“Little Red Riding-Hood.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 51-53.
Tale Summary
There was once a young girl who was doted on by her mother and grandmother, who had made for her a red hood, which is how she gets her nickname ‘Little Red Riding-Hood’. Hearing that Little Red's grandmother has been ill, her mother makes some custard and instructs the girl to bring it to the old woman, who lives in a different village. In the woods, she meets Gaffer Wolf, who decides not to eat her right away because there are lumberjacks nearby, and inquires about her journey. He tells Little Red that he will race her to the house. He makes it there first, devours the girl’s grandmother, and then waits in bed wearing her clothes. When Little Red comes through the door, the wolf instructs her to get into bed and then eats her when she does.
Fairy Tale Title
Little Red Riding-Hood
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Andrew Lang
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)
George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford
Common Tale Type
Little Red Riding Hood
Tale Classification
ATU 333
Page Range of Tale
pp. 51-53
Full Citation of Tale
“Little Red Riding-Hood.” The Blue Fairy Book, edited by Andrew Lang, London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1889, pp. 51-53.
Original Source of the Tale
Tale Notes
This story is almost word-for-word the exact same as this version in Tales of Past Times Written for Children
Research and Curation
Kaeli Waggener, 2022
Book Title
The Blue Fairy Book
Book Author/Editor(s)
Andrew Lang
Illustrator(s)
George Percy Jacomb Hood
Henry Justice Ford
Publisher
Longmans, Green, and Co.
Date Published
1889
Decade Published
1880-1889
Publisher City
London
Publisher Country
United Kingdom
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Digital Copy
Available at the Internet Archive
Book Notes
None