Little Red Riding Hood

"Little Red Riding Hood" is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a sly wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European folk tales. The two best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm.

This article is about the folk tale. For other uses, see Little Red Riding Hood (disambiguation).
"Little Red Cap" redirects here. For the poem by Carol Ann Duffy, see Little Red Cap (poem).
Little Red Riding Hood
Illustration by J. W. Smith
Folk tale
NameLittle Red Riding Hood
Also known asLittle Red
Aarne–Thompson grouping333
MythologyEuropean
RegionFrance, Germany
Origin Date1697, 1812
RelatedPeter and the Wolf

The story has been changed considerably in various retellings and subjected to numerous modern adaptations and readings. Other names for the story are "Little Red Cap" or simply "Red Riding Hood". It is number 333 in the Aarne–Thompson classification system for folktales.

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