Little Red Riding Hood by The Brothers Grimm

Summary

The Grimm Brothers write an excellent description of a little girl who does not obey her mother, and has to learn her lesson. At the beginning, Little Red Riding Hood is introduced to the audience as wearing her red cap and cloak everywhere she goes. One day, her mother asks her to go to her grandmother's house to bring her some goodies, but asks her not to linger in the woods. Little Red Riding Hood obliges and it is on this journey that she encounters the wolf. The wolf seems friendly--friendly enough for Little Red not to notice his intentions of eating her alive--so she participates in casual conversation with him. She proceeds to tell the wolf, in fair description, where her grandmother lives. And the wolf encourages Little Red to stay behind for a while to pick some flowers. Although she was warned never to dawdle in the woods, the idea is pleasing to her because she would like to give her grandmother some pretty flowers along with the baked goods her mother had sent. However, the wolf does not waste any time. He continues onward to the grandmother's house following Little Red Riding Hood's description of the house's location. Finally, when Little Red arrives, the Big Bad Wolf is disguised as the grandmother. The granddaughter questions her said grandmother's odd appearance. At the remark about the wolf's teeth, the wolf rebuddles with, "The better to eat you up!" Just then, the grandmother and woodcutters bust in the room, luckily. They slay the wolf and it's all over. The moral of this tale? Always obey your mother.