“Little Red Riding Hood” is a fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Some later versions include a woodsman. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European folk tales (including in present-day France, Italy, and German-speaking regions), with parallels in ancient oral narratives and motifs; it was first recorded in literary form in French by Charles Perrault, and later retold in the 19th-century by the Brothers Grimm. The story has varied considerably in different versions over the centuries, translations, and as the subject of numerous modern adaptations. Other names for the story are “Little Red Cap” or simply “Red Riding Hood”. It is number 333 in the Aarne–Thompson classification system for folktales.
Creators/Key Contributors Unknown, Charles Perrault, Brothers Grimm
First Appearance European folklore
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Appearance List Le Petit Chaperon rouge (1697) by Charles Perrault; Rotkäppchen / Little Red Cap (1812) by Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm — Grimm version in Kinder- und Hausmärchen; Les Contes de Perrault (1862/1867) by Charles Perrault, illustrated by Gustave Doré; The Blue Fairy Book (1889) ed. Andrew Lang; Old-Time Stories Told by Master Charles Perrault (1921) by Charles Perrault, trans. A. E. Johnson; “The Company of Wolves” in The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories (1979) by Angela Carter. Film: Little Red Riding Hood (1922) by Walt Disney; Red Riding Hood (1931) by Harry Bailey / John Foster animated short; Dizzy Red Riding-Hood (1931) by Dave Fleischer and Grim Natwick — Betty Boop/Fleischer animated short; Red Hot Riding Hood (1943) by Tex Avery — animated short.
Sample Read Old-Time Stories Told by Master Charles Perrault (1921) by Charles Perrault; trans. A. E. Johnson [Internet Archive]
Description “Little Red Riding Hood” is a fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Some later versions include a woodsman. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European folk tales (including in present-day France, Italy, and German-speaking regions), with parallels in ancient oral narratives and motifs; it was first recorded in literary form in French by Charles Perrault, and later retold in the 19th-century by the Brothers Grimm. The story has varied considerably in different versions over the centuries, translations, and as the subject of numerous modern adaptations. Other names for the story are “Little Red Cap” or simply “Red Riding Hood”. It is number 333 in the Aarne–Thompson classification system for folktales.
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