Folktales and Fairytales

It is amazing how people view folktales and how they interpret them. I always thought they were just tales that taught you some kind of lesson or gave you an idea of someone's culture. I now realize that there is more to it than that. Not to mention that you must be careful because some tales have changed based on time and the person telling the tale. It is going to be very interesting to see how the tales we read are not exactly what they originally were when they were told or read to us. Especially the way the women in these tales were described and their actual characteristics. I am curious to see the way they really were treated and the way they reacted to the treatments that they receive. It will be very interesting to see how much these tales were edited.