Little Red Riding Hood
Η Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα
A girl takes food to her grandmother through the forest and meets a wolf who has a plan of his own.
Learning Greek · Beginner
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Scene 1 · Beginner
Πώς πήρε το όνομά της η Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα
How Red-Cap got her name
Greek
Μια φορά κι έναν καιρό ζούσε ένα μικρό κορίτσι που όλοι αγαπούσαν. Η γιαγιά του το αγαπούσε πιο πολύ από όλους. Μια μέρα του έδωσε ένα σκουφάκι από κόκκινο βελούδο.
English translation
Once upon a time, there was a little girl whom everyone loved. Her grandmother loved her most of all. One day she gave her a little red velvet cap.
Greek
Το κορίτσι αγαπούσε τόσο πολύ αυτό το σκουφάκι που ήθελε να το φοράει συνέχεια. Γι’ αυτό όλοι το έλεγαν Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα.
English translation
The girl loved the cap so much that she wanted to wear it all the time. That is why everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood.
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