On: The original “Bambi”

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>> Don't forget about Pinocchio, who in the original Italian children's book is tortured and hanged for being such a "bad boy" [0][1].

>> 0: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinocchio#Fictional_character_...:

> Pinocchio's bad behavior, rather than being charming or endearing, is meant to serve as a warning.

That reminds me something I read about "Inuit parenting." They live in a dangerous and difficult environment, so they'd tell kids all kinds of scary stories designed to get them to do the correct thing before they could understood the actual danger.

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Here's an Dena'ina example: http://denaina.anchoragemuseum.org/multimedia/denaina/the-st...