In spite of their name, the popular fairy tales usually have very little to do with fairies. ... Little Red Riding Hood Little Red Riding Hood, the girl who foolishly pauses to talk with a wolf and ends up being gobbled up by him in bed... ... The version given to us by the Grimms also has Little Red being devoured by the wolf, but she and her grandmother are rescued by a woodcutter who chops open the wolf's belly, and out they pop alive, if a little shocked. On her way to her Grandmother's house, Little Red stops to eat wild strawberries: " '... ... When the old ...

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They experienced immediate success with the inclusion of such classics as The Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots and a Western version of Cinderella. ... They are persecuted by wicked stepmothers (Cinderella), eaten by wolves (Little Red Riding Hood), or fall asleep for a hundred years (Sleeping Beauty). All most of them ever seem to do is wait patiently for the right prince to come, or for someone else to rescue them from dangers and enchantments. ...

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