Amscan 840205-55 - Red Riding Hood Basket Fancy Dress Accessory - 22cm x 11cm

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And there are of course variants with happy endings for all characters. But they don't bring the same message. It seems the Red Riding Hood with some kind of warning is the strongest of all. Sorcerers Stone: You are right, myth of Persephone fits perfectly in this tale (I explored that option in one of my blogs) and if we look carefully, every single detail can have very special hidden meaning. This is probably the major reason why this particular story will always stay in top 10 by popularity, no matter how many rewritings will be made. Thanks for your thoughts, I appreciate that! This was fascinating. I always thought of red riding hood as a cautionary tale so the not so happy ending makes more sense to me. These are the links for other translations by different authors - The Brothers Grimm and Charles Perrault!

Not so very far if you go by the straight road," replied little Red Riding-Hood. "You only have to pass the mill and the first cottage on the right is Grannie's; but I am going by the wood path because there are such a lot of nuts and flowers and butterflies." Once upon a time, there was a little girl. Her grandmother gave her a red riding hood, and the girl loved it so much she wore it all the time—so everybody started to call her Little Red Riding Hood. I loved this story as a child. I remember dressing up as Red Riding Hood for Halloween. Great information here and photos. :) Then he shut the door, put on Grannie's nightcap, and, getting into bed, rolled himself well up in the clothes. Well, not so fast. Feminists have some good points, but we should not forget we are really talking only about two versions of Red Riding Hood here. Both were written at specific times by specific members of society with their own beliefs about roles of genders. The passive heroine and the powerless old lady fit well into their views of the world in the 17th or 19th centuries.I did not know there were different versions of this story. I like your explorations of the origins of these stories. Religions, myths, and psychoanalysis can agree on one thing: Pregnant women have had a special position through all history of humankind. They are bringing new life to this world, but they are also in danger of dying at delivery. A pregnant woman is still a taboo in many societies.

Now little Red Riding-Hood was very fond of her grandmother, who made her so many nice things, so she put on her cloak joyfully and started on her errand. But her grandmother lived some way off, and to reach the cottage little Red Riding-Hood had to pass through a vast lonely forest. However, some wood-cutters were at work in it, so little Red Riding-Hood was not so very much alarmed when she saw a great big wolf coming towards her, because she knew that wolves were cowardly things. Richard1988: Well, it can be a cautionary tale, but it can also have a comforting effect (with resurrection). Little Red Riding Hood(Little Red Cap) is a European folktale. Read about the adventures of a little girl who went to deliver a cake and a pot of butter to her granny, and defeated a big bad wolf in the process! Whether we understand the act of opening wolf's stomach as resurrection, sunrise, or birth, we can also agree this is a very important moment. Maybe too important to be assisted by anybody, and in this case, the huntsmen looks like greater authority than a father. If we look at the older versions, where the saving was done by the father, it was not done by opening the stomach, but with cutting the wolf's head!

Little Red Riding-Hood," sings out the wolf, making his voice as shrill as he could. "I've come to bring dear Grannie a pot of butter and a cake from mother, and to ask how you are." how about a new version where wolf actually likes riding hood and that is why he stalked her? but turns out wrong which ends up in murder and suicide. and the hunter is riding hood father who got angry and went to revenge at wolf? while the mother doesn't hear any news until a few weeks later. okay, that was weird. The content of the basket is not the same in both cases. Psychoanalysts were especially excited over a bottle of wine added by William Grimm. It is supposed to have a strong symbolic meaning—and we will deal with that later! An excellent analysis Tolovaj, hope it's okay but i've linked to it for my ballad about the story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1977NhEonVw

You really took this story to levels I had never considered, even as a horny teenager. Red Riding Hood is a favorite in the US. I recently saw a movie titled Red Riding Hood that had the wolf as a werewolf. That is pretty much how I always saw the wolf since my teenage years. Great lens. I have a couple of Squidoo friends who live in Slovinia, and would like to be able to count you as a friend also. I hope to see you around Tolovaj. NEW! Not only is Little Red Riding Hood one of the all-time favourite fairy stories - with children delighting in the part of the story when the wolf disguises himself as Little Red Riding Hood's grandmother - but it is also a useful way to introduce the concept of "stranger danger" to the kids. yeah" I'm sorry to break it to you, but a lot of fairytales were actually originally dark and sometimes didn't have a happy ending. "The Little Mermaid" is a perfect example, where the mermaid didn't necessarily have a perfectly happy ending and story. She died because she didn't want to kill the prince, and every step she took felt like needles. :) Plus, fairytales have many hidden symbolism and many, like myself, enjoy finding these little details and try to decipher them. They were, of course, made to teach children lessons under a disguise of usually happy endings and friendly (or not so friendly) animals. What was in Red Riding Hood's basket? Charles Perrault opted for a cake and butter, while the Brothers Grimm gave her some cakes and a bottle of wine. The symbolism of Red Riding Hood is one of the richest of all classic fairy tales. This is one of the main reasons for its popularity. It is undeniably a great fairy tale with dozens of undertones, but sometimes its symbols are more coincidental than a product of collective mind or something similar.I think that you completely ruined this story for many people including the children. LRRH is supposed to be a simple cautionary tale and by giving all these theories and myths you ruined childhood memories and made it more complex and disturbing for children. I believe this article should be taken down!