# Why are so many nursery rhymes so sadistic?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 16, 2013, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nursery-rhymes-so-sadistic/650456 "2013-02-16T00:55:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nursery-rhymes-so-sadistic/650456/21 "2013-02-17T01:52:01Z")

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> [@DocCathode](#):
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> When given a pig’s heart by the huntsman, the Evil Queen looks at it a bit, concludes that it is indeed the hear of Snow White, and then eats it raw.

Wow, I wish they’d had Lana Parrilla film that version for Once Upon A Time!

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2013, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-so-many-nursery-rhymes-so-sadistic/650456/22 "2013-02-17T08:10:18Z")

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Yep. Scare the daylights out of the little kiddies, teach them lessons about REAL life, and try to keep them from doing stupid things, like getting lost in the forest and going into some starving old woman’s cabin for a slice of gingerbread. :eek:

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