![]() ![]() Red Riding Hood, growing worried, remarks on how unusual her "grandmother" looks: When the little girl arrives, the Big Bad Wolf has dressed himself in the old woman's bedclothes and gotten into bed. Specifically: the wolf takes a shortcut to the grandmother's house, impersonates Little Red Riding Hood, and swallows the grandmother whole. Too innocent to be afraid, she tells him, and they go their separate ways. She does anyway, and is stopped by The Big Bad Wolf, who asks her where she is going. Before she leaves, she is warned not to stray from the path to pick flowers, for there is danger there. In the story, a young girl called Little Red Riding Hood, known by her favourite red hood, goes out into the woods to bring her sick grandmother some good things to eat. The story itself is much older, having been told orally centuries before that, possibly as far back as the 10th Century. "Little Red Cap") was later published by The Brothers Grimm, which has supplanted Perrault's in the collective consciousness. "Little Red Riding Hood" ("Le Petit Chaperon Rouge") first appeared in print as a story by Charles Perrault another, more optimistic version ("Rotkäppchen" a.k.a. is disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.- Charles Perrault, coda to "Little Red Riding Hood" Foreword Reviews only recommends books that we love. No fee was paid by the publisher for this review. The publisher of this book provided free copies of the book to have their book reviewed by a professional reviewer. Parents and educators will likely find this book a useful tool in encouraging positive thinking for special needs children and their peers.ĭisclosure: This article is not an endorsement, but a review. While that lesson may appear to be directed at children with special needs, the book also works with able-bodied children. Paul dispenses with the multi-level symbolism of the folk tale in favor of a single themed self-esteem/morality lesson, namely that a child in a wheelchair can accomplish whatever she sets out to do if only she believes in herself and gets confident support from her friends and family. As a result of losing the race, the wolf must clean Grandma’s house for a year, and begins his service while Grandma, Red and her friend Jack Rabbit enjoy lemonade and microwave-heated pie in the backyard pool. On the way, she encounters the wolf, who is sporting running shoes and sunglasses, and challenges him to a race for the pie. In Paul’s story, Red Riding Hood, who uses a wheelchair, is shooting baskets in the driveway when her mother, clad in jeans and a tank top, asks her to take an apple pie to Grandma’s house. The only resemblance between Paul’s version and the well-known European folk tale is that both feature a red-capped little girl, a wolf and a grandmother. This story by motivational speaker and ventriloquist Richard Paul falls into the latter category. Some of these modern versions retained the essence of the original story others use the classic tale as a framework for something entirely new. Updating the classics to reflect modern sensibilities has been somewhat of a growth industry during the past three decades, the results including jive-talking scarecrows, feminist Cinderellas, and Capulet and Montague street gangs. Richard Paul Color Illustrations by Eugene Clark ![]()
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