OKCB upon a time there tired, in a certain Tillage,awoman, whohad averybeautifullittle daughter. This tittle
girl's mother was ex- tremely fond ofher,andsoalsowasher grand- mother,whodoted verymuchonher. Thekind grandmotherwasfrequently giving herpresents, and amongstother things sheoncepresentedher withavery neat riding-hoodmadeof redcloth, which becamethe tittle girlso extremelywell, that everybody used to call her Little Red
ig-Hood
Oneday,whenhermother had beenmaking
custards,shesaid to her, "
Go,mydear,carry yourgrandmammaacostard and atittlepot of butter,and seehowshe is,for I bear that she has been very poorly." Little Red Riding*
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Hood,whowasvery fond of her grandmother, took the custard and the pot of butter, and immediatelysetout for hercottage,whichwas inanothervillage at some little distance. As she was going through a wood, she met a hungrywolf, who had a very great mind to have eaten her up, but durst not because of some faggot-makers who were at work at a littledistance. Heasked her,however, where shewasgoing,andthe poorchild,whodidnot thinkof anydanger inspeaking to the wolf, replied readily,
'Iam going to see mygrand-
mamma, who isveryill, andamcarrying hera custard and a little pot of butter from my mamma." "Does she live far off?" inquired the wolf. "Not very far," answered Little
RedRiding-Hood; "itisjustbeyondthatmill which you see there, at the first house inthe village."
"
Well,"saidthe wolf,"
I willgo and seeyour grandmother too; and if you gothat way, Iwill gothis,andweshall seewho will bethere soonest."
The wolf ranawayas fast as hecould, tak- ing thenearestway; whilethelittle girlwent
LITTLEREDRIDIKO-HOOD. 101 bythe ordinaryroad, which was considerably round about,and besidesshe stayed diverting herself ingatheringnuts,runningafterbutter-
Hies, and making nosegays. The wolf soon came uptothe oldwoman'shouse,and knocked atthe door, tap, tap. "Who's there?" cried the old woman. "Little Red Riding-Hood,"
replied the wolf, counterfeiting her voice,
*whohas brought you acustard and apot of
, frommamma."
Thegrandmother,who wasveryillandcon- fined to bed,cried out, "
Pull the bobbin,and the latch will go up." The wolf pulled the bobbin and thedoor opened, whenhe entered and presentlyfell upon the poor old woman, andateher upin a moment,forit was above threedays since he had got any food. 11 thenshut the door asitwas before,and put- tingonthe grandmother's night-clothes, went into the bed, expecting Little Red Riding- Hood,who came tome time afterwards, and knockedatthedoor, tap,tap. "Who'sthere?"
cried the wolf. Little Red Riding-Hood was atfirst verymuch afraid whenshe Wild the
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hoarsevoice, but supposing her grandmother had got a cold, she answered, "Little Red Riding-Hood,whohas brought youa custard anda potof butter,frommamma." Thewolf then cried out to her, softening his voiceas
much ashe could, "
Pullthe bobbin,and the latch will go up." Little Red Riding-Hood pulled the bobbin,andthe door opened.
The wolf seeing her come in, hid himself under the bedclothes, and said to her, "
Put thecustardand the pot of butteronthestool,
mydear, and come and liedown beside me/'
LittleRedRiding-Hoodundressed herself, and went into the bed; but she was greatly sur- prised to see how strange her grandmother lookedinhernight-clothes,andsaid toher
"
Grandmamma, what great arms you have got!
"
"Thatisthebetter tohugthee,mydear/'
"Grandmamma, what great legs you have go!"
"
Thatistowalkthebetter, mychild."
"
Grandmamma, what great ears you have got!"
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"
Thatistohear thebetter,mychild"
*Grandmamma,what great eyes yon have gotr
"
Thatisto seethebetter,mychild."
*Grandmamma,what greatteeth you have
"Theyareto eatthee up."
Andsayingthesewords, thewicked wolffell
upon poor Little Red Riding-Hood, and ate hertipinafewminutes,