The Story
Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was loved by everyone. Her grandmother had given her a beautiful red cloak with a hood, which she wore so often that everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood.
One day, her mother said: "Grandmother is feeling unwell. Take her this basket of food — some bread, butter, and a pot of honey. But stay on the path through the forest, and don't stop to talk to strangers."
Little Red Riding Hood skipped into the forest. Before long, she met a wolf. He was cunning and smiled at her kindly. "Where are you going, little girl?"
"To my grandmother's cottage, on the other side of the forest," she replied.
The wolf learned where the cottage was and ran ahead by a shortcut. He knocked on Grandmother's door, tricked her into letting him in, and locked her safely in the wardrobe. Then he put on her nightcap and climbed into her bed.
When Little Red Riding Hood arrived, she noticed something odd. "Grandmother, what big ears you have!" "All the better to hear you with, my dear." "What big eyes you have!" "All the better to see you with, my dear." "What big teeth you have!" "All the better to EAT you with!" cried the wolf, leaping out of bed.
But Little Red Riding Hood screamed so loudly that a woodcutter passing by heard her and burst through the door. He chased the wolf away, freed Grandmother from the wardrobe, and Little Red Riding Hood promised she would never stray from the path again.
From that day on, she always listened to her mother — and never spoke to strangers.