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The List of Russian Fairytales

  • A - Z
  • "Cinderella" by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
  • A Fairytale about the Golden Fish
  • Pop and Balda
  • The Story of Nutcracker Ballet
  • "Aenoushka and Her Brother Ivanoushka"
  • "Koschei the Deathless"
  • "Little Mermaid" by Anderson
  • "Ruslan and Ludmila"
  • "The Tale About the Dead Princess and Seven Knights"
  • Adventures of Buratino
  • Adventures of Pinocchio
  • Alyosha Popovich
  • Baba Yaga
  • Baba Yaga The Witch
  • By the Pike's Wish
  • Dobrynya Nikitich
  • Finist the Falcon
  • Geese - Swans
  • General Toptigin
  • Golden Mountain
  • Grand Father Frost
  • Grandfather Mazay and the Hares
  • Grandfather Mazay and the Hares
  • Humpbacked Pony
  • Ivan and Maria
  • Ivan the Simpleton
  • Katchei Bessmertniy
  • Kolobok
  • LIttle Red Riding Hood
  • Little Straw Bull
  • Liya Muromets
  • Llya Muromets and Solovey Razboynik
  • Maria Morevna
  • Masha and the Bear
  • Masha with the Bear (another version)
  • Morozko
  • Prince Ivan, The Firebird and Gray Wolf
  • Princess Frog
  • Princess Never-A-Smile
  • Red Little Cap
  • Sadko
  • Scarlet Flower
  • Seven Semeons
  • Sister Alyonushka and Brother Ivanoushka
  • Sivka- Burka
  • Sleeping Beauty
  • Snow Maiden
  • Tale of Tsar Saltan
  • Tales of the Malachite Casket--Hostess of the Copper Mountain
  • The Cat and the Rooster
  • The Cat, the Rooster and the Fox
  • The Crow And The Cray Fish
  • The Fox and the Wolf
  • The Golden Cockerel
  • The Golden Hair
  • The little Hut
  • The Magic Ring
  • The Scarlet Flower
  • The Silver Hoof
  • The Snow Queen by Andersen
  • The Stone Flower
  • The Tale of the Dead Princess
  • The Tale of the Fisherman and the Golden Fish
  • The Tale of the Priest and his employee Balda
  • The Turnip
  • The Twelve Months
  • Tsarevna Frog
  • Vasilisa the Beautiful

LIttle Red Riding Hood

Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm


Once upon a time there was a sweet little maiden. Whoever laid eyes upon her could not help but love her. But it was her grandmother who loved her most. She could never give the child enough. One time she made her a present, a small, red velvet cap, and since it was so becoming and the maiden insisted on always wearing it, she was called Little Red Cap.

One day her mother said to her, "Come, Little Red Cap, take this piece of cake and bottle of wine and bring them to your grandmother. She's sick and weak, and this will strengthen her. Get an early start, before it becomes hot, and when you're out in the woods, be nice and good and don't stray from the path, otherwise you'll fall and break the glass, and your grandmother will get nothing. And when you enter her room, don't forget to say good morning, and don't go peeping in all the corners."

"I'll do just as you say," Little Red Cap promised her mother.

Well, the grandmother lived out in the forest, half an hour from the village, and as soon as Little Red Cap entered the forest, she encountered the wolf. However, Little Red Cap did not know what a wicked sort of an animal he was and was not afraid of him.

"Good day, Little Red Cap," he said.

"Thank you kindly, wolf."

"Where are you going so early, Little Red Cap?"

"To Grandmother's."

"What are you carrying under your apron?"

"Cake and wine. My grandmother's sick and weak, and yesterday we baked this so it will help her get well."

"Where does your grandmother live, Little Red Cap?"

"Another quarter of an hour from here in the forest. Her house is under the three big oak trees. You can tell it by the hazel bushes," said Little Red Cap.

The wolf thought to himself, This tender young thing is a juicy morsel. She'll taste even better than the old woman. You've got to be real crafty if you want to catch them both. Then he walked next to Little Red Cap, and after a while he said, "Little Red Cap, just look at the beautiful flowers that are growing all around you! Why don't you look around? I believe you haven't even noticed how lovely the birds are singing. You march along as if you were going straight to school, and yet it's so delightful out here in the woods!"

Little Red Cap looked around and saw how the rays of the sun were dancing through the trees back and forth and how the woods were full of beautiful flowers. So she thought to herself, If I bring Grandmother a bunch of fresh flowers, she'd certainly like that. It's still early, and I'll arrive on time. So she ran off the path and plunged into the woods to look for flowers. And each time she plucked one, she thought she saw another even prettier flower and ran after it, going deeper and deeper into the forest. But the wolf went straight to the grandmother's house and knocked at the door.

"Who's out there?"

"Little Red Cap. I've brought you some cake and wine. Open up."

"Just lift the latch," the grandmother called. "I'm too weak and can't get up."

The wolf lifted the latch, and the door sprang open. Then he went straight to the grandmother's bed without saying a word and gobbled her up. Next he put on her clothes and her nightcap, lay down in her bed, and drew the curtains.

Meanwhile, Little Red Cap had been running around and looking for flowers, and only when she had as many as she could carry did she remember her grandmother and continue on the way to her house again. She was puzzled when she found the door open, and as she entered the room, it seemed so strange inside that she thought, Oh, my God, how frightened I feel today, and usually I like to be at Grandmother's. She called out, "Good morning!"

But she received no answer. Next she went to the bed and drew back the curtains.

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