Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

333: Little Red Riding Hood

ATU > 300-749: TALES OF MAGIC > 300-399: Supernatural Adversaries > 333: Little Red Riding Hood

Description

The wolf or other monster devours human beings until all of them are rescued alive from his belly. Cf. Types 123, 2027, 2028.<br /> I. Wolf's Feast. (a) By masking as mother or grandmother the wolf deceives and devours (b) a little girl (Red Riding Hood)…

Variants

333A. Cattarinetta

Little girl goes to wolf (ogre) to borrow a pan in which to prepare pancake. On the way back to return pan with fritters, she eats them and substitutes horse dung (dirt). She then hides from the wolf. He unties the horse and eats her. (Sometimes she…

333B. The cannibal godfather (godmother)

The little girl disregards the warning of friendly animals and visits the godfather (godmother). She is devoured.

Examples

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Text titleATULanguageAuthorOriginPublication Date
Rotkäppchen333GermanJacob & Wilhelm GrimmGermany1812
Zio Lupo333ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956
The True History Of Little Golden Hood333EnglishAndrew LangFrance1890
Le petit chaperon rouge333FrenchCharles PerraultFrance1697
Červená Karkulka333CzechKarel Jaromír ErbenCzech Republic1905
La finta nonna333ItalianItalo CalvinoItaly1956

External Examples

StoryATUOriginAuthorYearSource
Blauwkapje 333 Netherlands 1993 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
De waarheid over Roodkapje 333 Netherlands 2004 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
False Grandmother 333 Italian Internet Archive
Finn and the Dragon 333 British Internet Archive
Joodkapje 333 Netherlands 1996 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Little Red Cap 333 German Internet Archive
Roodkapje en de Grote Boze Joodse Wolf 333 Netherlands 1996 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje en de wolf 333 Netherlands 1982 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje gestolen uit Sprookjesbos 333 Netherlands 2006 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje in Wielwijk 333 Netherlands 2007 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje op z'n Bargoens 333 Netherlands 2001 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje uit Efteling teruggevonden 333 Netherlands 2006 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje 333 Netherlands 2004 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje 333 Netherlands 2003 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje 333 Netherlands 1968 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje 333 Netherlands 1973 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje 333 Netherlands 1991 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje 333 Netherlands 2001 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
Roodkapje 333 Netherlands 1886 Nederlandse VolksverhalenBank
The Golden Chain from Heaven 333 Japanesse Internet Archive
Uncle Wolf 333 Italian Internet Archive

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