Past and Present: Untold Past and Today's Life

When I was young, we used to play with all the other children. Our elderly neighbor would look at us with pleasure and laugh and say, "Come, children, I will tell you a fairy tale." She told us very interesting stories. Recently, I found out that these old woman's tales are not fairy tales but real historical events, which surprised me and led to the creation of this book. I will try to create an understanding of how it affected both the past and present.
How do I know that these fairy tales...