Once upon a time—before hashtags, hot takes, and headline hysteria—two brothers named Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm wandered the cobblestone streets of Germany, collecting stories as dark and tangled as the Black Forest. They didn’t have TikTok, viral memes, or a marketing team pushing “happily ever after” merchandise. What they did have was an uncanny knack for unearthing tales that spoke to the raw human experience: love, betrayal, fear, and even the occasional homicidal pastry chef. The Grimms wrote with purpose, turning oral history into literary art. In contrast, today’s tabloid-style reinterpretations reduce stories to disposable distractions. Any moral lessons quickly drown in sensationalism, while the timeless themes of courage, justice,…