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  • YOU know the tale of poor Little Red Riding-hood, that the Wolf deceived and devoured, with her cake, her little butter can, and her Grandmother; well, the true story happened quite differently, as we know now.

    The Red Fairy Book 2003

  • 'And as for your little Red Riding-hood, van Gelder, this sweet little mistress of yours --'

    Puppet on a Chain MacLean, Alistair, 1922- 1969

  • The forerunner of the closing exercises was the presentation of the cantata "Little Red Riding-hood," by the pupils of the intermediate grades.

    The American Missionary — Volume 50, No. 9, September, 1896 Various

  • The snow had been falling, and the sunshine was just coming back, when she went out in the garden, in her Little Red Riding-hood cloak, to share her bread with the sparrows and snow-birds.

    Harper's Young People, February 17, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly Various

  • Poor little Red Riding-hood sobbed and sobbed because she couldn't go and carry her basket to her grandmother, and as she didn't have any grandmother she couldn't go, of course, and her parents were very much troubled.

    The Children's Book of Christmas Stories Asa Don Dickinson 1918

  • So Red Riding-hood went to bed in her little red cloak holding fast to her basket full of dainties for her grandmother, and Bo-Peep slept with her crook in her hand.

    The Children's Book of Christmas Stories Asa Don Dickinson 1918

  • "This one, you know; and Red Riding-hood – and the Princes in the Tower – and Cinderella."

    Melbourne House 1907

  • You are to be Red Riding-hood – unless, – I don't know; perhaps that would be a good one to give Nora Dinwiddie.

    Melbourne House 1907

  • "And you laughed when you were Red Riding-hood, Nora Dinwiddie."

    Melbourne House 1907

  • "How much that little one wanted to be Red Riding-hood," said Daisy.

    Melbourne House 1907

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