The Shoes That Were Danced to Pieces Analysis Although this story has been made into several other movies and books including a Barbie Movie (The Twelve Dancing Princesses), the original Grimm’s Fairytale version will be the subject of this analysis. The original story was published in 1857 in the Kinder und Hausmarchen book. This tale both enforces and disputes several stereotypes and contains one violent part. While reading, the story is enhanced by these stereotypes and violent section because it increases and brings to life the imaginative scenes. In the tale, a king tries to get behind the reason why his daughter’s shoes are constantly worn out from dancing, even if the doors were locked and guarded all night. The king puts on a contest
