Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault The main message of the text is to intimidate reckless or very naughty children by representing the wolf as a real danger. What is the theme of Little Red Riding Hood? Tempting him with ginkgo nuts, the girls pull him in a basket to the top of the tree in which they are hiding, then let go of the rope–killing him. Lon Po Po, the Granny Wolf, pretends to be the girls’ grandmother, until clever Shang, the eldest daughter, suspects the greedy wolf’s real identity. What is the problem in the story Lon Po Po? The theme of the story is If you keep your wits when in danger, you can survive and triumph. Moral reasoning in the story focuses on self concern and self concern. The girls figure this out and end up killing the wolf.

What is the moral of the story Lon Po Po?īy Ed Young A wolf tricks the girls into letting him in by pretending to be their Po Po. Both the grandmother and the little girl are eaten by the wolf. Charles Perrault’s version (the earliest between the three) seems to have a brutal ending to it. How is Charles Perrault’s Little Red Riding Hood different from other versions?ĭifferences between the Three Versions Perhaps a major difference between the three versions is to be found in the ending of the story. Little Red Riding Hood is a cautionary tale warning little girls of the perils of disobedience, but the older story is a complex one of female initiation to sexual maturity.

The most famous versions are by Charles Perrault and the Grimm Brothers here included. What is the most popular version of Little Red Riding Hood? The tale started with the mother leaving her three daughters behind which can be said to be absentation.

The tale revolves around 3 characters (the daughters) as many other fairy tales do. Lon Po Po/Genres Is Lon Po Po a fairytale or folktale?

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