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The origins of the Little Red Riding Hood story can be traced to several likely pre-17th century versions from various European countries. Some of these are significantly different from the currently known, Grimms-inspired version. It was told by French peasants in the 10th century [4] and recorded by the cathedral schoolmaster Egbert of Liège ...
The story is a Chinese version of the popular children's fable "Little Red Riding Hood" as retold by Young.Contrary to the original fable, in which there is only one child (Little Red Riding Hood) who interacts with the nemesis of the story (the wolf), Lon Po Po (Mandarin for "wolf [maternal] grandmother") has three children, and the story is told from their perspective.
For example, some versions of "Sleeping Beauty" published today are based partially on a Brothers Grimm tale, "Little Briar Rose", a modified version of the Perrault story. [20] Perrault had written "Little Red Riding Hood" as a warning to readers about strangers preying on young girls walking through the forest. He concludes his fairy tale ...
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales is a postmodern children's book written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Lane Smith. [1] Published in 1992 by Viking, it is a collection of twisted, humorous parodies of famous children's stories and fairy tales, such as "Little Red Riding Hood", "The Ugly Duckling" and "The Gingerbread Man".
In the book Revolting Rhymes, by famous writer Roald dahl, the Big Bad Wolves from "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Three Little Pigs" appear. In the book's version of "Little Red Riding Hood", the Big Bad Wolf devours grandma like the story and an unfooled Little Red Riding Hood uses her concealed pistol to shoot him dead.
Illustration from fairy tale of "Little Red Riding Hood", from The Fairy Tales of the Brothers Grimm (1909) (source, alternate source). A digitized edition of the original book can be read here; however, note that some illustrations, including this one, are missing.
Little Red Riding Hood has also been reviewed by Booklist, [4] Horn Book Guide, [4] Library Media Connection magazine, [4] School Library Journal, [4] and School Library Media Activities Monthly. [5] It was a 2008 ALA notable Children's (Young Readers) Book. [6]
The woodsman (who saves Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother in the most well-known versions of the tale) ends up beheaded by the grandmother, who leaps from the wolf's mouth of her own accord after a "stirring" moralizing speech from Red, who states that womyn and wolves can solve their own problems without a man's interference.