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Little Red Riding Hood.
Feb. 20th, 2011 04:13 pmFolklore: Little Red Riding Hood/Little Red Cap
Location: French by way of Germany
Classification: Story number 333 in the Aarne-Thompson classification system for folktales.
"Little Red Riding Hood" is the story of a little girl who wears a red cape and hood (where she gets her name). In this story, she is sent to her sick grandmother's house with a care basket, and is warned to stay on the path. Along the way, she meets a wolf who asks her where she is going. After telling him her business, the wolf beats Red to her grandmother's house, where he proceeds to eat Granny. When Red reaches the house, the now cross-dressing wolf is pretending to be Granny, and he proceeds to eat her as well. And it is only after the sudden and timely arrival of a male figure (depending on which version you're looking at, it will either be Red's father or a woodsman) who saves both Red and Granny from the wolf's stomach (amazingly unharmed).
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Location: French by way of Germany
Classification: Story number 333 in the Aarne-Thompson classification system for folktales.
"Little Red Riding Hood" is the story of a little girl who wears a red cape and hood (where she gets her name). In this story, she is sent to her sick grandmother's house with a care basket, and is warned to stay on the path. Along the way, she meets a wolf who asks her where she is going. After telling him her business, the wolf beats Red to her grandmother's house, where he proceeds to eat Granny. When Red reaches the house, the now cross-dressing wolf is pretending to be Granny, and he proceeds to eat her as well. And it is only after the sudden and timely arrival of a male figure (depending on which version you're looking at, it will either be Red's father or a woodsman) who saves both Red and Granny from the wolf's stomach (amazingly unharmed).
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