AT HOME.
Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who lived with her father and mother in a little house near the woods. This child had a grandmother who lived by herself in a little house on the other side of the woods. The grandmother loved the little granddaughter dearly and was very kind to her.
One time she made the child a little cloak with a red hood. The little girl looked very pretty in her cloak and hood; and when she skipped along the street the neighbors would say. “Here comes our little Red Riding Hood.”
One day Little Red Riding Hood’s mother called to her, “Come, my child, put on your cloak and hood. I want you to go to see how dear grandmother is to-day. This is her birthday, and you may take her a little present. See, in this basket I have put a loaf of bread, a pat of fresh butter, and a bottle of wine.
“And now, little daughter, listen to me. Do not leave the path. If you meet any one, say ‘Good morning’ politely, but do not stop to talk.”
The little one said, “Yes, mother, I will mind all you say.” She then took the basket, kissed her mother, and skipped along the way to grandmother’s house.
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Preparation.
Recall wolf. Talk about woods. Explain path.
Narration.