I have really been enjoying the fairy tales that we have been reading in class. (Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel.) My librarian in Amarillo once gave me a Brothers Grimm collection to read and I was shocked, actually, when I saw all the gruesome ways that people were killed off. To be honest I never thought about comparing the different stories. I wasn't aware of how many versions there were of each tale. Because of my limited scope I didn't ever see the sexual aspect of these stories. Then I saw how some people played up certain things and toned down others and a different author would do the opposite. I guess the biggest thing is that I never saw how these stories were open for interpretation. I think that for most people the most memorable version will be the ones depicted by Walt Disney. It's the one we first heard and saw, and we know them so well.