? » Messed Up Origins: https://bit.ly/MessedUpOrgins » Disney Explained: https://bit.ly/DisneyExplained » Fables Explained: https://bit.ly/FablesExplained » Mythology Explained: https://bit.ly/MythologyExplained » Messed Up Murders: https://bit.ly/MurderPlaylist ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ► Social Media: • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jonsolo • Facebook Fan Page: https://facebook.com/therealjonsolo • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonsolo • Official Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/jonsolo ► Join the Official Channel Discord: https://www.patreon.com/JonSolo Business: (NOT for theory recommendations!) biz@messeduporigins.com If you have a theory you'd like me to talk about you can comment down below OR share it on my official subreddit! Please do not send it to my business email :) • Brothers Grimm Story (1857 edition): https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm015.html • Comparing Editions: https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/grimm015a.html • Ninnillo and Nennella: from the "The Pentamerone" (1788) https://books.google.com/books?id=vCwEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA370&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false • Little Thumb Story: https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/perrault08.html • Multilingual Folktale Database: http://www.mftd.org • The Classic Fairytales, Opie & Opie (1980) ► Music Sources: • REVEALING MY INTRO SONG! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYaSnG4l_6w • Background Music: Killing Time Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License #HanselAndGretel #FablesExplained #BrothersGrimmStories