Little Red Blog by Natalie

The story of “Little Red Riding Hood,” has been around for many years, and there are many versions of it that are told all over the world. The main themes that all these stories share are, do not talk to strangers, do not give out your information to someone you have never met, and obey your parents when they say do not talk to strangers, because it can lead to bad situations or even death. There are also struggles that some of these stories address such as listening and following directions, to stay out of trouble.

In Tim Seibles version of “Red Riding Hood,” Bugs Bunny runs into Little Red Riding Hood and calls her out for walking around at night all alone. Bugs Bunny says to her, “This is a tough neighborhood, mutton chops— you gotchur badgers, your wild boar, your hardcore grizzlies and lately, this one wolf’s been actin pretty big and bad.” he is warning her that she should not be wondering around at night on her own, because she is walking around in a rough neighborhood. Bugs Bunny is basically saying that, he is surprised her mother never told that it is dangerous to be out alone at night especially if you stand out wearing bright colors. I agree with Bugs Bunny I think it is dangerous for woman and especially children to be out at night alone. I personally never go out at night alone unless I have a friend with me. I have learned that if I have a buddy with me it can illuminate putting myself in dangerous situations, such as running into the sleazeballs of the world, such as bugs Bunny in this version of Little Red Riding Hood. This story addresses the dangers of what could happen if a woman wonders around at night all alone.    

Italy/ Austria: Little Red Hat, I really like this version of Little Red Riding Hood, because it had an ogre in it, instead of a wolf. I think the theme in this version is to read between the lines. Little Red Hat is so naive in this story and she ends up eating her grandmothers teeth, drinks her blood and eats her jaws. She does not listen to what the ogre is saying when he whispers what she is actually eating. I think that if you do not understand what someone is saying, you should ask them to clarify and not assume that you think you know what they want. For example, if a teacher gives directions to her students, and a few students do not understand, then they should raise their hands, and tell their teacher to maybe re word the directions so everyone understands, instead of just assuming. Little Red Hat did not clarify with the ogre when he was telling her that she was actually eating parts of her grandmother, because he kind of whispered it from the other room, so she just did what he told her to do, since she was really hungry. I think that Little Red Hat, is really ignorant or blind in this story, because how would someone not be able to know the difference in taste between blood and wine. She drinks her grandmothers blood and believes that it is wine. She either has never had wine before or she is just really ignorant. This story I believe addresses, the importance of listening carefully and reading between the lines, like the ogre flat out tells her exactly what she is eating, yet she is a young ignorant girl who does not listen very carefully to warnings.