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Bambi’s mom is killed off in the first few minutes in a truly traumatic moment so
So, re fairy tales:

Evil stepmothers are a result of epic maternal mortality during childbirth; and entailment.

Hansel and Gretel and other “lost in the woods” stories are because people would abandon children during times of famine.

Shall I go on?
Wicked witches (and indeed actual witch trials/mass murder) are l, depending on locale, thought to be in part the communal guilt of abandoning old women during social upheaval.
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