Little Red Riding Hood
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1697
– “Little Red Riding Hood” – Charles Perrault
1812
– “Little Red Cap” – Brothers Grimm
1883
– “The False Grandmother” – Antonio de Nino
1885
– “The Story of Grandmother” – Louis and Francois Briffault
1940
– “The Little Girl and the Wolf” – James Thurber
1979
– “Goldflower and the Bear” – Chiang Mi
1982
– “Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf” – Roald Dahl
“Little Red Riding Hood” – Charles Perrault
Emphasizes innocence, sweetness, and prettiness of Little Red Riding Hood (LRRH), to clearly identify the protagonist and set up moral at the end
LRRH strips to get into bed with 'grandmother' revealing some strong sexual connotaions
Dark and unusual compared to modern tales becsaue both grandmother and LRRH are ‘gobbled up’ and are never saved
Outright stated moral at the end. More of a lesson warning against men in general, for ‘innocent girls’
“Little Red Cap” – Brothers Grimm
LRC’s mother lectures her on proper conduct and directly states, "do not leave the path"
Pot of butter changed to bottle of wine
LRC tricked by the wolf – a lesson in the risk of being seduced by strange men
LRC has internal dialog - "Oh, my God, why am I so afraid? I usually like it at grandmother's."
LRC is nervous when entering grandmother’s; may be a lesson on trusting instincts
LRC filled the wolf’s belly with stones, which killed him - shows a change in attitude toward women being capable
Another ‘obey your parents’ moral to small kids, as LRC swears to obey and stick to the path; leading to them defeating the next wolf