7 English Stories about Little Red Riding Hood

Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by every one who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing that she Once she gave her a little cap of red velvet, which suited her so well that she would never wear anything else. Once she gave her a little cap of red velvet, which suited her so well that she would never wear anything else. So she was always called little red-cap.

One day her mother said to her, come, little red-cap, here is a piece of cake and a bottle of wine. Take them to your grandmother, she is ill and weak, and they will do her good. Set out before it gets hot, and when you are going, walk nicely and quietly and do not run off the Set out before it gets hot, and when you are going, walk nicely and quietly and do not run off the path, or you may fall and break the bottle, and then your grandmother will get nothing. And when you go into her room, don't forget to say, good-morning, and don't peep into every corner before you do it.

I will take great care, said little red-cap to her mother, and gave her hand on it. The grandmother lived out in the wood, half a league from the village, and just as little red-cap entered the wood, a wolf met her. Red-cap did not know what a wicked creature he was, and was not at all afraid of him.

"Good-day, little red-cap," said he.

"Thank you kindly, wolf."

"Whither

"Good-day, little red-cap," said he."

"Thank you kindly, wolf."

"Whither away so early, little red-cap?"

"To my grandmother's."

"What have you got in your apron?"

"Cake and wine. Yesterday was baking- day, so poor sick grandmother is to have something good, to make her stronger."

"Where does your grandmother live, little red-cap?"

"A good quarter of a league farther on. good quarter of a league farther on in the wood. Her house stands under the three large oak-trees, the nut-trees are just below. You surely must know it," replied little red-cap.

The wolf thought to himself, what a tender young creature. What a nice plump mouthful, she will be better to eat than the old woman. I must act craftily, so as to catch both. So he walked for a short time by the side of little red-cap, and then he said, "see little red-cap, how pretty the flowers are about here. So he walked for a short time by the side of little red-cap, and then he said, "see little red-cap, how pretty the flowers are about here. You walk gravely along as if you were going to school, while everything else out here in the wood is merry."

Little red-cap raised her eyes, and when she saw the sunbeams dancing here and there through the trees, she saw that the sunbeams were not in the right place.

Little red-cap raised her eyes, and when she saw the sunbeams dancing here and there through the trees, and pretty flowers growing everywhere, she thought, suppose I take grandmother a fresh nosegay. It is so early in the day that I shall still get there in good time. And so she ran from the path into the wood to look for flowers. had picked one, she fancied that she saw a still prettier one farther on, and ran after it, and so got deeper and deeper into the wood.

Meanwhile the wolf ran straight to the grandmother's siblings. wolf ran straight to the grandmother's house and knocked at the door.

"Who is there?"

"Little red-cap," replied the wolf. "She is bringing cake and wine. Open the door."

"Lift the latch," called out the grandmother, "I am too weak, and cannot get up."

The wolf lifted the latch, the door sprang open, and without a word to the grandmother, the door was opened.

The wolf lifted the latch, the door sprang open, and without saying a word he went straight to the grandmother's bed, and devoured her. Then he put on her clothes, dressed himself in her cap, laid himself in bed and drew the curtains.

Little red-cap, however, had been running about picking flowers, and when she had gathered so many that she could carry no more, she remembered her grandmother, and set out on the way to her.

She was surprised to find the cottage-door standing She was surprised to find the cottage-door standing open, and when she went into the room, she had such a strange feeling that she said to herself, oh dear, how uneasy I feel to-day, and at other times I like being She called out, "good morning," but received no answer. So she went to the bed and drew back the curtains. grandmother with her cap pulled far over her face, and looking very strange.

"Oh, grandmother," she said, "what big ears you have." "The better to But, grandmother, what big eyes you have," she said. "The better to see you with," my dear. "But, grandmother, what large hands you have." "The grandmother with her cap pulled far over her face, and very strange. "But, grandmother, what big eyes you have," she said. "The better to see you with," my dear. "But, grandmother, what large hands you have." "The better to hug you with." "Oh, but, grandmother, what a terrible big mouth you have." "The better to eat you with."

And scarcely had the wolf said this "Oh, but, grandmother, what a terrible big mouth you have." "The better to eat you with."

And scarcely had the wolf said this, than with one bound he was out of bed and swallowed up red-cap.

When the wolf had appeased his appetite, he lay down again in the bed, fell asleep and began to snore very loudly. The huntsman was just passing the house, and thought to himself, how the old woman is snoring. I must just see if she wants anything.

