Little Red Riding Hood: A Cautionary Tale
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Once upon a time, there was a girl who was very loved by her grandmother, whom she visited with.
frequency although she lived on the other side of the forest. Her mother, who sewed very well,
she had made a beautiful red hood that the girl never took off, so everyone
they called her Little Red Riding Hood.
One afternoon, the mother sent her to her grandmother's house, who was very sick, to
that will bring him some freshly baked cakes, a basket of bread and butter.
Little Red Riding Hood, go see how your grandmother is doing and take her this basket that I have made.
"Ready," he said to him. He also warned him: "Do not stray from the path or speak with..."
strange, which can be dangerous.
Little Red Riding Hood, who was always obedient, nodded and replied to her mother: "I won't..."
"Don't worry, I will be careful." She took the basket, said goodbye affectionately and set off.
the way home to his grandmother's house, singing and dancing as he used to.
I hadn't gotten too far when I
he encountered a wolf that asked him:
Little Red Riding Hood, Little Red Riding Hood, where are you going with so many...
hurries?
Little Red Riding Hood looked at him and thought about what he had said.
asked your mom before leaving, but since she didn't feel
Some replied without hesitation, 'To the house of'
my grandmother, who is very sick.
To which the wolf replied: - "And where do you live?"
grandma?
Beyond where the forest ends, in a glade surrounded by large oaks.
Little Red Riding Hood replied without suspecting that the wolf was already delighting in how well he
would know.
The wolf that had already decided to eat Little Red Riding Hood thought it was better if first
I took grandma as an appetizer. - "It shouldn't be so juicy and tender, but still.
It will work,” he said to himself as he devised a plan.
As he walked with her along the road, he cleverly suggested to her: - "Do you know what I would do
Really happy for your grandmother? If you bring her some of the flowers that grow in the
forest.
Little Red Riding Hood also thought it was a good idea, but she remembered again the words
from his mom. - "It's just that my mom told me not to stray from the path." To which the
The wolf replied: 'Do you see that path in the distance? It's a shortcut that will get you there.'
faster to your grandma's house.
Unaware that the wolf had deceived her, she accepted and said goodbye to him. The wolf without
wasting no time, someone went to the grandmother's house, deceiving her into believing
that her granddaughter Little Red Riding Hood was. After devouring the grandmother, she put on her hat, her nightgown and
She got into bed to wait for the main course of her meal to arrive.
A few minutes later, Little Red Riding Hood arrived, who happily knocked on the door and upon seeing
that no one answered, entered. The girl slowly approached the bed, where she was.
her grandmother lying down looking unrecognizable.
Grandma, what big eyes you have!
he said with astonishment.
"They're to see you better," said the wolf.
striving hard to imitate the voice of the
grandma.
Grandmother, what big ears you have!
-said Little Red Riding Hood still not understanding why her
Grandma Lucía is so changed.
They are for hearing you better," the wolf said again.
And what a big mouth you have.
– "To eat you better," – shouted the wolf as he lunged at
Little Red Riding Hood, whom he ate in one single bite, just as he had done before with the
grandmother
At the moment this was happening, a hunter was passing by nearby, who heard what
it seemed to be the cry of a small girl. It took her a few minutes to reach the
cottage, in which to her surprise she found the wolf taking a nap, with his belly
huge from how fed up I was.
The hunter hesitated to shoot the evil wolf with his shotgun, but then thought it was
better to use his hunting knife and open his belly to see who he had eaten
rascal. And so it was that with just two cuts he managed to free Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother,
who were still alive inside the wolf.
Everyone decided to give the wolf a lesson, so they filled his belly with
stones and then they sewed it back up. Upon waking up, he felt a terrible thirst and what
he thought it had been a bad digestion. With great effort, he reached the stream.
close and when he approached the shore, he stumbled and fell into the water, where he drowned due to
the weight of the stones.
Little Red Riding Hood learned the lesson and
he apologized to his mother for
disobey her. From now on never again
I would talk to strangers again or to
entertain oneself in the forest.