Now published ahead of print: "#Trait-Specific Indirect Effects Underlie #Variation in the Response of #Spiders to #Cannibalistic #SocialPartners" by Henriques et al.

https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/725427

@DevorahOstrov

That's generally true! In this case, the French court was meant to read it, so he tried hard to take "bad" stuff out (like the #cannibalistic origins of the tale!!), and make it merely a "watch it!" story.

The better known Grimm version tries to combine the moral take with a bit of hope, which was more popular in the 18th/19th century.

The REALLY early version(s) are retellings of stories such as the tale of cronos devouring his children..