` She lives at the other side of the wood , in the first house in the village , near the windmill , you know . ' ` Ah ! yes ! I know now , ' said the Wolf . ` Well , that 's just where I 'm going ; I shall get there before you , no doubt , with your little bits of legs , and I 'll tell her you 're coming to see her ; then she 'll wait for you . ' Thereupon the Wolf cuts across the wood , and in five minutes arrives at the Grandmother 's house . He knocks at the door : toc , toc . No answer . He knocks louder . Nobody . Then he stands up on end , puts his two fore-paws on the latch and the door opens . Not a soul in the house . The old woman had risen early to sell herbs in the town , and she had gone off in such haste that she had left her bed unmade , with her great night-cap on the pillow . ` Good ! ' said the Wolf to himself , ' I know what I 'll do . ' He shuts the door , pulls on the Grandmother 's night-cap down to his eyes , then he lies down all his length in the bed and draws the curtains . In the meantime the good Blanchette went quietly on her way , as little girls do , amusing herself here and there by picking Easter daisies , watching the little birds making their nests , and running after the butterflies which fluttered in the sunshine . At last she arrives at the door . Knock , knock . ` Who is there ? '
says the XXXXX , softening his rough voice as best he can .
Blanchette Wolf first fore-paws girls house left meantime minutes toc