Little Red Riding Hood
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Little Red Riding Hood
- /ˈlɪtl̩ ɹɛd ɹaɪ.dɪŋ hʊd/ UK
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From little + red + riding hood.
proper noun Little Red Riding-Hood
- A traditional fairy tale recounting the story of a young girl who journeys through the forest to vist her grandmother, only to encounter the Big Bad Wolf, (or, in some archaic versions, another ferocious wolf or werewolf).
- The girl who is the protagonist and title character in this story.
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name a folktale
| Español | Caperucita Roja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 빨강모자 소녀 ppalgangmoja sonyeo |
| 日本語 | 赤ずきん Akazukin |
| 中文 | 小紅帽 /小红帽 Xiǎo Hóng Mào |
| हिन्दी | लिटिल रेड राईडिंग हूड liṭil reḍ rāīḍiṅg hūḍ |
| Português | Chapeuzinho Vermelho |
| Français | Petit Chaperon rouge |
| Deutsch | Rotkäppchen |
| Italiano | Cappuccetto Rosso |
| Ελληνικά | Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα Kokkinoskoufítsa |
| Română | Scufița Roșie |
| Русский | Кра́сная Ша́почка Krásnaja Šápočka |
| Tiếng Việt | cô bé quàng khăn đỏ |
| العربية | لَيْلَى وَٱلذِّئْب laylā waḏ-ḏiʔb |
| עברית | כִּפָּה אֲדֻמָּה kippá adumá |
name the main character in this story
| 中文 | 小紅帽 /小红帽 Xiǎo Hóng Mào |
|---|---|
| Português | Chapeuzinho Vermelho |
| Français | Petit Chaperon rouge |
| Deutsch | Rotkäppchen |
| Ελληνικά | Κοκκινοσκουφίτσα Kokkinoskoufítsa |
| Русский | Кра́сная Ша́почка Krásnaja Šápočka |
| العربية | ذَات الرَّدَاء الأَحْمَر ḏāt ar-radāʔ al-ʔaḥmar |
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