Socially Distanced Fairytales

Fairytales have been adapted and reimagined so much through the years that it seems it has all been done. Until now!

Comedian Bec Hill played a literary Twitter game with her followers in which they put favourite fairytale characters in lockdown, forcing them to socially distance and change their stories completely.

The comedian, who has written for The Amazing World of Gumball, and satirical news programme The Now Show, is best known for her fabulously clever flip-book misheard lyrics videos (find our favourite below!)

Her COVID19-inspired ‘socially distanced fairytales’ tweets inspired her followers to come up with more- and some of them are pretty perfect.

#SociallyDistancedFairytales
I'll start:

Once upon a time, Little Red Riding Hood took a basket of essential items to her Granny's house. "Come in!" called the Wolf. "No! You're in an at-risk group so your stuff is on the doorstep!" shouted Little Red. And she went home the end.
— Bec Hill (@bechillcomedian) June 10, 2020

Once Upon a Time, a Princess pricked her finger on a spinning wheel and fell asleep. The end.
— Bec Hill (@bechillcomedian) June 10, 2020

Once upon a time, 7 dwarves and a Princess were arrested at a park because no one believed they all lived in the same house together. The end.
— Bec Hill (@bechillcomedian) June 10, 2020

"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let down your hair!"

"No."

The end.
— Kid Presentable (@KidPresentable3) June 10, 2020

So the three bears disinfected their entire house, then shamed Goldilocks on the local Facebook group for breaking lockdown.#SociallyDistancedFairytales
— Darren Jalland (@CountingSheep5) June 10, 2020

Little miss muffet sat in her garden to have a socially acceptable picnic. Along came a spider and stayed two meters away and then she went back inside after she had finished. #SociallyDistancedFairtales
— N (@not_again_with) June 10, 2020

#SociallyDistancedFairytales
"Run, run, run as fast as you can. You'll never catch me, I'm the gingerbread man.

"Mainly because you've done your one bit of exercise today and you can't come within 2 metres of me."

"Ah - but I'm from the same household," said the baker, smiling.
— Philip Lickley (@philiplickley) June 10, 2020

Once upon a time, Hansel and Gretal were out for their daily excercise but didn't go further than five miles and returned home where the washed their hands. The End.
— Dave Abbott (@DaveAbbottMusic) June 10, 2020

Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard,
To get her poor dog a bone,
But when she got there...
The cupboard was full of bloody pasta 🍝 #SociallyDistancedFairytales
— WASH YOUR HANDS🖐🏻🧼 (@alloneworddotie) June 10, 2020

One upon a time, sleeping beauty was put into a deep sleep by the evil sorceress malificent,
where she stayed for all eternity because Prince Philip was immunodeficient and not taking any chances.
— Davey Sockrocker (@daveysockrocker) June 11, 2020

This little piggy went to market as it was considered an essential worker.
This little piggy stayed home, for two weeks as the wife had a cough and fever and unlike some suck to the guidelines.
— Stuart Ferguson (@StuseyBoy) June 10, 2020