One way is to change the focus from punishment to education. So the story could be about women catching the boy in an inappropriate act and then sitting him down and having a heart - to - heart talk about values and consequences. Another approach could be to show the women guiding the boy to make amends for his actions in a positive way, like doing a good deed to make up for the misbehavior.
They could be rewritten as stories where women catch the boy misbehaving and then use positive reinforcement to correct him. For example, instead of spanking, they could offer rewards for good behavior or use kind words to explain why his actions were wrong.