degrimm1-10, Exercise 1: Reading a tale

Model answer (one possible choice: "Little Red Riding Hood"; check each point):

1. Which text? The Grimm "Little Red Cap" in a named translation of the 1857 edition; the Perrault version and modern picture books are different texts. Status: documented once the translation is named.
2. Whose source? The scholarly notes name an informant from a Kassel family (check which). Status: documented in the notes, but the informant's own sources are unknown.
3. What changed? Reportedly the tale gained a second episode and some detail in later editions (check). Status: claimed until compared against the editions.
4. What pattern? A warning about leaving the path; a tale type shared with other European wolf stories (check the ATU number). Status: documented in folklore indexes.
5. Which reading? Warning-tale, coming-of-age and folkloric readings all exist. Status: claimed; none can be proved.
6. What afterlife? Pictures, films and stage versions that often blend Perrault and Grimm. Status: documented, but each example needs checking.

The method works because it separates what is documented from what is merely repeated, and shows what you cannot yet say.