The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1867-05-03
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Little Red-Cap.

little girl who was beloved by every
one who saw her; but her grandmother
was so excessively fond of her that she
never knew when to give the child
enough. 'f
One day the grandmother presented
the little girl with a red velvet cap; and
as it fitted her very well, she would
never wear any thing else; and so she
was called little Red-Cap. One day her
mother said to her-''come, Red-Cap.
here is piece of nice meat, and bot
tie of wine; take these to your grand
mother; she is i'll and weak, and will
relish them. Make haste before she
gets up; go quietly and carefully; and
: do nee run, lest you should fall and
break the bottle; and then your grand
mother will get nothing. When you
90 into her room do not forget to say,
'good-morning; and do not look about
in all the corners" "a will do every
thing you WISH" replied Red-Cap,
taking her mothers hand.
The grandmother dwelt far away in
the wood, half an hours walk from the
village, and as little Red-C Cap entered
among the trees, she met wolf; but
she did not know what a malicious
beast it was, and so she was not at all
afraid. "Good-dsy, little Red Cap, he
said. ' ''-
"Many thanks, Wolf" said she.
"Whither away so early, little Red
CaPr. .b
'To my grandmother's," she replied.
"What are you carrying under your
apron!"
"Meat and wine," she answered.
yesterday we baked the meat, that
grandmother, who is i'll and weak,
might have something nice and
strengthening"
"Where does your grandmother
liyep asked the Wolf. as.s aEH
"a good quarter of an hours walk
further in the forest The cottage stands
under three great oak trees; near it are
some nut-bushes, by which you viii
I easily know it" W
ao But the Wolf thought to himself, 'tshe
is nice, tender thing, and viii taste
letter than the old woman; l must act
craftily, that I may snap them both
up.p ''.'@ -s'
Presently he came up again to little
Red-Cap, and said, ust look at the
beautiful flowers which grow around
you; why do you not look about youg
believe you don't hear how beautifully
the birds sing. You walk on as if you
were going to school; see how merry
everything is around you in the forest"
So little Red-CsP opened her eyes;
and when she saw how the sunbeams
glanced and danced through the trees,
and what splendid flowers were bloom
ing in her path, she thought, ''ifI take
my grandmother fresh nosegay she
will be very pleased; and it is so very
early that / can, even then, get there in
good time;" and running into the for
est she looked about for flowers. But
when she had once begun, she did not
know how to leave off; and kept going
deeper and deeper among the trees, in
search Of some more beautiful flower.
The Wolf, however, ran straight to the
house of the old grandmother, and
knocked at the door. .4s5asi
"Who's there p asked the old lady.
"Only little Red-Cap, bringing you
some meat and wine: please open the
door," replied the Wolf. 5'is
'Lift up the latch" cried the grand
mohter; II am too weak to get up"
So the Wolf lifted the latch, and the
door few open; and, jumping without
a word on the bed, he gobbled up the
poor old lady. Then be put on her
clothes, and tied her cap over his head;
got into the bed, and drew the blankets
over him. All this time Red-Cap was
gathering flowers; and when she had
plucked as many as she could carry,
she remembered her grandmother, and
made hssts to. the cottage. She won
dered very much to see the door wide
open: and when she gotinto the room,
she began to feel very II, and exclaimed,
'How sad l feel! l wish l had not
come to day." Then she said, ''good-
morning." but received no answer; so
she went up to the bed, and drew back
the curtains, and there lay her grand
mother, as she thought with the cap
drawn falf over her eyes, locking very
iercely.
"Oh! grandmother, what great ears
you have !"
"The better to hear WITH" was the
reply. par
"Apd what great eyes you haveI"
"Tbe better to see with"
Sand what great hands you have i'
"The better to touch you with
"B1t grandmother, what great teeth
you havem
"The better to eat you with )" and
scarcely were the words out of his
mouth, when the Wolf made a spring
out of bed, and swallowed up poor lit
tie Red-Cap.
AS soon as the Wolf had thus salts
fed his appetite, he laid himself down
again in the bed, and began to snore
very loudly. A buntsman passing by
overheard him, and thought, 'how
loudly the old woman snores; / must
see if she wants any thing"
So he slept into the cottage; and
when he came to the bed, he saw the
Wolf lying in it. "What! do find you
here, you old sinnerl I have long
sought you" exclaimed he; and, taking
aim with bis gun he shot the old Wolf
dead. ~a-.
Some folks say that the last story is
not the true one, but that one day,
when Red-Cap was taking some baked
meats to her grandmother's, Wolf met
her and wanted to mislead her; but she
went straight on, and told her grand
mother that she had met Wolf, who
wished her good-day; but he looked 80
wickedly out of his great eyes, as if he
would have eaten her had she not been
on the high road.
So the grandmother said, 'let US
shut the door, that he may not enter"
Soon afterwards came the Wolf, who
knocked, and exclaimed, 81 am Red
Cap, grandmother; bring you some
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