I would be aghast if Swasthani Brat Katha is today's story.  So much misogyny just makes me vomit.  

I used to listen to it when I was little.  If I were to read it to my kids, I would definitely preface it with the fact that it is a story from very old times (dare I say, even less civilized times?) when the social values had not developed to current level.  

We should take the story as is and not give modern credence to it.  While it might be a mirror of society back then, it is important to understand the values depicted there have little or no place in today's world.

I would emphasize how women have gained grounds over centuries and how the equality is the right thing versus what is depicted in the story.