Little Red Riding Hood (4)

Little Red Riding Hood (4)

Little Red Riding Hood lifted the latch and went inside.

It was quite dark but she could see the shape of her Grandmother under the bedclothes, her nightcap pulled low over her face.

" Put the bread down at the table and sit with me, " said the Wolf.

Little Red Riding Hood sat by the bed.
She was surprised at how Grandmother looked in her nightclothes.



" Oh, Grandmother, what big ear you have ! " she said.

" All the better to hear you with, " Grandmother replied.

" Oh, Grandmother, what big arms you have ! "she said. 

" All the better to hug you with, " Grandmother replied.

" Oh, Grandmother, what big eyes you have ! " she said.

" All the better to see you with, " Grandmother replied.

" Oh, Grandmother, what big teeth you have ! " she said.

" All the better to eat you up, " was the reply, and the Wolf bounded out of bed and ate Little Red Riding Hood in one mouthful.

The Wolf felt sleepy after big feast, so he lay down in the bed again and fell asleep.
Soon he started snore very loudly.

Just then, a huntsman who lived nearby was passing the Grandmother's house. 
He was a Grandmother's good friend.

" Goodness, how loudly the old woman is snoring, " he thought.   
" She sounds very unwell. I might just pop my head in and see if she is all right. " 

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