Little Red Riding-Hood
Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl,
the prettiest creature that ever was seen. Her mother was very fond of
her, and her grandmother loved her still more. This good woman made for
her a little red riding-hood, which became the girl so well that
everybody called her Little Red Riding-hood. One day her mother, having made some custards, said to her:-- "Go, my dear, and see how your grandmother does, for I hear she has been
very ill; carry her a custard and this little pot of butter." Little Red Riding-hood set out immediately to go to her grandmother's,
who lived in another village. As she was going through the wood, she met Gaffer Wolf, who had a very
great mind to eat her up; but he dared not, because of some fagot-makers
hard by in the forest. He asked her whither she was going. The poor
child, who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and hear a wolf
talk, said to him:--
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