Fairy Tales 2010

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Little Red


This anime version of this tale raises a few interesting differences. The largest difference from any of the tales we have read is the large involvement of forest creatures from the beginning. it goes into relatively great detail explaining the relationship between little red riding hood and all of the forest creatures. Later in the story, once Little red is on her way to the house, the bird tries unsuccessfully to warn her. After that, the bird flies to collect an army of woodland creatures to save her. None of the other versions had this level of anthropomorphic woodland creature involvement. The wolf is also portrayed interestingly in this version. He comes off as a buffoon rather than the clever carnal hunter. He is constantly seen as fat and drooling and even eats a cuckoo clock. This leads me to the next big difference. Little red actually fights back in addition to attempting to run away. No other story has her physically causing the wolf harm.

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