Little Red Corvette

Once there was a girl whose name was Robin, but everyone called her Red Riding Hood because of the red hood and cape she wore when she visited Grandmother. It was a raggedy clothing, but the nicest clothing she had left. Granny, a sorceress, had no real grandkids, as far as anyone knew. She liked to project a kind image, at least to outsiders anyways. Everyone was in debt to Grammy. She took tribute of the best of every harvest, the first pressings of the grapes, the dressmaker's finest fabrics,…

bigger difference is the way it ends, in myths it almost always ends tragically, and in fairy tales it is always a happily ever after for the characters that have gone through the “ordinary” events that have transpired. In the Chapter “The Three Little Pigs: Pleasure Principle Versus Reality…

rumored to take the form of her prey after killing it and merging into the species looking for more potential prey. The mysteriously hooded figure was said to be magical and possess invincibility. One night as dust settled through the dark forest, a red hooded figure appeared in the distance. “What is your purpose here Huntsman” The hooded figured screamed. “I am here to kill the wolf and skin him to make a gorgeous pelt for my wife” “NOOOO!!!! Be gone now Huntsman” “My wife ordered me not to…

certain that Little Red Riding Hood a fairy tale that remains relevant in today’s society. It continues to teach children and adult’s important messages and morals that, relate to the modern world. Little Red Riding Hood is a classic fairy tale written by Charles Perrault, 17th century, with over 58 versions around the world. This fairy tale teaches young and old people to that you must make your own decision in life and go down your own path whether it is good or bad. Little red riding hood…

Once upon a time in a faraway land, there was a princess named Photosynthesis. Princess Photosynthesis adored for a prince named Respiration who watched over a nearby land. Princess Photosynthesis wanted to give a gift to her love and asked the townspeople for help. One old wizard recommended to give Prince Respiration glucose, a delicious sweet treat. All Princess Photosynthesis needed was water, Carbon dioxide, and the magical energy of light. The Princess already had water, but she didn’t…

Thick layers of hard snow covered the ground, easily supporting the weight of the fluffy red fox as it wandered through the forest in search of prey. As a fresh blanket of snow began to fall, the firm snow the fox was effortlessly padding through quickly began to soften. The air was cold enough that the warm breath of the fox created a small billow of fog around his muzzle, but the fox paid no mind to the bitter temperature. A long, heavy coat of auburn fur served well in keeping the fox warm.…

It was the biggest zoo in the world. Already, in the year 1939, the San Diego Zoo was home to over 2,000 animals and its directors planned to expand it even more. Walter Mitty and his wife, Lucinda May, couldn’t help staring in awe at a polar bear, which was angrily chewing a carrot. “Notice how it is angrily chewing a carrot,” pointed out their guide, James Thurber. “This particular polar bear loves to eat carrots. They give him the important beta carotene which is critical to his survival”...…

true to it’s name. In this version, the Princess’s parents (the King and Queen) survived the 100-year sleep to celebrate the Princess’s wedding to the Prince. However the ballet incorporated other characters into the ballet, such as Puss in Boots, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Bluebird, Ricky of the Tuft and Tom Thumb. Other…

In the short story, “The Wife’s Story,” by Ursula K. Le Guin, the central idea is to make sure to see people for how they really are not how you want to see them. In the short story the author states, “I went up close because I thought if the thing was dead the spell, the curse, must be done, and my husband could come back-alive, or even dead, if I could only see him, my true love, in his true form, beautiful”(Le Guin 8, lines 125-128). The wife keeps referring to her husband as a wolf, in his…

[C]Hard snow (Ice later learned was called hail) ricocheted off near trees and bounced off the cold, solid earth. While the cold, stone like objects pelted the wolf's mud stained fur and formed red marks on her pink skin, Ice thought of one thing. One miserable thing... [C]"What if I don't have enough food fo-" She paused her whisper to herself to wince as an especially big pellet dig into her sensitive flesh. Letting out a long, remorseful sigh, the large canine continued. "If I don't get…