In The Ransom of Red Chief movie and short story, there are a few similarities. One of them being how Red Chief tried to scalp Bill. Red Chief thought that they were still playing as Indians. Another similarity is how Bill went crazy. The reason for this being that Red Chief drove him crazy. The last similarity is that Red Chief got to ride on Bill’s back. Bill did not like this idea but did it just to keep Red Chief occupied. In both versions there were many differences, one being how they kidnapped Red Chief. In the story, Bill and Sam offered Red Chief candy and a ride. In the movie however, they kidnapped him by putting him in a box and driving away with it. Another difference being how they hid him in a camp in the movie. In the short