Little Red Riding Hood And The Wolf
By Roald Dahl
As soon as Wolf began to feel�That he would like a decent meal,�He went and knocked on Grandma's door.�When Grandma opened it, she saw�The sharp white teeth, the horrid grin,�And Wolfie said, 'May I come in?'�Poor Grandmamma was terrified,�'He's going to eat me up!' she cried.�And she was absolutely right.�He ate her up in one big bite.�But Grandmamma was small and tough,�And Wolfie wailed, 'That's not enough!�I haven't yet begun to feel�That I have had a decent meal!'�He ran around the kitchen yelping,�'I've got to have a second helping!'��Then added with a frightful leer,�'I'm therefore going to wait right here�Till Little Miss Red Riding Hood�Comes home from walking in the wood.'��He quickly put on Grandma's clothes,�(Of course he hadn't eaten those).�He dressed himself in coat and hat.�He put on shoes, and after that,�He even brushed and curled his hair,�Then sat himself in Grandma's chair.��In came the little girl in red.�She stopped. She stared. And then she said,�'What great big ears you have, Grandma.'�'All the better to hear you with,'�the Wolf replied.�'What great big eyes you have, Grandma.'�said Little Red Riding Hood.�'All the better to see you with,'�the Wolf replied.�He sat there watching her and smiled.�He thought, I'm going to eat this child.�Compared with her old Grandmamma,�She's going to taste like caviar.��Then Little Red Riding Hood said, '�But Grandma, what a lovely great big�furry coat you have on.'��'That's wrong!' cried Wolf.�'Have you forgot�To tell me what BIG TEETH I've got?�Ah well, no matter what you say,�I'm going to eat you anyway.'��The small girl smiles. One eyelid flickers.�She whips a pistol from her knickers.�She aims it at the creature's head,�And bang bang bang, she shoots him dead.��A few weeks later, in the wood,�I came across Miss Riding Hood.�But what a change! No cloak of red,�No silly hood upon her head.�She said, 'Hello, and do please note�My lovely furry wolfskin coat.'