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Neither Little Red Riding Hood nor her grandmother open the door. They stay quiet and still inside the house. The wolf climbs up on the roof, hoping to pounce on Little Red Riding Hood when she leaves the house in the evening. Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother has some water in which she boiled some sausages the day before. She tells Little Red Riding Hood to pour the water into a large stone trough in front of the house. When the girl has done that, the smell of the sausages reaches the wolf on the roof.

He looks down to see where the smell is coming from, loses his balance, falls into the trough and drowns. The American poet , playwright, soldier and politician James Nelson Barker wrote a poem called "Little Red Riding Hood" that was first published in The poem takes the form of a conversation between a grandmother and an adolescent girl in which they discuss the fairy tale. The old woman tells her granddaughter that the story is not supposed to be taken literally and that the wolf in "Little Red Riding Hood" represents the danger of becoming distracted by love.

Little Red Riding Hood: According to the books' title page, it was edited by Felix Summerly. Felix Summerly is a pseudonym that was used by Sir Henry Cole, a British writer , inventor and civil servant who is widely credited with having invented the Christmas card. Sir Henry Cole's version of the story includes many details that are absent both from the version written by Charles Perrault and the one written by the Brothers Grimm. The action takes place in the autumn of some year long ago before the Industrial Revolution. Little Red Riding Hood's mother is a weaver and her father is a woodcutter.

She received her hooded red cape as a present from her grandmother for her eighth birthday. Although Little Red Riding Hood is a cheerful girl who loves to play, she is also extremely hardworking. She spends a lot of her time helping her mother with the housework and working in the garden. She often takes lunch to her father in the forest. She regularly visits sick neighbors, not only her grandmother. From her grandmother, Little Red Riding Hood has learned many things, including how to be honest and brave, how to sing hymns and how to pray.

Cole's Little Red Riding Hood also keeps bees. She decides to visit her sick grandmother because she thinks that some of her bees' honey will do the old woman some good. Some woodcutters see the wolf approach Little Red Riding Hood in the forest.

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They offer to kill the animal but Little Red Riding Hood persuades them not to, saying that the wolf has not done her any harm. When Little Red Riding Hood sees the wolf in her grandmother's bed, she first says that the wolf has large ears. The wolf replies, "The better to hear with, my dear. The wolf replies, "The better to see you with, my dear. The wolf replies, "The better to smell with, my dear. The wolf replies, "The better to eat you up.

The first ending is the same as the ending from Charles Perrault's version of the tale, the wolf eats Little Red Riding Hood. In the second ending, the wolf grabs hold of Little Red Riding Hood and she screams. Her father and some other woodcutters then rush in and kill the wolf. The woodcutters who saw Little Red Riding Hood with the wolf earlier were worried about her safety and went to get her father. All of the woodcutters then made their way to the girl's grandmother's house. The second ending is not a completely happy one, however, because the wolf has already eaten Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother and she cannot be saved.

Photograph taken by Lewis Carroll. Charles Marelle begins his story by saying that many lies have been written about the girl known as Little Red Riding Hood in the past. According to Marelle, the girl's real name is Blanchette. She becomes known as Little Goldenhood because of the hooded cloak the color of gold and fire that her grandmother gave her. Blanchette's grandmother is so old that she does not know how old she is. She is also rumored to be a witch.

She tells Blanchette that her golden cloak is made of a ray of sunshine. Blanchette's cloak is rumored to have magical powers. The majority of Marelle's tale does not differ very much from Charles Perrault's version. The ending, however, is quite different. When the wolf arrives at Blanchette's grandmother's house, he finds that there is nobody at home. That is because Blanchette's grandmother has gone to town to sell herbs. Nevertheless, the wolf puts on the old woman's nightcap and gets into her bed. The wolf tells Blanchette to take off her dress and get into bed with him.

She does as she is told but keeps her golden hood on her head. Blanchette says that the wolf has hairy arms. He replies that they are better for hugging. The girl says that the wolf has a large tongue. He says that he can answer better with that tongue. Blanchette says that the wolf has a mouthful of large white teeth. He replies, "That's for crunching little children with. His mouth is horribly burned by her magical golden hood and he runs around the house in pain. At that moment, Blanchette's grandmother returns. She holds open a large sack into which the wolf runs.

Blanchette's grandmother then throws the wolf down a well and he drowns. The old woman says that she will use the wolf's skin to make a coat for Blanchette and will feed his carcass to the dogs. Marelle ends his tale by saying that people who get up early may still see Blanchette walking about wearing her hood the color of the sun.

