Little Red Riding Hood is a European fairy tale about a young girl and
a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to the 10th century to
several European folk tales, including one from Italy called The False
Grandmother. The best known version was written by Charles
Perrault.The story has been changed considerably in various retellings
and subjected to numerous modern adaptations and readings. Other names
for the story are: "Little Red Ridinghood", "Little Red Cap" or simply
"Red Riding Hood". It is number 333 in the Aarneâ€"Thompson
classification system for folktales.The story has been changed
considerably in various retellings and subjected to numerous modern
adaptations and readings. Other names for the story are: "Little Red
Ridinghood", "Little Red Cap" or simply "Red Riding Hood". It is
number 333 in the Aarneâ€"Thompson classification system for
folktales.The story revolves around a girl called Little Red Riding
Hood. In Perrault's versions of the tale, she is named after her red
hooded cape/cloak that she wears. The girl walks through the woods to
deliver food to her sickly grandmother (wine and cake depending on the
translation). In Grimms' version, her mother had ordered her to stay
strictly on the path.A Big Bad Wolf wants to eat the girl and the food
in the basket. He secretly stalks her behind trees, bushes, shrubs,
and patches of little and tall grass. He approaches Little Red Riding
Hood, who naively tells him where she is going. He suggests that the
girl pick some flowers as a present for her grandmother, which she
does. In the meantime, he goes to the grandmother's house and gains
entry by pretending to be her. He swallows the grandmother whole (in
some stories, he locks her in the closet) and waits for the girl,
disguised as the grandma. Little Red Riding Hood Top Movies & Young Movies