Puss-In-Boots

I have never heard the real story of Puss-In-Boots, so I really have nothing to compare this story to, but wow. This might have been one of the most obscure tales I've ever read. Firstly, I was extremely confused as to who the speaker was at the beginning, and it took me rather a long time to figure out what was going on at all. The blatant sexual content in the story was a bit surprising, as well. It was, to say the least, more than a little risqué... anyways, I'm curious as to what exactly the author's intentions were in writing such explicit versions of the original fairy tales. I'm still forming conclusions on that topic myself, but so far I haven't got too many ideas. But I will keep reading...