According to research carried out in by Jamie Tehrani, an anthropologist at the University of Durham, England, the story that later evolved into "Little Red Riding Hood" probably originated in the 1st century CE in the Middle East. From there, the story spread out into Asia, Africa and Europe. The story developed in different ways in different regions, partly as a result of the influence of other folktales, sometimes resulting in versions of the tale that are remarkably similar to the European "Little Red Riding Hood" story evolving independently in other parts of the world.

The folktale tells how, through the use of a magic spell, a tiger takes on an almost completely human appearance but retains his tail. In order to appear fully human, the tiger needs to devour three children before dawn. The tiger passes himself off as the great aunt of three children, spends the night with them and manages to eat one of them. His deception is discovered by one girl who manages to outwit him. The earliest known text of the story was written in the 17th century by the Chinese poet Huang Zhing, who was a contemporary of Charles Perrault.

A 15th century stone carving on the exterior of the Palais Jacques Coeur, a large building in Bourges, central France, suggests that the story of "Little Red Riding Hood" existed before Charles Perrault's time. The carving appears to show a hooded girl carrying a basket. The girl appears to be walking through some trees, heading away from a small house and towards an animal which may be a wolf. In the story that Delarue heard, an unnamed girl meets a werewolf while she is on her way to her grandmother's house.

The werewolf takes a shorter path to the girl's grandmother's house and kills the old woman. He eats most of her body but puts some of her flesh in a kitchen cabinet and puts some of her blood in a bottle. When the girl arrives, the werewolf, impersonating the girl's grandmother, tells her to eat some meat which is really the grandmother's flesh and drink some wine which is really the grandmother's blood.

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The werewolf then tells the girl to take off her clothes and get into bed with him. As she takes off each item of clothing, the girl asks the werewolf where she should put it. Each time, the werewolf tells her to throw it on the fire because she no longer needs it. The girl says that the werewolf is hairy, has long nails, large shoulders, large ears, large nostrils and a big mouth.

The werewolf says that he has a large mouth so that he can eat the girl. The girl says that she has to defecate. The werewolf tells her that she can do that in the bed. The girl, however, insists on going outside. The werewolf reluctantly allows her to do that but he ties a rope around her foot first. When the girl goes outside, she takes the rope off her foot, ties it to a tree and runs away. The werewolf shouts after the girl to tell her to hurry up and come back inside.

When she does not answer, the werewolf realizes that she has escaped. He runs after her and almost catches her. The girl is saved, however, because she manages to get back inside her own house just before the werewolf arrives there. There is no reference to a red hood in the story that Delarue heard. Older stories in which somebody emerges unharmed from the belly of an animal, as in the Brothers Grimm's version of "Little Red Riding Hood", include the legend of Saint Margaret of Antioch , who was said to have survived being swallowed by a dragon, and the Biblical story of Jonah and the whale.

The anthology was adapted as a British-German two-part computer generated animation mini-series. Front cover of the September 3, issue of the American magazine Film Daily which promotes the silent movie Little Red Riding Hood starring the four year-old child star Baby Peggy. Diana Serra Cary is the last living film star from the silent era. The American animated short Little Red Riding Hood is one of the earliest animated cartoons to have been made by Walt Disney and is considered to be Disney's first attempt at animated storytelling.

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It was made mostly by photographing inked lines on paper, rather than using animation cells. In the cartoon, the wolf s replaced by a villainous man in a top hat whose intentions towards Little Red Riding Hood appear to be sexual. Little Red Riding Hood is rescued from the villain by a heroic young man in an airplane. The film was believed to be lost for many years, until a print of it was discovered in London in The sick elderly grandmother is given a tonic by her doctor which partially rejuvenates her.

When she pours the tonic over herself, she looks young again. When the wolf arrives at grandma's house, he falls in love with her. The two decide to get married. Unfortunately, the wolf is married already. His wife and several children arrive at the wedding ceremony and put a stop to it, leaving grandma standing at the altar brokenhearted. A few minutes into the film, the wolf, Red Riding Hood and her grandmother start to complain that they are tired of doing the same old story that every cartoon studio in Hollywood has already done before.

They say that they want to do the story differently this time. The narrator gives in to their demands.

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The scene suddenly changes from the forest to present-day Los Angeles. The wolf is now a wealthy playboy, the adult Red Riding Hood is a scantily clad nightclub singer and it is implied that her grandmother runs a brothel. View all 6 comments. Oct 04, Merphy Napier rated it liked it Shelves: This one was not one of my favorites.

