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)
Charles Perrault
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)
John Austen
Common Tale Type
Little Red Riding Hood
Tale Classification
ATU 333
Page Range of Tale
pp. 6-8
Full Citation of Tale
“Little Red Riding-Hood.” Tales of Past Times Written for Children, Charles Perrault, illustrated by John Austen, New York: E.P Dutton and Co., 1923, pp. 6-8.
Original Source of the Tale
Charles Perrault
Tale Notes
This tale ends before the rescue of little red riding hood and her grandmother by the lumberjack, like we see in other versions, despite the way that the loggers are mentioned early on as the reason why the girl is not immediately devoured by the wolf during their first encounter.
Research and Curation
Kaeli Waggener, 2022
Book Title
Tales of Past Times Written for Children
Book Author/Editor(s)
Charles Perrault
Illustrator(s)
John Austen
Publisher
E.P Dutton and Co.
Date Published
1923
Decade Published
1920-1929
Publisher City
New York
Publisher Country
United States
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Digital Copy
Available at the CU Digital Library
Book Notes
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