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Introducing the famous and inspiring story, The Little Red Hood
Once upon a time, a little girl lived with her parents in a village. She loved her grandmother more than her parents. Her grandmother lived on the other side of the village, through a forest. The little girl's grandmother had once given her a red hood as a gift, which she always wore. This is why people called her Little Red Riding Hood. Little Red Riding Hood often visited her grandmother. She would stay there for a while and then return home. The grandmother also loved Little Red Riding Hood very much. One day, Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother suddenly fell ill. She wasn't able to see her as often. This made Little Red Riding Hood very sad. Then she heard that her mother was taking food and medicine to her grandmother. She ran to her mother and asked, "Mother, who are these food and medicines for?"
Her mother replied, "My dear, I am taking these to your grandmother." Hearing this, Little Red Riding Hood was overjoyed and said, "May I take the food and medicine to Grandmother? I want to visit her." Little Red Riding Hood's mother agreed and gave her a basket of food and medicine, saying, "Very well, go, but be careful to take the right path and do not speak to strangers along the way." Little Red Riding Hood replied, "Yes, Mother. I will go straight to Grandmother's house." Saying this, the little girl put on the hood her grandmother had given her, waved goodbye to her mother, and set off to the village across the forest.
As she walked through the woods, the aroma from her basket awakened a sleeping wolf. The wolf's eyes fell on the little girl. He was delighted and thought to himself, "Oh, a tiny morsel! But where is she going?"
The wolf quickly approached Little Red Riding Hood and said, "Hello, dear little girl! Will you give me some of that delicious food to taste?" The little girl was initially frightened, but then, hesitantly said, "I'm sorry, I can't give you the food. I'm taking it to my sick grandmother, who lives alone." Then, Little Red Riding Hood thought for a moment and took an apple from her basket and offered it to the wolf. "Please eat this." The wolf took the apple from Little Red Riding Hood's hand and thought to himself, "Oh, her grandmother lives alone, too, so I'll eat her grandmother first, then her! But first, I must keep her." Then the wolf said to Little Red Riding Hood, "Wait! Listen to me! I know how your sick grandmother can get better." Hearing this, Little Red Riding Hood was delighted and said, "Really? How?"
The wolf said, "Yes! I will tell you. You must pick some strawberries from the forest. These strawberries possess magical powers; eating them will make your grandmother well right away." Little Red Riding Hood said, "Oh, thank you so much! I will go get some strawberries right now." Saying this, Little Red Riding Hood went to pick strawberries. Meanwhile, the cunning wolf planned to go to Grandmother's house first. He had decided to eat the grandmother first, then Little Red Riding Hood.
The wolf made his way to Grandmother's house. Finding her resting on the bed, he quickly entered. The grandmother woke up and was startled by the wolf. She asked, "Why have you come here?" The wolf replied, "To eat you and your granddaughter." The grandmother tried to drive him away, but the wolf wouldn't budge, and he swallowed her whole.
Meanwhile, Little Red Riding Hood, carrying the strawberries, sang a song as she approached her grandmother's house. She knocked on the door and called out, "Grandmother, I've come! Open the door quickly. I've brought you many things." A voice came from inside, "My dear child, the door is open. Come right in." Little Red Riding Hood was slightly surprised, noticing a change in her grandmother's voice. She thought perhaps her illness had altered her voice, and she opened the door and went inside. The room was dark. She called out to her grandmother, "Grandmother! Grandmother! Where are you? Why is it so dark in here?" The voice from the room replied, "My dear child, I have been ill for some time, and my body has become very weak."
Little Red Riding Hood stepped inside. "Well," she said, "but how big are your ears now? They weren't like this before." The wolf replied, "So that I can hear you better, my dear child, I had my ears made bigger." Then Little Red Riding Hood asked, "And Grandmother, how big are your eyes?" The wolf replied, "So that I can see you better, my dear child, I had my eyes made bigger." Then, Little Red Riding Hood asked, "And Grandmother, how long are your arms?" The wolf replied, "So that I can hug you, my dear child, I made my arms longer." Then she asked, "And Grandmother, how long are your teeth?" The wolf stepped forward and said, "So that I can eat you!" Then the wolf lunged at Little Red Riding Hood and swallowed her as well, just like he had swallowed her grandmother. After that, the wicked wolf lay down on the grandmother's bed and snored loudly.
A woodcutter happened to pass by the grandmother's house, hearing the loud snoring. He stopped to listen. He realised the sound was coming from the house. He entered, and saw the wicked wolf sleeping on the grandmother's bed. He understood that the wolf had swallowed the grandmother. The woodcutter quickly devised a plan to teach the wicked wolf a lesson. He brought scissors, cut open the wolf's stomach, and safely took out the grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood. Then, the woodcutter carefully put a large stone inside the wolf's stomach, and the grandmother sewed it shut.
Emerging from the wolf's stomach, Little Red Riding Hood asked her grandmother, "Grandmother, are you alright? Did the wolf hurt you?" The grandmother replied, "No, my dear child! I am perfectly fine." The grandmother, Little Red Riding Hood, and the woodcutter hid behind the door, waiting for the wolf to wake up.
After a while, the wolf awoke and felt his stomach was heavy. He thought he must have eaten the grandmother and Little Red Riding Hood, which made his stomach so heavy. Then he went to the riverbank to drink some water. As the wolf bent down to drink, he fell into the river. The grandmother, Little Red Riding Hood, and the woodcutter were very happy and went back home. At home, Little Red Riding Hood promised her grandmother that she would not talk to strangers from now on. She also thanked the woodcutter for saving their lives. Then, they all had a happy day together, enjoying a delicious chocolate cake.
The lesson from this story is: We should always listen to our elders and never trust strangers. Not doing so could lead to many troubles.
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