Little Red Riding Hood, Masha and the Bear, and the Reality
Little Red Riding Hood is a fairy tale about a girl with the same name who went out to her sick grandmother’s house. Her mother had told her to be careful and not to talk to anyone except Comrade Forester, the keeper of the forest, and the animals in the forest had told her that The Wolf was going to eat her, but she bravely told them not to worry. The story involves The Fox who wanted to be the master of the forest by helping The Wolf and wished that The Wolf would be killed after eating Little Red Riding Hood. In the end of the story, both Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother were eaten by The Wolf, but later saved by Comrade Forester.
Masha and the Bear is a Russian folk tale
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If taken to reality, both stories will have the same relevancy: one of the ways to be aware and not to “get lost” is by not talking to strangers. This message can be interpreted in many situations, as there are various crimes involving naivety, such as fraud or even rape.
However, the issue is becoming more complex recently after several incidents involving not even a stranger but people who should be protectors, such as relatives or even close family. This will concern a broad humanity, morality, and psychological point of view. Little Red Riding Hood and Masha and the Bear are also talking about bravery and cleverness. These two aspects can be the concern in the reality, and this require the intervention of people.
The two stories teach children to be less naive and more aware, and when everyone around the children can instill bravery and cleverness to them, there may be a change. It does not have to be the parents. It can be the teachers or even close neighbor. Talking about close people outside the family, the issue also requires less individuality. Thus, the awareness here is not only for the children, but more likely for