![]() ![]() "Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!"Īnd, saying these words, this wicked wolf fell upon Little Red Riding Hood, and ate her all up. "All the better to hug you with, my dear." She was greatly amazed to see how her grandmother looked in her nightclothes, and said to her, "Grandmother, what big arms you have!" Little Red Riding Hood took off her clothes and got into bed. The wolf, seeing her come in, said to her, hiding himself under the bedclothes, "Put the cake and the little pot of butter upon the stool, and come get into bed with me." Little Red Riding Hood pulled the bobbin, and the door opened. The wolf cried out to her, softening his voice as much as he could, "Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up." Little Red Riding Hood, hearing the big voice of the wolf, was at first afraid but believing her grandmother had a cold and was hoarse, answered, "It is your grandchild Little Red Riding Hood, who has brought you a cake and a little pot of butter mother sends you." He then shut the door and got into the grandmother's bed, expecting Little Red Riding Hood, who came some time afterwards and knocked at the door: tap, tap. The wolf pulled the bobbin, and the door opened, and then he immediately fell upon the good woman and ate her up in a moment, for it been more than three days since he had eaten. The good grandmother, who was in bed, because she was somewhat ill, cried out, "Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up." "Your grandchild, Little Red Riding Hood," replied the wolf, counterfeiting her voice "who has brought you a cake and a little pot of butter sent you by mother." It was not long before the wolf arrived at the old woman's house. The wolf ran as fast as he could, taking the shortest path, and the little girl took a roundabout way, entertaining herself by gathering nuts, running after butterflies, and gathering bouquets of little flowers. ![]() I'll go this way and go you that, and we shall see who will be there first." "Well," said the wolf, "and I'll go and see her too. "Oh I say," answered Little Red Riding Hood "it is beyond that mill you see there, at the first house in the village." The poor child, who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and talk to a wolf, said to him, "I am going to see my grandmother and carry her a cake and a little pot of butter from my mother." Little Red Riding Hood set out immediately to go to her grandmother, who lived in another village.Īs she was going through the wood, she met with a wolf, who had a very great mind to eat her up, but he dared not, because of some woodcutters working nearby in the forest. Take her a cake, and this little pot of butter." One day her mother, having made some cakes, said to her, "Go, my dear, and see how your grandmother is doing, for I hear she has been very ill. It suited the girl so extremely well that everybody called her Little Red Riding Hood. This good woman had a little red riding hood made for her. Her mother was excessively fond of her and her grandmother doted on her still more. Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl, the prettiest creature who was ever seen. The story on this page is the original tale of Little Red Riding Hood, as translated from the story written in French by Charles Perrault in 1697. Perrault's book was an immediate success, was quickly translated into English and, of course, we know that the English-speaking world loved the stories as much as the French did! He also added the red chaperon which has been seen as symbolically significant in many interpretations of the story. ![]() But Perrault was the first to write these stories down and he did this with wit and style. The brothers Grimm recorded a very similar story in Germany in the 19th century and we know that similar, even older Oriental tales also exist. The lumberjack could be the police preventing crime.We know that the tale was told by French peasants in the 14th century and in Italy, where several versions are known. The wolf is shown here as an embodiment of a malicious and savage being who in the present times would be represented by people lacking in morals and values. Parents too must prioritize the safety of their children no matter how responsible or independent they may seem. It also stresses the fact that one should not share any personal information with strangers which can be utilized by criminals to hurt us or our loved ones. It teaches children to obey their parents, never speak to strangers and not to judge people based on their appearances as that can be utterly deceptive. Little Red Riding Hood fairy tale for kids is a story is about the never-ending fight between good and evil, about greed and hope, and about responsibility and second chances. ![]()
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