Little Red Riding Hood's Cautionary Tale
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Brothers Grimm
Once upon a time there was a very beautiful girl. Her mother had made her a red cloak and the little girl
She liked it so much that she wore it every day, so everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood.
One day, her mother asked her to take some cakes to her grandmother who lived on the other side of the forest,
recommending him not to linger on the way, as crossing the forest was very dangerous,
since the wolf was always lurking around there.
Little Red Riding Hood picked up the basket with the pastries and set out on her way. The girl had to cross
the forest to get to Grandma's house, but he wasn't afraid because there it always
I found many friends: the birds, the squirrels...
Suddenly she saw the wolf, which was huge, in front of her.
"Where are you going, girl?" the wolf asked her with his hoarse voice.
To my Grandmother's house, said Little Red Riding Hood.
-It's not far- the wolf thought to himself, turning around.
Little Red Riding Hood placed her basket on the grass and entertained herself picking
flowers: - The wolf is gone -she thought-, I have nothing to fear. The
Grandma will be very happy when I bring her a beautiful bouquet of flowers in addition to the
cakes.
Meanwhile, the wolf went to Grandma's house, gently knocked on the door, and the elderly woman
He opened the door thinking it was Little Red Riding Hood. A hunter passing by had observed her arrival.
wolf.
The wolf devoured the Grandmother and put on the unfortunate one's pink cap, got into bed and closed
the eyes. He didn't have to wait long, as Little Red Riding Hood arrived right away, all happy.
The girl approached the bed and saw that her grandmother had changed a lot.
Grandmother, grandmother, what big eyes you have!
-It's to see you better- said the wolf trying to imitate the grandmother's voice.
Grandma, grandma, what big ears you have!
-It's for hearing you better- continued the wolf.
Grandma, grandma, what big teeth you have!
-It's for... to eat you better!- and saying this, the wicked wolf
he pounced on the little girl and devoured her, just as he had done with the
grandma.
Meanwhile, the hunter had remained worried and believing
to guess the wolf's bad intentions, decided to take a look to see if
Everything was going well at Grandma's house. She asked a reaper for help and the two
together they arrived at the place. They saw the door of the house open and the wolf
lying in bed, sleeping because he was so fed up.
The hunter drew his knife and slit the wolf's belly. The Grandmother and
Little Red Riding Hood was there, alive!
To punish the bad wolf, the hunter filled its belly with stones and
then he closed it again.
When the wolf awoke from his heavy sleep, he felt very thirsty and headed towards a
nearby pond to drink. As the stones were very heavy,
he fell headfirst into the pond and drowned.
As for Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother, they suffered nothing more than a great scare, but
Little Red Riding Hood had learned her lesson. She promised her Grandmother not to talk.
with no stranger that could be found on the way. From now on
go ahead, I would follow the wise recommendations of her grandmother and her
Mom.
