French: Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Little Red Riding Hood

Authors

Charles Perrault
Molly Ramirez, Illinois Wesleyan University

Files

Description

This version of the classic Little Red Riding Hood follows the Charles Perrault 1697 story with an abrupt and gruesome ending, both Little Red and Gramma get eaten by the big bad wolf. The story has a clear and unequivocal moral: children should not talk to strangers.

Geographical region for language spoken

Paris, France

Disciplines

French and Francophone Literature | Language Interpretation and Translation

Comments

Read by Molly Ramirez, IWU Language School for Kids

Recommended Citation

Perrault, Charles and Ramirez, Molly, "French: Le Petit Chaperon Rouge-Little Red Riding Hood" (1697). IWU Global Storytelling Project. 7.
https://digitalcommons.iwu.edu/globalstorytelling/7

Version

Charles Perrault’s version was first published as Histoires ou contes du temps passé, avec des moralités: Contes de ma mère l'Oye [Stories or Tales from Times Past] Paris, 1697.