Charles Perrault And The Grimm Brothers

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Charles Perrault and the Grimm brothers both write about a young girl, dressed in red, on a journey to visit her grandmother with some special treats, but each version offers a different meaning. In the Grimm brother’s version, “Little Red Cap,” the young girl’s Mom cautions her prior to her departure to stay on the path so she will not break the bottle of wine. Her Mother did not alert her of other dangers, and as such, Little Red Cap did not recognize the wolf as the evil threat that he represented. As Little Red Cap arrived at her grandmother’s house, the door was already open, just as the young girl had opened herself to danger as she disobeyed her Mother by veering from the path. Little Red Cap questions the wolf about his ears, eyes,