Folktale and Story-Telling Tradition from Kenya Folk and Fairy Tales from Kenya have a slightly different outlook on life and the overview of how it is trying to be transcribed. The African " Orature" is oral lecture and oftentimes being displayed and recited orally. The tales create a sense of identity and a social foundation. They also affirm the identity of one by revealing who they are and support the reasons behind their present beliefs. Most tales are recited to younger generations, but the details may be altered. The overall message and structure of the story stays the same but the supporting details change from person to person. This can be different from traditional tales we have read because they do not all base their lifestyles off of them and they can oftentimes be deterred. They are presented orally, but once they are written down on paper they become clear cut and only recited that way. They do not go back and change up the story line. To me tis messe...
In the Little Red Riding Hood, the main character is a girl who is on a journey to her grandmother’s house. She could be called a hero because she defeats the wolf and then escape. For example, in the story The False Grandmother there was the ogress who was portrayed as the wolf. The little girl, outsmarted the wolf and he was not able to go after her when she started to run back home. The girl saved herself, unfortunately she was too late to save her grandmother. In this story, the little girl had a lot on her shoulders and she was in the woods alone. Thinking about how that went about she is the true definition of a heroine. She was able to defeat the “scary villain” even being alone. She had to learn the task to overcome through the midst of trouble. 
In the tales Hansel and Gretel, the children are heroes because they save one another from being harmed. In most versions of the tale, one of the children leave a trail of whatever they have so they can remember their way back home. However, when they came across the witch they have to try and get each other back to safety. The sister was a major help to the brother because she saved him from dying. There are also certain tales where the children return home with different gifts that have collected on their voyage and gives it to the father because they are poor.
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