Little Red Riding Hood
A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.
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How Red-Cap got her name
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There is a little girl.
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Everyone loves her.
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Her grandmother loves her very much.
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She gives the girl a little red cap.
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The girl loves this cap and always wears it.
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Everyone calls her Little Red-Cap.
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