Tehrani said those Asian tales were derived from older oral versions of the stories, and then they evolved. The Asian versions of the tale presumably blended elements from the two stories into hybrids. Contrary to some scholars’ assumption that the Asian version of the story would be the oldest, “The Wolf and the Kids” proved to be the first. To root out the original version, if one exists, the authors built a model analyzing 72 different plot variables, NBC explains. There are at least 58 versions of similarly themed stories around the world, from Japan to Africa to Korea. A second story, “The Wolf and the Kids,” was in oral circulation in Europe and the Middle East much earlier. Scholars and in-the-know readers are aware that the Brothers Grimm borrowed from an earlier French telling of the story, written some two centuries prior. Instead of analyzing genetics, they homed in on cross-cultural relationships, from Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. To dissect “Little Red Riding Hood’s” complicated origins, scientists turned to phylogenic methods normally reserved for studying the origins of species. In 1812, the Brothers Grimm published “ Rotkäppchen,” the tale that many know today as “Little Red Riding Hood.” But the story has much deeper and broader roots than 19th century Germany.
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