Summary: A young girl sets out to go to her sick grandmothers, to bring her soup and muffins. Along the way she runs into a wolf that she explains her trip to. He decides to join her on the walk, suggesting she collect kindling wood for a fire. Once she begins to gather wood, he runs ahead to the grandmother’s house and eats her so he can take her place. Once disguised, he crawls in the bed and waits for the little girl to arrive. The little girl comes inside and notices the differences in her grandmother and all at once eats her as well. When he is finished, he decides to take a nap and snores so loud a woodsmen passing by hears and decides to check on the old woman. He finds the wolf in her clothes napping and notices his stomach snoring. It takes him no time at all to figure out what has happened and kills the wolf. The grandmother and little girl crawl out and the three enjoy soup and muffins. The bad wolf was buried and never harmed them again.
Implementation: To introduce the idea of a traditional story, this is a good place to start. This story tells the original Little Red Riding Hood story that has been told for years. It also serves as a comparison piece for the variations of the story. I can recall using this story as a play in school, and then we had to write our own version and act that one out. Students would be able to explore their own creativity to come up with an interesting twist to the story.
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