• Little Red Riding Hood

Always follow instructions carefully.

Once upon a time, there was a sweet little girl who everyone loved, especially her grandmother. One day, her grandmother gave her a red hooded cloak. It looked so nice that the girl wore it all the time, and people called her Little Red Riding Hood.

One morning, her mother gave her a basket with some cake and juice and said, “Take this to your grandmother. She is not feeling well. Walk carefully, and stay on the path. Don’t wander off, or you might get into trouble.”

Little Red Riding Hood promised she would be careful and set off to her grandmother’s house, which was deep in the forest.

As she walked, a big, bad wolf met her. Little Red Riding Hood didn’t know he was dangerous, so she wasn’t afraid. The wolf said, “Good morning, Little Red Riding Hood! Where are you going?”

“I’m going to my grandmother’s house to bring her some cake and juice,” she answered.

The wolf smiled a sneaky smile and asked, “Where does your grandmother live?”

“She lives under the three big oak trees in the forest,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

The wolf thought, “Mmm, I’ll eat the grandmother first, then I’ll eat Little Red Riding Hood!” He told her, “Look at all the pretty flowers in the forest! Why not pick some for your grandmother?”

Little Red Riding Hood thought that was a good idea. She left the path and began picking flowers, going deeper and deeper into the woods.

Meanwhile, the wolf ran straight to Grandma’s house. He knocked on the door.

“Who is there?” asked Grandma.

“It’s me, Little Red Riding Hood,” said the wolf in a sweet voice. “I brought you cake and juice.”

“Come in, dear,” said Grandma. “Just lift the latch; I’m too weak to get up.”

The wolf went inside, jumped on Grandma’s bed, and swallowed her up! Then he put on her clothes and lay down in her bed, pretending to be her.

After a while, Little Red Riding Hood arrived. She saw the door was open and felt a little worried. “That’s strange,” she thought. She went inside and said, “Good morning, Grandma!” But there was no answer.

She walked to the bed and pulled back the curtains. There lay the wolf, dressed as her grandmother.

“Grandma, what big ears you have!” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“The better to hear you with, my dear,” said the wolf.

“Grandma, what big eyes you have!”

“The better to see you with, my dear.”

“Grandma, what big hands you have!”

“The better to hug you with, my dear.”

“But Grandma, what big teeth you have!”

“The better to eat you with!” growled the wolf. And with that, he jumped out of bed and swallowed Little Red Riding Hood!

Just then, a huntsman was passing by. He heard loud snoring from Grandma’s house and thought, “That doesn’t sound right.” He went inside and saw the wolf asleep in Grandma’s bed.

“Aha! I’ve finally found you!” said the huntsman. He took his scissors and carefully cut open the wolf’s stomach. Out popped Little Red Riding Hood and Grandma, both alive and well!

Little Red Riding Hood said, “Oh, it was so dark inside the wolf!”

The huntsman filled the wolf’s belly with heavy stones. When the wolf woke up and tried to run away, he fell down and never got up again.

Everyone was happy! Grandma ate the cake and drank the juice, and she felt much better. Little Red Riding Hood promised, “I will never leave the path again when my mother tells me not to.”

And they all lived happily ever after!

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