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She was just about to stray from He looked even bigger and badder

the path to pick the flowers when than she recalled.

she remembered the good advice
“What a lovely bouquet. Visiting dear
Hansel and Gretel had given her:
old Granny again? You must be tired.
“Always remember to leave a trail.”
Care for a cup of tea in my den?” he

She pulled handfuls of white pebbles asked in his most charming voice.

out of her pockets and dropped them
Little Red knew better than to be
behind her, then she picked a big
charmed by a wolf. She remembered
bouquet. Thanks to the pebbles,
her third piece of good advice, which
she found the path again easily.
came from the Three Little Pigs:

Soon she saw Big Bad Wolf’s den up “Never give in to your enemy!”

ahead. Little Red’s knees began to
So she answered, “No, not by the
tremble, but then she remembered
freckles on my chinny chin chin!”
her second piece of good advice

– this time from Tom Thumb: “Don’t The wolf looked shocked. Before he

be afraid of how big he is. You might could work out what to do, Little Red

be small, but you’re smart too.” used her fourth piece of good advice,

which had helped Puss in Boots when
As Little Red strode boldly towards
he faced an ogre: “Distract him by
the Big Bad Wolf's den, he pounced.
getting him to show off.”

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