Retelling of Little Red Riding Hood

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That particular day, I left my den to go on a nice hike through the woods. Then I met her. Little Red Riding Hood came wandering up the path. She told me she wanted to go to her grandmother’s house, which was just down the path, but she was lost, so I, being the kind wolf I am, gave her directions. She thanked me and skipped off happily.

Later on, I began to worry if she reached the house safely. After all, she had seemed apt to getting lost. So I went to go check the grandmother’s house to see if she had arrived yet. When I knocked on the door, nobody answered. The grandmother wasn’t there. “Probably went to one of those tea parties again” I thought. “But I can’t disappoint the little girl.” Because of the thought of poor Little Red Riding Hood finding out her grandmother wasn’t there and being miserable, I decided to pose as the grandmother for the little girl so she wouldn’t be crushed. So, I got into the old lady’s clothes and got in the bed and waited.

A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door. I croaked, “Come in,” in an old lady voice. Little Red Riding Hood came in...

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