Once upon a time, there was a child named Avery who lived with their mother in a little house in the mountains… The little house was nestled in the mountains, and the windows had beautiful views of the trees and the clouds. Avery was a dreamer, and they spent their days playing in their imagination. Avery loved to play with sweets. They would make up imaginary cakes and cookies and pretend to eat them. But more than anything, Avery adored their grandmother!
Their grandmother had sewn a red hood to keep Avery warm, and because of this, everyone called them Little Red Riding Hood. The hood looked great on Avery, especially considering their green eyes and blonde hair.
One day, Avery’s mother asked them to go to their grandmother’s house in the next valley. Their grandmother was feeling a bit sick and needed care. “Take the road, Avery, it’s longer but safer than the path through the forest,” their mother said. “You know how much you love to dream, and the forest can be a bit scary.” Avery nodded. They knew that their mother was right.
Avery’s mother prepared a basket full of delicious food to help care for their grandmother. Nothing helps an illness better than a meal made with love! Avery, or rather, Little Red Riding Hood, left home with their hood and the basket of food, promising to return the next day. Avery resisted eating any of the food in the basket, their mind already dreaming of delicious things.
As soon as Little Red Riding Hood left the house, they met a wolf. The wolf was evil but pretended to be kind. “Hello, Little Red Riding Hood,” he said. “Where are you going?” Avery told him she was taking food to her grandmother. The wolf said goodbye and went on his way. Avery continued on their journey, taking the longer but safer path.
What Avery didn’t know was that the wolf had taken the forest path and planned to reach their 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 Avery arrived at their grandmother’s house, the wolf, dressed in the grandmother’s clothes, pretended to be her to deceive Avery.
Avery found their grandmother’s appearance strange. “Grandmother, why are your eyes so big?” Avery asked. The wolf, disguised as the grandmother, said it was to see Little Red Riding Hood better. Then Avery asked, “Why is your nose so big, Grandmother?” The disguised wolf said it was to smell them better! Then Avery asked, “Why is your mouth so big, Grandmother?” The wolf couldn’t resist any longer and pounced on Avery, saying, “It’s to taste you better!”
Just then, a wise old woodsman, who had magical powers, was walking through the forest. The old man heard Avery 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. Avery told the woodsman that the wolf had eaten their grandmother. 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!
Avery hugged their beloved grandmother. Wearing their red hood that covered her curly hair, Avery thanked the woodsman and offered him the delicious food their mother had prepared.
That night, Avery, their grandmother, and the magical woodsman enjoyed the delicious food made by Avery’s mother.
And doesn’t this story make you hungry?
