When Frank London and David Lindsey wrote “An Alphabet in the Sky” and other kids’ songs, they had to answer to a higher authority: London’s 9-year-old son.

Louie didn’t like the mythical Frubberding people defeated the evil Gallows Beast in “A Hangman’s Terrible Dream” – so London and Lindsey rewrote the song.

Hear the Louie-approved version tomorrow,NOT SO GRIMM … 03/08/2003

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Caption: Amie Bermowitz in “Boro Tales.” Richard Termine

NOT SO GRIMM

Byline: Barbara Hoffman

Snow White! What are you doin’ in the ‘hood? And why is the Little Match Girl standing in front of Junior’s Restaurant?

Find out this weekend at “Boro Tales,” which puts a Brooklyn twist on old chestnuts by the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.

Five Brooklyn playwrights were commissioned to rewrite the classics, setting them in places like Coney Island (where Snow White is a doll in a pawnshop) and Prospect Park.

The playwrights include 11-year-old Camila Jones who, with her father, Jeffrey M. Jones, rewrote the tale of “Twelve Brothers,” complete with references to the D and G trains.

Suggested for kids ages 5 and older and their families, “Boro Tales” runs Fridays and Saturdays at 7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays at 3 p.m., through March 23 at the BRIC Studio, next to the BAM/Harvey Theater at Fulton Street and Rockwell Place. For tickets, $15, and information, call Theatermania at (212) 352-3101 or visit theatermania.com.