Episode 28: “Briar Rose” by Brothers Grimm

With Rachael · Sep 4, 2026 · 11m

I’m sure we all know that Disney took inspiration from Brothers Grimm for some of their Princess movies! Today, we explore that by reading Briar Rose, and I challenge you (loosely because reading is fun) to find some movies that could have been based on this story.

I had always heard that the original stories had dark twists so when I read this before recording the episode, I was patiently awaiting it. Fortunately, I was wrong and this was delightful read for all ages. Briar Rose was born a princess and the only child of the King and Queen who desperately wanted children. Unfortunately she…