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           "Wheredoesyourgrandmotherlive,LittleRedRidingHood?" 

           "Agoodquarterofaleaguefartheroninthewood;herhousestandsunderthethreelargeoak-trees,thenut-treesarejustbelow;yousurelymustknowit,"repliedLittleRedRidingHood. 

           Thewolfthoughttohimself,"Whatatenderyoungcreature!whataniceplumpmouthful—shewillbebettertoeatthantheoldwoman.Imustactcraftily,soastocatchboth." SohewalkedforashorttimebythesideofLittleRedRidingHood,andthenhesaid,"SeeLittleRedRidingHood,howprettytheflowersareabouthere—whydoyounotlookround? Ibelieve,too,thatyoudonothearhowsweetlythelittlebirdsaresinging;youwalkgravelyalongasifyouweregoingtoschool,whileeverythingelseouthereinthewoodismerry." 

           LittleRedRidingHoodraisedhereyes,andwhenshesawthesunbeamsdancinghereandtherethroughthetrees,andprettyflowersgrowingeverywhere,shethought, "SupposeItakegrandmotherafreshnosegay;thatwouldpleasehertoo.ItissoearlyinthedaythatIshallstillgetthereingoodtime;"andsosheranfromthepathintothewoodtolookforflowers. Andwhenevershehadpickedone,shefanciedthatshesawastillprettieronefartheron,andranafterit,andsogotdeeperanddeeperintothewood. 

           Meanwhilethewolfranstraighttothegrandmother’shouseandknockedatthedoor. 

           "Whoisthere?" 

           "LittleRedRidingHood,"repliedthewolf."Sheisbringingcakeandwine;openthedoor." 

           "Liftthelatch,"calledoutthegrandmother,"Iamtooweak,andcannotgetup."