原版《格林童话》的故事确实包含了一些较为粗暴和黑暗的元素，这些故事最初是由德国的格林兄弟从民间收集并整理成书的。这些故事反映了当时社会的价值观和道德观念，与现代社会的审美和道德标准存在差异。例如，在《小红帽》的故事中，原版中狼吃掉了外婆并企图吃掉小红帽，直到一个猎人出现才救出了她们1。而在《白雪公主》中，原版的恶毒皇后其实是白雪公主的亲生母亲，这与后来广泛流传的版本有所不同2。
格林兄弟在收集这些故事时，目的是为了保存和传承德国的民间文化，他们并没有意识到这些故事会被广泛传播并成为儿童读物。因此，他们在整理故事时也保留了一些原始的、较为粗暴的元素。然而，随着时间的推移和社会的发展，这些故事逐渐被改编成更适合儿童阅读的版本，以适应不断变化的社会道德观念3。
总的来说，原版《格林童话》的确包含了一些不适合儿童的内容，但这些故事也是文化传承的一部分，它们反映了当时社会的价值观和信仰。随着时间的推移，这些故事被改编成了更适合现代儿童阅读的版本，但原版的某些元素仍然被保留下来，成为了《格林童话》独特的一部分12。
《格林童话》是由德国格林兄弟编撰的童话故事集，书中大多是德国经典民间故事，该书已经成为世界文学史上的经典之作。以下是《格林童话》中的两个原版英文故事：
1. 《美女与野兽》：
Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a merchant and his three daughters. The eldest two were selfish and vain, but the youngest, Beauty, was kind and gentle.
One day, the merchant lost all his money and had to move to a small cottage in the countryside. There, Beauty would often go for walks in the forest and talk to the animals.
One day, while she was walking, she saw a large castle in the distance. As she got closer, she saw that the castle was enchanted. Anyone who went inside would be trapped forever.
But Beauty was brave and decided to go inside. Inside, she found a handsome prince who had been turned into a beast by a wicked witch. The witch had put a spell on the castle and the prince, and only true love could break the spell.
Beauty fell in love with the prince, and they spent many happy days together. Eventually, their love broke the spell and the prince was transformed back into a human. They lived happily ever after.
2. 《小红帽》：
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who loved to wear a red hood. Her name was Little Red Riding Hood.
One day, her grandmother was sick, and Little Red Riding Hood wanted to visit her. Her mother told her to be careful and not to talk to strangers.
But on the way, Little Red Riding Hood met a wolf. The wolf tried to trick her into giving him the basket of goodies she was carrying.
Little Red Riding Hood was smart, though, and she knew the wolf was up to no good. She outsmarted the wolf and ran away.
Little Red Riding Hood reached her grandmother's house safely and told her all about the wolf. The grandmother was so proud of her granddaughter for being so brave and clever.
From then on, Little Red Riding Hood always wore her red hood, and she never talked to strangers again.