Little Red Riding Hood
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Little Red Riding Hood is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a sly wolf.[5] Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European folk tales. The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault[6] and the Brothers Grimm.
This article is about the folk tale. For other uses, see Little Red Riding Hood (disambiguation).
"Little Red Cap" redirects here. For the poem by Carol Ann Duffy, see Little Red Cap (poem).
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Folk tale | |
Name | Little Red Riding Hood |
Also known as | Little Red |
Aarne–Thompson grouping | 333 |
Mythology | European |
Region | France,[1] Germany[2] |
Origin Date | 1697,[3] 1812[4] |
Related | Peter and the Wolf |
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The version found in The Book of Fables and Folk Stories by Horace E. Scudder.
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The story has varied considerably in different versions over the centuries, translations, and as the subject of numerous modern adaptations. Other names for the story are "Little Red Cap" or simply "Red Riding Hood". It is number 333 in the Aarne–Thompson classification system for folktales.[7]