I honestly thought it was more goofy than anything. Was hoping for something with a bit more to it than this - and it was the most heavy handed Grimm tail that I've read so far. It's the illustrations, though, that make this book a stand-out! They are absolutely gorgeous--so full of lovely details the border art is such a nice touch! And I love that TSH put kitty cats into every scene she could manage! The wolf looks so cute and friendly at first you don't blame Red Riding Hood for being nice to him--I almost wanted to pet him!

View all 3 comments. May 03, Krista the Krazy Kataloguer rated it it was amazing Shelves: I love this version, principally because of Trina Schart Hyman's wonderful illustrations. She spent several years in Europe, which is why her artwork has that feel to it, which makes it perfect for this fairy tale. I can't believe that this book has been challenged in some places because of the bottle of wine in her basket. In Europe it's normal for people to drink wine.

Just because she has it in her basket, doesn't mean she's drinking it. I'm glad it was a Caldecott honor book. View all 24 comments. Although there is nothing special about the text of this "faithful retelling of the Grimms' version" of the traditional fairy tale, Trina Schart Hyman's detailed, lush illustrations are simply breathtaking Nov 19, Wealhtheow rated it really liked it.

I loved this as a child, and in fact loved it so much that even know that I'm an adult I have a copy. The writing is probably good, but what I remember about this book and what has me returning to it again and again are Hyman's inimitable illustrations. The delicate lines, twisty trees, and beautiful colors are perfect for this fairy tale. I love Trina's European-influenced style. If only I could draw like that View all 11 comments. The illustrations in this book--done by author Trina Schart Hyman--are wonderful! Hyman gives great expression to the faces of all of the humans in the story and does a particularly good job depicting the innocence and awkwardness of Little Red.


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The text borders have a quilt-like quality and pair nicely with the muted coloring that recalls the look of a storybook that has been around for generations and has aged from years of loving use. It is obvious why this book won the Caldecott Medal! The st The illustrations in this book--done by author Trina Schart Hyman--are wonderful! The story told is the traditional version of Little Red Riding Hood, but the last page offers a new idea. Its irony is probably lost on young readers, but the last page of the book has Little Red recalling her mothers' instructions to be polite and not stray from the path.

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Although Little Red did stray from the path, she is comforted by remembering that she remembered her manners and was polite to the wolf! Adult readers will smile at Little Red's very childish justification of her behavior and may pause to reconsider the instructions they give their own children, as it is Little Red's politeness that gets her in trouble with the wolf in the first place!

Oct 31, Linda rated it really liked it Shelves: The story, first published by the brothers Grimm in , has always fascinated me. It is very scary and thrilling, and fortunately it ends well. In the original, by Charles Perrault, in , the girl dies. It was probably meant to be a message to girls to not talk to strangers, and to avoid men's violence. I have heard that the original has some sexual undertones which suggest that the girl was raped and murdered.

However, in the story by the brothers Grimm, there are no such elements. The stor The story, first published by the brothers Grimm in , has always fascinated me. The story is very fascinating, but raises many thoughts. The warning about talking to strangers is still present, especially when it comes to girls.

Women learn to always be careful and behave in a way to not attract unwanted attention, and it's difficult to evolve and take up space when being that restricted. It's tiresome that women often must be responsible for men's actions. Today, this conception shows itself when raped women are asked many inappropriate, irrelevant questions. The story about Little Red Riding Hood shows the conception about women's responsibility for other people's violence.

Let alone, it is an interesting story. May 23, Robert Davis rated it really liked it Shelves: An excellent edition of the classic tale. Mar 18, Huawei rated it it was amazing. Elisabeth is a little girl, and everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood because she wears red hooded cape.

In the woods, a hungry old wolf see her, and ask where she is going. Then the wolf suggests that the girl pick some flowers, which she does. How do Elisabeth and her grandmother solve the crisis?

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I think this a good children story because this story can teach the children do not believe everyone and tell the family information to the strangers. When I was a kid, this story was in my Chinese text book, and my classmates and I played this story. Also, Little Red Riding Hood is hints young kids, and wolf hints bed human, so I think this is a good teaching story.

I think the theme of this book is do not believe strangers because they may hurt and deceive you. Then the wolf can find the house and deceive her grandmother. Little Red Riding Hood get a chance to this hungry wolf to eat her grandmother and her. To believe a stranger is a dangerous thing. In endpapers, I can see Little Red Riding Hood is going back to home because she leaves the dark forest to the bright towns, and the reader can know she is be safety.

It have different borders for every page. These borders are very decorative, and the readers can see the small pictures in these borders. When the story is happening in forest the small pictures have flowers and birds.

