-LRB- 1 -RRB- -LRB- 1 -RRB- Madame d'Aulnoy . LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl , the prettiest creature was ever seen . Her mother was excessively fond of her ; and her grandmother doted on her still more . This good woman had made for her a little red riding-hood ; which became the girl so extremely well that everybody called her Little Red Riding-Hood . One day her mother , having made some custards , said to her : `` Go , my dear , and see how thy grandmamma does , for I hear she has been very ill ; carry her a custard , and this little pot of butter . '' Little Red Riding-Hood set out immediately to go to her grandmother , who lived in another village . As she was going through the wood , she met with Gaffer Wolf , who had a very great mind to eat her up , but he dared not , because of some faggot-makers hard by in the forest . He asked her whither she was going . The poor child , who did not know that it was dangerous to stay and hear a wolf talk , said to him : `` I am going to see my grandmamma and carry her a custard and a little pot of butter from my mamma . '' `` Does she live far off ? '' said the Wolf . `` Oh ! ay , '' answered Little Red Riding-Hood ; `` it is beyond that mill you see there , at the first house in the village . '' `` Well , '' said the Wolf , `` and I 'll go and see her too . I 'll go this way and you go that , and we shall see who will be there soonest . '' The Wolf began to run as fast as he could , taking the nearest way , and the little girl went by that farthest about , diverting herself in gathering nuts , running after butterflies , and making nosegays of such little flowers as she met with . The Wolf was not long before he got to the old woman 's house . He knocked at the door -- tap , tap . `` Who 's there ? '' `` Your grandchild , Little Red Riding-Hood , '' replied the Wolf , counterfeiting her voice ; `` who has brought you a custard and a little pot of butter sent you by mamma . ''
The good grandmother , who was XXXXX bed , because she was somewhat ill , cried out : `` Pull the bobbin , and the latch will go up . ''
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