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Storytellers rarely mention the age of the young protagonist in words, but illustrators portray her as being anywhere from about three or four years of age [Figure 1] (Grimm and Grimm 1993) to her early teens [Figure 2] (Anonymous No date).

Tale Notes Unlike many versions of this tale, Red Riding-Hood is not saved from the wolf by a woodcutter or a hunter. She is eaten and the story ends. This tale is the first Red Riding-Hood to be published so other authors have adapted it to continue the story and save the girl from the wolf.

Folktales were often employed to share a common history, to reinforce cultural values, or highlight important traditions. When people belonged to a tribe or lived in a small village, by necessity they needed to be able to get along well under a variety of circumstances and minimize conflict.

Charles PerraultDied16 May 1703 (aged 75) Paris, FranceOccupationWriter author member of the Académie FrançaiseGenreFairy taleNotable works"The Sleeping Beauty" "Little Red Riding Hood" "Cinderella" "Puss in Boots" "Bluebeard"3 more rows

The title comes from the efforts of the storyteller, Scheherazade, to keep her husband, the king of what is now India and Indochina, from killing her. She stopped each night's story at a suspenseful point so that her husband would allow her to live one more night to Page 7 Wordly Wise 3000: Book 5 25 tell its ending.

Charles Perrault wrote and published the first "Little Red Riding Hood," but many have been published since, each varying slightly from the next due to regional and cultural differences. The Grimm Brothers wrote a similar tale, but rather than a red hood, she wore a red cap.

Why are the Grimm brothers pivotal figures in the history of folk tales? The Grimm brothers ar epivotal figures in the history of folk tales because they were the first people to put the folk tales into writing.