e way off, and she ran after it, going further and further into the woods. But the wolf ran straight to the grandmothers house and knocked on the door.
"Whos there?"
"Little Red Cap. Im bringing you some cake and wine. Open the door for me. "
"Just press the latch," called out the grandmother. "Im too weak to get up. "
The wolf pressed the latch, and the door opened. He stepped inside, went straight to the grandmothers bed, and ate her up. Then he took her clothes, put them on, and put her cap on his head. He got into her bed and pulled the curtains shut.
Little Red Cap had run after flowers, and did not continue on her way to grandmothers until she had gathered all that she could carry. When she arrived, she found, to her surprise, that the door was open. She walked into the parlor, and everything looked so strange that she thought, "Oh, my God, why am I so afraid? I usually like it at grandmothers. " Then she went to the bed and pulled back the curtains. Grandmother was lying there with her cap pulled down over her face and looking very strange.
"Oh, grandmother, what big ears you have!"
"All the better to hear you with. "
"Oh, grandmother, what big eyes you have!"
"All the better to see you with. "
"Oh, grandmother, what big hands you have!"
"All the better to grab you with!"
"Oh, grandmother, what a horribly big mouth you have!"
"All the better to eat you with!" And with that he jumped out of bed, jumped on top of poor Little Red Cap, and ate her up. As soon as the wolf had finished this tasty bite, he climbed back into bed, fell asleep, and began to snore very
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