Little Red Riding Hood

Title: Various Titles
Author: Charles Perrault
Publisher: D.C. Health and Co, 1901
Reading Level: 4th and up
Pages: 3-10 for each tale
Genre: Fairy Tale
Other Read: Sleeping Beauty, The Little Glass Slipper, The Fairies











Summary:

A little girl was loved very much, and her grandmother made her a little red hood to wear. Everybody called her Little Red Riding Hood. One day she went to take goodies to her grandmother who was sick. She went to the forest and found a path and ran into a wolf. The wolf would have eaten there, but wood cutters were close by. Instead he asked he where she was going, and then he raced her to her grandmothers. When the wolf go there he ate her up and waited to Little Red Riding Hood. When she got there she went through the classic, "Grandmother! What big eyes you have!" and so forth. When she got to the teeth the wold jumped up and ate her.

My Reaction:

Well, I was shocked to find that there was no good ending. They were just eaten and that was that. But I thought it was interesting to read. I liked the morals at the end too!

Potential Problems:

Well, the abrupt ending without any happiness might be a little rough for young kids.

Recommendations:

I don't recommned these tales for a happy little evening. They are interesting to know that they exist, but they aren't they happiest things in the world.