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In a little house by the woods therelived a happy little girl. She loved to pickflowers and listen to the birds sing. Shewore a red cape with a little red hood.So she was called Little Red Riding Hood.Little Red Riding Hood’s motherasked her to take a basket of cookies to hergrandmother. Grandmother lived on the otherside of the woods. Little Red Riding Hoodtook the basket. Her mother said,“Don’t stop along the way. Don’t talk tostrangers. There are dangers in the woods.”Little Red Riding Hood took the basketand skipped off along the path. She pickedsome flowers and put them in the basket.Then she stopped to listen to the birds sing.Little Red Riding Hood started off downthe path again. A big wolf stepped outfrom behind a tree. “Where are you going,little girl?” 2000 by Evan-Moor Corp.87Fairy Tales & Folktales EMC 756

Red Riding Hood smiled. She said, “I’m takingthese to my grandmother. She lives on the otherside of the woods. But I mustn’tstop. My mother says that thereare dangers in the woods.”The wolf smiled, “Yourmother is right. Hurry on toyour grandmother’shouse.” Soon Little RedRiding Hood was out ofsight. The wolf ran aheadto Grandmother’s house. He knocked on the door.A voice from inside asked, “Who is there?”“It is I, Little Red Riding Hood. I have brought you abasket of cookies,” said the wolf. Grandmother opened thedoor. The wolf grabbed her and locked her in the closet. Heput on Grandmother’s nightgown. He climbed into her bed.Just a few minutes later, Little Red Riding Hoodknocked on Grandmother’s door. “Grandmother,Grandmother, I have cookies and flowersfor you.”From inside a voicecalled out, “Come in. Come in.I’m in my bed.”Little Red Riding Hoodhurried into Grandmother’sbedroom. She saw the wolf’sbig eyes. She said, “Oh,Grandmother, what big eyesyou have!” 2000 by Evan-Moor Corp.88Fairy Tales & Folktales EMC 756

The wolf answered in a sweet grandmotherly voice,“All the better to see you, my dear.”Then Little Red Riding Hood saw the wolf’s big ears.She said, “Oh, Grandmother, what big ears you have!”The wolf answered meekly, “All the better to hear you,my dear.”Then Little Red Riding Hood saw the wolf’s big whiteteeth. She said, “Oh, Grandmother, what big teeth you have.”The wolf jumped out of bed and grabbed Little RedRiding Hood. “All the better to eat you, my dear.”Little Red Riding Hood screamed. A hunter in the woodsheard the scream. He rushed to Grandmother’s house. Hecaught the wolf and saved Little Red Riding Hood. Togetherthey found Grandmother in the closet. Grandmother and LittleRed Riding Hood asked the hunter to share the cookies.When Little Red Riding Hood went home, the hunter walkedwith her through the woods. 2000 by Evan-Moor Corp.89Fairy Tales & Folktales EMC 756

NameQuestions aboutLittle Red Riding Hood1. What two things did Little Red Riding Hood’s mother tell her not to do?2. Why did Little Red Riding Hood stop in the woods?3. What did the wolf tell Little Red Riding Hood to do?4. What three things about Grandmother seemed strange to Little RedRiding Hood?5. Who was the hero in this story? Tell why. 2000 by Evan-Moor Corp.90Fairy Tales & Folktales EMC 756

NameLittle Red Riding HoodBig Bad Wolfpaste2.MotherLittle Red Riding HoodBig Bad WolfMotherLittle Red Riding HoodBig Bad Wolfpaste4.MotherLittle Red Riding HoodBig Bad Wolfpaste5.MotherLittle Red Riding Hood 2000 by Evan-Moor Corp.Big Bad Wolf91Where are you going, little girl?paste3.Don’t talk to strangers.MotherGrandmother, what big teeth you have!paste1.I’m taking these to my grandmother.Cut out the sentences.Paste them in order.Circle the words to show who was talking.All the better to eat you, my dear.What Happened Next?Fairy Tales & Folktales EMC 756

NameWhen It Belongs to SomeoneWe use ’s to show that something belongs to someone.The house belonged to Grandmother so we say it wasGrandmother’s house.Circle the words with ’s. Finish the sentences to tell what belongsto someone.1. Little Red Riding Hood’s cape was red.The cape belonged to.2. Mother’s basket was filled with cookies.The basket belonged to.3. The wolf put on Grandmother’s nightgown.The nightgown belonged to4. Little Red Riding Hood knocked on Grandmother’s door.The door belonged to5. Little Red Riding Hood saw the wolf’s big eyes.The eyes belonged to6. The hunter ate some of Grandmother’s cookies.The cookies belonged to 2000 by Evan-Moor Corp.92Fairy Tales & Folktales EMC 756

my dear.” Then Little Red Riding Hood saw the wolf’s big white teeth. She said, “Oh, Grandmother, what big teeth you have.” The wolf jumped out of bed and grabbed Little Red Riding Hood. “All the better to eat you, my dear.” Little Red Riding Hood screamed. A hunter in the woods heard the scream. He rushed to Grandmother’s house. He