Little Red Riding Hood

[Music] once upon a time a little girl lived with her mother in a small Stone Cottage near the edge of a great Forest everywhere the little girl would go she always wore a beautiful red cape and hood soon she became known by everyone as Little Red Riding Hood one morning her mother asked her to carry a basket of cookies to her grandmother her mother mother told her not to leave the path or stop to talk to anyone on the way grandmother lived in a little yellow house at the other edge of the wood and Red Riding Hood would have to hurry to return home before dark after waving goodbye to her mother she set out at once carrying her little yellow basket over her arm [Music] [Applause] at first Red Riding Hood walked straight along the bright Forest path but soon near the riverbank she saw a beautiful field of wild flowers they were growing everywhere under the tall green trees she thought it would be great fun to pick a few flowers to surprise her grandmother then she remembered her mother had told her she must not leave the path but the day was so beautiful the forest so friendly and the flowers so colorful that she thought there could be no harm in disobeying her mother just this one time [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] the flowers smelled so sweet sweeter than peppermint candy then Red Riding Hood heard a Gruff voice Bo say yes they certainly are beautiful flowers she turned and saw the big greedy wolf of the forest standing on top of a rock Red Riding Hood had never seen a wolf before so she was not afraid she thought he was the biggest and most beautiful brown dog she'd ever seen he appeared so friendly too when he spoke to her she didn't know what a wicked animal a wolf could be Mr Wolf asked her what she was doing all alone in the forest Red Riding Hood told him she was on her way to her grandmother's house with some fresh cookies and a bouquet of flowers and where does your grandmother live asked the wolf she lives in a small yellow house with a Red Roof just over the hill well said the wolf good day to you my little girl and he disappeared into the bushes Red Riding Hood was disappointed to see the wolf go she wanted him to stay longer but it was getting late and it was best that she be on her [Music] way meanwhile Mr Wolf ran slightly Through the Wood along the path and over the hill until he reached grandmother's house [Music] when Red Riding Hood arrived at her grandmother's house she knocked at the door but there was no answer she knocked again and a strange Gruff voice said lift the latch and come in it was strange but the bright Sunshine of the forest made grandmother's room appear very dark it seemed so dark through Red Riding Hood that she could hardly see her grandmother in bed grandmother looked so different and her voice sounded so deep and Gruff perhaps granny hadd been ill with no one to look after [Music] her oh grandmother how you've changed what long ears you have said Little Red Riding Hood all the better to hear you with my dear replied the wolf oh but grandmother your nose what a long nose you have all the better to smell with my dear replied the wolf oh grandmother what large eyes you have all the better to see you with my dear said the [Music] wolf and then Red Riding Hood saw clearly his long sharp teeth but granny what great sharp teeth you have all the better to eat you with my dear [Music] grandmother was ever so grateful to see Red Riding Hood safe and sound the brave Huntsman was very proud of his trusty old gun grandmother and Red Riding Hood thanked him for killing the wolf and saving their lives the hunter bad them farewell proudly shouldered his gun and marched back along the path to his home in the forest Red Riding Hood was happy to know that the greedy wolf of the forest could never again frighten or h arm her so she started cheerfully for home to join her mother where she lived happily ever after