民間故事常是現實生活人物及其行為之反映，述及女子的故事，或說她的孝順或不孝、聰明或是傻，也有關於賢妻或悍婦的描述。本文即以悍妻為題，搜羅常見的悍妻故事，再分從三大表現方式探究：有直接描述女子強悍的行為，有從他人反應顯現婦人的強悍，也有是說對悍婦進行改造。在探究中，也看到了中、西方表現悍妻故事的差異性。
Folktales often reflect the individuals and behaviors found in reality. Some folktales illustrate women's stories and their demonstration or absence of filial piety and cleverness. Others depict accounts of virtuous and exemplary wives, while some present narratives of aggressive wives, also known as shrews. This paper explores the collection of common stories of shrews, and categorizes the stories into three areas, including direct descriptions of shrews' behaviors, accounts of shrews' demonstration of power and aggressiveness as reflected by others, and finally, accounts of attempts to transform shrews. In exploring this subject, the difference between how Eastern and Western societies present the stories of shrews become evident.