So he went into the room, and when he came to the bed, he saw that the wolf was lying in it. Then just as he was going to fire at him, it occurred to him that the wolf might have devoured the grandmother, and that she might still be saved, so he was not able to find anything. then just as he was going to fire at him, it occurred to him that the wolf might have devoured the grandmother, and that she might still be saved, so he did not fire, but took a pair of scissors, and began to cut open the stomach of the sleeping wolf. When he had made two snips, he saw the little red-cap shining, and then he made two snips more, and the little girl sprang out, crying, ah, how frightened I have been. And after that the aged grandmother came out alive also, but scarcely able to breathe. Red-cap, however, quickly fetched great stones with which they filled the wolf's belly, and when he awoke, he wanted to run away, but the stones were so heavy that he collapsed at once, and fell dead.

Then all three were delighted. The huntsman drew off the wolf's skin and went home with it. The grandmother ate the cake and drank the wine which red-cap had brought, and revived, but red-cap had brought it. The grandmother ate the cake and drank the wine which red-cap had brought, and revived, but red-cap thought to herself, as long as I live, I will never by myself leave the path, to run into the wood, when my mother has forbidden me to do

It is also related that once when red-cap was again taking cakes to the old grandmother, another wolf spoke to her, and tried to entice her from the path. Red-cap, however, was on her guard, and went straight forward on her way, and told her grandmother that she had met the wolf, and that he had said good-morning to her, but that he was not going to be able to do so. good-morning to her, but with such a wicked look in his eyes, that if they had not been on the public road she was certain he would have eaten her up. Soon afterwards the wolf knocked, and cried, open the door, grandmother, I am little red-cap, and am bringing you some cakes. But they did not speak, or open the door, so the gray-beard stole twice or thrice round the house, and at last jumped on the roof, intending to wait until the red-beard had been killed. roof, intending to wait until red-cap went home in the evening, and then to steal after her and devour her in the darkness. But the grandmother saw what was in his thoughts. In front of the house was a great stone trough, so she said to the child, take the pail, red-cap. I made some sausages yesterday, so carry the water in which I boiled them to the trough. Then the smell of the sausages reached the wolf, and he sniffed and peeped down, and at last stretched out his neck so far that he could no longer keep his footing and began to slip, and slipped down from the roof But red-cap went joyously home, and no one ever did anything to harm her again.

Little Red Riding Hood

Once upon a time there was a lovely little girl who loved everyone who saw her, but the one who loved her most was her grandmother, who simply gave her whatever she wanted. Once, the grandmother gave the little girl a little red hat made of velvet, which fit on her head. From then on, the girl never wanted to wear any other hat, so everyone called her "Little Red Riding Hood".

One day her mother said to Little Red Riding Hood, "Here, Little Red Riding Hood, there is a piece of cake and a bottle of wine here; give them to your grandmother, who is very sick and weak, and will feel better if she eats them. Get moving before it gets too hot. On the way, walk well, don't run, and don't leave the main road, or you'll fall, and then grandma won't have anything to eat. When you get to Grandma's house, don't forget to say 'Good morning,' and don't look around as soon as you enter the house."

"I'll be careful." Little Red Riding Hood said to her mother, and held hands with her as a promise.

Grandmother lived in the forest outside the village, a long way from Little Red Riding Hood's house. Little Red Riding Hood had just walked into the forest when she met a wolf. Little Red Riding Hood didn't know that wolves were bad guys, so she wasn't afraid of them at all. "Hello, Little Red Riding Hood," said the wolf. "Thank you, Mr. Wolf." "Where are you going so early in the morning, Little Red Riding Hood?" "I am going to Grandma's house." "What have you got under that apron?" "Cake and wine. We baked some cakes at our house yesterday, and poor grandma is sick, and needs some good food to recover." "Where does your grandmother live, Little Red Riding Hood?" "It's a little way into the woods. Her house is under three big oaks, with a walnut hedge round the lower part. You must know it." Little Red Riding Hood said.

The wolf was calculating in his mind, "This little thing is fine and tender, so it must taste better than that old woman. I'll have to strategize a bit so that neither of them can escape me." So he walked with Little Red Riding Hood for a while, and then said, "Little Red Riding Hood, look at the beautiful flowers around you! Why don't you look back? Why don't you look back? And these little birds, how beautifully they sing! You don't hear them at all, do you? How beautiful everything is in the forest, and you just go on as if you were going to school."

Little Red Riding Hood looked up and saw the sunlight bouncing back and forth among the trees, and beautiful flowers opening up all around her, and thought, "Maybe I should pick a handful of flowers for Grandmother to cheer her up. It is still early in the day, and I will not go late." So she left the main road and went into the woods to pick flowers. With each flower she picked, she always felt that there were more beautiful flowers ahead of her, so she went forward again, and ended up going deeper into the forest.

