ItisaboutagirlcalledLittleRedRidingHood,aftertheredhoodedcapeorcloakshewears.Thegirlwalksthroughthewoodstodeliverfoodtohersickgrandmother.Awolfwantstoeatthegirlbutisafraidtodosoinpublic.Heapproachesthegirl,andshenaïvelytellshimwheresheisgoing.Hesuggeststhegirlpicksomeflowers,whichshedoes.Inthemeantime,hegoestothegrandmother'shouseandgainsentrybypretendingtobethegirl.Heswallowsthegrandmotherwhole,andwaitsforthegirl,disguisedasthegrandmother.Whenthegirlarrives,heswallowsherwholetoo.Ahunter,however,comestotherescueandcutsthewolfopen.LittleRedRidingHoodandhergrandmotheremergeunharmed.Theyfillthewolf'sbodywithheavystones,whichkillhim.Otherversionsofthestoryhavehadthegrandmothershutintheclosetinsteadofeaten,andsomehaveLittleRedRidingHoodsavedbythehunterasthewolfadvancesonherratherthanaftersheiseaten.