degrimm1-5, Exercise 3: A comparison plan

Model answer (one possible plan; the tale is your choice):

1. Choose one tale and find a scholarly edition that prints the early and the late texts, or an annotated translation that notes the differences (check what is available).
2. Fix the texts: the first printing (1812 or 1815) and the last edition (1857).
3. Compare: the opening and the ending; the characters' relationships (for example mother or stepmother); any religious or moral wording; the punishment of wrongdoers; added dialogue and descriptive detail; and the length.
4. Record each difference in a table, with a note saying whether it is style, detail or content.
5. Check the editors' notes for the tale's sources and any known change of informant.
6. Conclude with what the changes suggest about the reviser's aims, and state what remains uncertain.

Name the edition and translator of everything you quote.