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 HISTORY OF 
 
 LITTLE 
 
 mm* riding hood; 
 
 IN VERSE; 
 
 WITH THE 
 
 MORAL OF THE TALE. 
 
 3Lon&ott 
 
 Printed, Published, and Sold by G. B. PIM, 
 124, Bishopsgate Strett, Without. 
 
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HISTORY OF 
 
 LITTLE 
 
 RED RIDING HO 
 
 IN VERSE: 
 
 WITH THE 
 
 MORAL OF THE TALE 
 
 LONDON 
 
 9 
 
 Printed, Published and Sold by G. B. PIM, 
 124, Bishopsgate Street Without. 
 
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RED RIDING HOOD. 
 
 Down in a pleasant village, far from town, 
 A neat and homely straw-thatch'd cottage stood, 
 Where dwelt a pretty lass, to all well known 
 By name of Little fair Red Riding Hood- 
 Simple, obedient, artless, gay, and mild, 
 She was her doting mother's darling child. 
 
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 RED RIDING HOOD. 
 
 « Get ready, child," one day her mother said ; 
 " Put on your hood— this custard you shall take 
 To your poor grand'ma, who lies ill in bed ; 
 This pot of butter too, and this cheesecake— 
 And mind, be sure attend to what I say — 
 Make haste, and do not loiter on the way." 
 
RED RIDINC4 HOOD. 
 
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 Straight on her errand young Red Riding Hood 
 Went, with her heart as blithe as birds in May ; 
 When as she pass'd a dark and gloomy wood, 
 Out popp'd grim Gaffer Wolf, and thus did say : 
 s - Where are you trudging, pretty little maid ?" 
 " Only to my grandma's, she trembling said, 
 
RED RIDING HOOD: 
 
 « Indeed !" said he ; " where does the dame reside?' 
 " Near yonder hill, beside the old oak tree, 
 The cottage stands," the artless maid replied ; 
 " She's very ill, and is expecting me." [good day, 
 « I know the house," says Wolf; " sweet child, 
 My business calls me quite another way." 
 
RED RIDING HOOD, 
 
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 When he was gone her little heart was glad, 
 And went on hoping ne'er to meet him more. 
 He took another road — ran off like mad — 
 Soon reach'd the spot, and knock'd at granny's door. 
 " Who's there ?" she said. « Red Riding Hood," 
 says he. 
 
 " Then pull the bobbin, and come in," cried she. 
 
RED RIDING HOOD. 
 
 He puird the bobbin— up the door-latch flew, 
 And with a savage growl he seiz'd the dame- 
 She cried aloud, yet he'd no mercy show, 
 But ate her up— O cruel Wolf, for shame ! 
 Then put poor granny's night-cap on his head. 
 And crept quite close and snugly into bed. 
 
RED RIDING HOOD 
 
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 Soon at the door tapp'd Riding Hood : " Who's 
 there ?" 
 
 The grim wolf cried, with voice well feign'd and low 
 "Tis I, your grandchild"— ' 1 Come in," said he, 
 
 " my dear ; 
 The bobbin pull, and up the latch will go." 
 She enter'd — got in bed — and with surprise, 
 Cried, " What large arms and ears ! What glaring 
 
 eyes !" 
 
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 RED RIDING HOOD, 
 
 "They are the better, are they not, my dear ? 
 To hug thee close, to see well, and to hear." 
 But, what great teeth ! they look so fierce 
 and grim !" 
 
 " Better to eat thee up !" — then limb from limb 
 He tore poor little hapless Riding Hood, 
 Then ran and hid himself within the wood* 
 
RED RIDING HOOD, 
 
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 MORAL OF THE TALE. 
 
 The Moral to be drawn from the pre- 
 ceding Tale is intended to convey to 
 the youthful mind, the consequence of 
 their not attending to the advice of pa- 
 rents and persons older than themselves, 
 I hope my young friends will carefully 
 attend to what they are directed ; by 
 which they will avoid many evils their 
 youth and inexperience otherwise would 
 .lead them into, and which their elders 
 having knowledge of, are able to caution 
 
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 RED RIDIXG HOOD. 
 
 them against. My young readers are 
 aware that no kind of beast can talk or 
 act as the Wolf in the preceding Tale 
 is represented to do. The Tale was 
 written to caution young persons against 
 the danger of listening to the voice of 
 allurement. Let no one tempt you to do 
 any thing without first considering what 
 your parents would have yon do respect- 
 ing it if they were present. The best 
 * way is, not to proceed in any under- 
 taking until you have asked their ad- 
 vice. 
 
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