When the story is happing in house the small pictures show tableware, vase, book etc. The border can show the environment. This story is a traditional tale a fairytale because the wolf can talk and stand, even it can deceive human. I think the most people had hear this story when they were kids. Nov 12, Janet rated it liked it. I read this book only because it was on the 17 of America's most surprising banned books list.

I thought it was rather gruesome. The reason it is on the banned list is because of the wine in the story. Oct 05, Janet Coba rated it it was amazing Shelves: This book is a classic, and many people know how this story goes. Little red ridding hood goes into the woods to go meet her grandmother at her house. When she gets there something seems strange with her grandmother. As the story goes on it's revealed that her grandmother if the wolf that has been following her through the woods.

I really love this book and read it to my kids often. I relate to this book when I teach my kids about stranger danger. I explain to them people are like the wolf who w This book is a classic, and many people know how this story goes. I explain to them people are like the wolf who was trying to pass for the grandma, and that we need to be careful and look for contact clues like Ridding hood did. What's really funny about this story, when I first read it to my children and explained to them about stranger danger, for about a month they would say, "be careful he might be a wolf.

After a few more reads they got the point. Feb 15, Gabriela Alvarez rated it liked it Shelves: This classic book was recommended by my local library. Little Red Riding Hood by Trina Schart Hyman is a Caldecott Honor Book, and is a classic story about the little girl who wore a red-hooded cloak made by her grandmother, who loved her dearly. In this book, this little girl's name is Elisabeth, and one day she sets off to visit her grandmother who is sick, to take her some bread, butter, and a bottle of wine.

Of course her mother reminds her to keep her manners, and to be careful not to run, This classic book was recommended by my local library. Of course her mother reminds her to keep her manners, and to be careful not to run, or she will fall and break the bottle and leave grandma with no wine! Through her journey, she bumped into the hungry wicked wolf, told him where she was going, and while Elisabeth picks flowers for her grandmother, the wolf races ahead to grandmother's house, and ends up eating her in one big gulp.

Soon Red Riding Hood finds out that the one under grandma's covers, is not her grandmother, but the wolf who ends up eating her too. Luckily, a huntsman ends up passing by, hears the commotion and ends up saving them, by cutting the wolf out, and letting Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother out. At the end they were very happy they were alive, and although Little Red Riding Hood had broke her promise to her mother, she was comforted she had at least minded her manners. I thought the illustrations went very well with the story because the colors were not too bright, making it look more realistic, bringing the words to life.

I also liked how the cat was pictured through out the story, and his expressions would change, depending on what was going on in the story, adding more feeling. There were borders around the text that looked like wallpaper, and it reminded me of my grandmother's kitchen, and added coziness to grandma's cottage. I enjoyed reading this story, although I had never heard about the wine as one of the goodies. I also think that because this story is a little graphic, I think I would not read it to my preschoolers, but I think it's a good book to read to grades 2nd and up, and have them compare with other stories about Little Red Riding Hood.

May 15, Kristen rated it liked it Shelves: Little Red Riding Hood sets off through the forest to visit her grandmother in this classic edition. Hyman is also the illustrator for this book and she has done a wonderful job. The colors are rich and each image is outlined in black. Her illustrations are able to add to the story with minimal violence, which I feel is very important when illustrating a children's book.

A Caldecott Honor Book I would recommend this book to anyone 3 year and up.

Feb 02, Melanie rated it really liked it Shelves: I thought that was the version I knew but I was clearly mistaken. First off, Little Red Riding Hood is named Elisabeth and her mother sends her off to see her grandmother, stressing that she should not run to her house as to not break the bottle of wine she was bringing her. It was also stressed to use good manners and to come straight home. As she is walking down the path the wolf comes into the picture and steers her out of her way as he goes to grandmother's house and eats her.

Little Red Riding Hood also gets eaten no way is this in the story I heard growing up. However, the wolf takes a nap after all that gobbling and a huntsman hears it and goes to the house to check it out. He ends up killing the wolf and cutting out the grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood, in perfect condition. After that horrific ordeal, they are now happy and decide to eat the food and have a drink the grandmother drank wine which I cannot blame her for after what happened to her! The ending is the best part. LRRH thinks to herself that she will never wander off the path again, but she is comforted by the fact that she had good manners.

I suppose this was meant to scare the young ones that if you don't listen to your mother, bad things will happen to you. But if you use good manners, it makes it all better. The author also was the illustrator and the illustrations are beautiful. I guess I am now being exposed to the "real" version of this classic story. Feb 06, LMary Utterback rated it really liked it Shelves: I chose to read this version of Little Red Riding Hood last.