The Little Mermaid
Hans Christian Andersen, 1836“Before the sun rises you must plunge this knife into the heart of the prince; when the warm blood falls upon your feet they will grow together again, and form into a fish’s tail and you will be once more a mermaid.”
Forget the happy capers of Disney’s Ariel and Flounder – the original tale is a gory and depressing story about the self-sacrifice and agony of love. A young mermaid visits the sea’s surface, where she saves a prince from drowning and falls in love.
She visits a sea witch and trades her tongue for legs, even though it will feel like she’s walking on jagged swords and she’ll be turned to sea foam if the prince rejects her. The prince is mildly interested in this mute girl, particularly when she dances for him – so she does, despite the excruciating pain, and watches him marry the princess he wrongly believes saved him. The original ending saw the mermaid turn to sea foam, but it was amended to have her become a “daughter of the air” for not killing the prince, even though it would save her.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/12/the-real-story-behind-eve_n_4239730.html
http://www.buzzfeed.com/adamellis/super-dark-origins-behind-your-favorite-disney-movies See More▼
(the second link isn't very good but you get the point)
If I find more I'll put them here :3