I remember reading this book as a child, and many of the stories have stayed with me. It was a very different experience to read them as an adult though, as many of the themes are now so outdated. I found myself getting angry with all the misogyny and violence against women in many of the stories. I was also interested to note how many of the stories referenced God. The other thing that fascinated me was trying to work out why only a small proportion of the tales have been made into hollywood movies. On reading all of the stories, there are many that I think would have made better films than the ones which have been used, such as "The Six Swans" and "The Shoes which were danced to Pieces".