"But how could this happen?"
You might just ask me.
All those tales just aren't happy,
I'll show you all, come see.
Let's start with Cinderella,
Who lost her glass shoe.
If I were her, I'd buy a new pair,
And I just ask, "Wouldn't you?"
Now let's move to Belle the Beauty
And that so-called Prince the Beast.
But what if the monster gobbled her up
In one of his gigantic feasts?
Snow White was poisoned by apples,
As quick as a poison dart.
Snow White, I hope you're reading this,
For I don't think you're very smart.
Ariel lived under the sea,
With her treasures in a secret cave.
Her fish "friends" could attack her,
And send her to a watery grave.
Sleeping Beauty when to sleep,
For a hundred years or more.
Wouldn't some of her beauty age away?
She'd look different than before.
Little Red Ridinghood went into the woods,
To visit Granny for tea.
What if the wolf ate her,
But nobody set her free?
Now just a quick review,
Before it's overlooked.
Fairy tales are fun to tell,
But they're better left in books.