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Once upon a time, in a far away country, there lived a little girl called Red Riding Hood. One day, her mother asked her to take a basket of fruit to her grandmother, who had been ill and lived alone in a cottage in the forest.
It happened that a wolf was lurking in the bushes and overheard the conversation. He decided to take a short-cut to the grandmothers house and get the goodies for himself. The wolf killed the grandmother, then dressed in her nightgown and jumped into bed to await the little girl. When she arrived, he made several nasty suggestions, and then tried to grab her. But by this time the child was very frightened and ran, screaming from the cottage.
A woodcutter, working nearby, heard her cries, and rushed to the rescue. He killed the wolf with his axe, thereby saving Red Riding Hoods' life. All the townspeople rushed to the scene and proclaimed the woodcutter a hero.
But at the inquest, several facts emerged: (1) The wolf had never been advised of his rights. (2) The woodcutter had made no warning swings before striking the fatal blow. (3) The Civil Liberties Union stressed the point that, although the act of eating Grandma may have been in bad taste, the wolf was only doing 'his thing' and thus didn't deserve the death penalty. (4) The SDS contended that the killing of the grandmother should be considered self-defence since she was over 30 and, therefore, couldn't be taken seriously, because the wolf was trying to make love, not war.
On the basis of these considerations, it was decided there was no valid basis for charges against the wolf. Moreover, the woodcutter was indicted for unaggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Several nights later, the woodcutters cottage was burned to the ground.
One year from the date of 'The Incident at Grandmas', her cottage was made a shrine for the wolf who had bled and died there. All the village officials spoke about the dedication. but it was Red Riding Hood who gave the most touching tribute.
She said that, while she had been selfishly grateful for the woodcutters' intervention, she realized, in retrospect that he had over-reacted. As she knealt and placed a wreath in honour of the brave wolf, there wasn't a dry eye in the whole forest.
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Once upon a time, in a far away country, there lived a little girl called Red Riding Hood. One day, her mother asked her to take a basket of fruit to her grandmother, who had been ill and lived alone in a cottage in the forest.
It happened that a wolf was lurking in the bushes and overheard the conversation. He decided to take a short-cut to the grandmothers house and get the goodies for himself. The wolf killed the grandmother, then dressed in her nightgown and jumped into bed to await the little girl. When she arrived, he made several nasty suggestions, and then tried to grab her. But by this time the child was very frightened and ran, screaming from the cottage.
A woodcutter, working nearby, heard her cries, and rushed to the rescue. He killed the wolf with his axe, thereby saving Red Riding Hoods' life. All the townspeople rushed to the scene and proclaimed the woodcutter a hero.
But at the inquest, several facts emerged:
(1) The wolf had never been advised of his rights.
(2) The woodcutter had made no warning swings before striking the fatal blow.
(3) The Civil Liberties Union stressed the point that, although the act of eating Grandma may have been in bad taste, the wolf was only doing 'his thing' and thus didn't deserve the death penalty.
(4) The SDS contended that the killing of the grandmother should be considered self-defence since she was over 30 and, therefore, couldn't be taken seriously, because the wolf was trying to make love, not war.
On the basis of these considerations, it was decided there was no valid basis for charges against the wolf. Moreover, the woodcutter was indicted for unaggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
Several nights later, the woodcutters cottage was burned to the ground.
One year from the date of 'The Incident at Grandmas', her cottage was made a shrine for the wolf who had bled and died there. All the village officials spoke about the dedication. but it was Red Riding Hood who gave the most touching tribute.
She said that, while she had been selfishly grateful for the woodcutters' intervention, she realized, in retrospect that he had over-reacted. As she knealt and placed a wreath in honour of the brave wolf, there wasn't a dry eye in the whole forest.