Just then, however, the wolf ran straight to Grandmother's house and knocked on the door. "Who is it?" "It's Little Red Riding Hood." The wolf replied, "I've come to bring you cake and wine. Open the door quickly." "You can just pull the bolt," exclaimed the grandmother, "I have no strength in me to get up." As soon as the wolf had pulled the bolt, the door opened. Without saying a word the wolf rushed to the grandmother's bed and swallowed her up. Then she put on her grandmother's clothes and her hat, and lay down on the bed, and drew the curtain.

But at this time Little Red Riding Hood was still running about picking flowers. When she had picked so many that she could not hold them, she remembered her grandmother, and went on her way to her grandmother's house. When she saw that the door of her grandmother's house was open, she felt very strange. As soon as she walked into the house, she had a strange feeling, and thought to herself, "My God! Usually I love coming to Grandma's house so much, why am I so scared today?" She called out, "Good morning!" , but no answer was heard. She went to the bed and drew back the curtain, only to see her grandmother lying on the bed, with her hat pulled down so low that it hid her face in a very strange way. "Ay, grandmother," she said, "why are your ears so big?" "To hear you better, good girl." "But Grandma, why are your eyes so big?" Little Red Riding Hood asked again. "To see you better, my dear." "Grandma, why are your hands so big?" "To hold you better." "Grandma, why is your mouth so big and scary?" "I can eat you in one bite!" Just as the wolf finished his sentence, he jumped up from the bed and swallowed Little Red Riding Hood into his stomach, and after the wolf had satisfied his appetite he went back to bed and slept, and snored loudly.

A hunter happened to walk by the house and thought, "This old woman snores so loudly! I'm going to go in and see if something is wrong with her." The hunter entered the house and when he came to the bed he realized that it was actually the wolf lying there. "You old villain, I've been looking for you for so long, and I really didn't expect to find you here!" He said. He was about to shoot the wolf when it suddenly occurred to him that the wolf had probably swallowed his grandmother, and that she might still be alive. The hunter then didn't shoot, but instead picked up a pair of scissors and made a move to cut open the belly of the wolf that was whirling and sleeping. He had just made two cuts when he saw the little red cap. When he had made two more cuts, the little girl jumped out and cried, "That really frightened me! It's dark in the wolf's belly." Then Grandma came out alive too, just a little breathless. Little Red Riding Hood rushed off to bring in some big rocks and shoved them into the wolf's stomach. The wolf woke up and tried to get away, but those rocks were so heavy that he just stood up and fell to the ground and died.

The three men were overjoyed. The hunter skinned the wolf and went home; Grandmother ate the cake and wine that Little Red Riding Hood had brought and was in much better spirits; and Little Red Riding Hood was thinking, "If my mother doesn't allow me to, I will never in my life leave the main road alone and run into the forest."

People also said that Little Red Riding Hood gave the cake to her grandmother once more later on, and that another wolf talked to her on the road, trying to trick her into leaving the main road. But Little Red Riding Hood was alert this time, and went forward without looking back. She told her grandmother that she had met the wolf, and that though he said "Hello" to her, he had a fierce look in his eyes, and would have eaten her if she had not been on the road. "Then," said the grandmother, "let us shut the door tight, and keep it out." In a little while the wolf really knocked at the door and called out, "Grandmother, open the door. I am Little Red Riding Hood, and have come to bring you a cake." But they neither spoke nor opened the door. The gray-haired fellow circled the house two or three times, and at last jumped up on the roof, intending to wait until Little Red Riding Hood came home in the evening, and then sneak up behind her and eat her up while it was still dark. But Grandmother saw through the fellow's bad intentions. Remembering that there was a large stone trough in front of the house, she said to the little girl, "Little Red Riding Hood, bring the bucket. I made some sausages yesterday; carry some of the water in which the sausages were cooked and pour it into the stone trough." Little Red Riding Hood carried lots and lots of water and filled that big stone trough to overflowing. The odor of the sausages wafted into the wolf's nostrils, and he sniffed and sniffed hard with his nose, and looked downward, and at last stretched his neck out too far, and his body began to slide down. It slipped off the roof and landed right in the big stone trough and drowned. Little Red Riding Hood went home happy, and no one ever hurt her again.

New Words and Expressions 生词和词组

1. velvet n. velvet, velvet

2. plump vt. plump; bulging

3. latch n. latch, lock

4. appease v. make calm

5. snip v. to cut

6. entice v. to tempt

7. sausage n. sausage, salami