Russian · Absolute Beginner

Красная Шапочка

Name: Красная Шапочка
Author: The Brothers Grimm

Adapted from Little Red Riding Hood

By The Brothers Grimm

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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Как Красная Шапочка получила своё имя

How Red-Cap got her name

Живёт маленькая девочка.

There is a little girl.

Все любят её.

Everyone loves her.

Бабушка очень любит внучку и дарит ей красную шапочку.

Grandmother loves her granddaughter very much and gives her a red cap.

Девочка всегда носит эту шапочку.

The girl always wears this cap.

Поэтому все зовут её Красной Шапочкой.

That is why everyone calls her Little Red Riding Hood.

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