Once upon a time, there was a child named Sofia who lived with their mother in a little house in the mountains. Their house was small, but it had big windows that let in lots of sunshine. Sofia loved to play in the garden with their mother, and they often went for walks in the woods.
Sofia loved to play Pirates, but more than anything, she adored her grandmother! Her grandmother had sewn a red hood to keep Sofia warm, and because of this, everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood. The hood looked great on Sofia, especially considering her blue eyes and red hair.
One day, Sofia’s mother asked her to go to her grandmother’s house in the next valley. Her grandmother was feeling a bit sick and needed care. “Sofia,” her mother said, “You should take the road, which is longer but safer, instead of the path through the forest. The forest path is more dangerous! You know you’re a very adventurous girl!”
Sofia’s mother prepared a basket full of delicious food to help care for her grandmother because nothing helps an illness better than a meal made with love! Sofia, or rather, Little Red Riding Hood, left home with her hood and the basket of food, promising to return the next day! Sofia resisted eating any of the food, considering her adventurous personality.
As soon as Little Red Riding Hood left the house, she met a wolf. The wolf, who was evil but pretended to be kind, asked where Sofia was going. “I’m taking food to my grandmother,” Sofia told him. The wolf said goodbye and went on his way, and so did Sofia.
Sofia took the longer but safer path. However, what Sofia didn’t know was that the wolf had taken the forest path and planned to reach her grandmother’s house before her. And so he did!
The wolf arrived at the grandmother’s house and ate the old lady in one bite! When Sofia arrived at her grandmother’s house, the wolf, dressed in the grandmother’s clothes, pretended to be her to deceive Sofia.
Sofia found her grandmother’s appearance strange. “Grandma,” Sofia asked, “Why are your eyes so big?” The wolf, disguised as the grandmother, said, “It’s to see Little Red Riding Hood better!” Then Sofia asked, “Why is your nose so big?” The disguised wolf said, “It’s to smell you better!” Then Sofia asked, “Why is your mouth so big?” The wolf couldn’t resist any longer and pounced on Sofia, saying, “It’s to taste you better!”
A wise old woodsman, who had magical powers, was walking through the forest. The old man heard Sofia in trouble! Before the wolf could eat Little Red Riding Hood, the old man entered the house and saved the child.
The magical woodsman enchanted the wolf, making him tame and gentle, and put him to sleep. Sofia told the woodsman that the wolf had eaten her grandmother, and the woodsman smiled, saying that no evil could defeat goodness! With just a wave of his hands, he freed the grandmother from the wolf’s belly!
Sofia hugged her beloved grandmother! Wearing her red hood that covered her wavy hair, she thanked the woodsman and offered him the delicious food her mother had prepared!
That night, Sofia, her grandmother, and the magical woodsman enjoyed the delicious food made by Sofia’s mother.
And doesn’t this story make you hungry?
