beyondthisgate:

“Little Red Riding Hood” is morphed into a more and more G-rated tale, with themes of sexuality progressively less emphasized. “The Story of Grandmother” explores sexuality in an uninhibited manner, with the wolf openly instructing the girl to throw all her clothes into the fire as she “[won’t] need [them] any more” and inviting her to jump into bed with him once she undresses. Perrault does not include this “strip tease” in his version, but rather includes sexuality in a more implicit manner. The heroine’s red cap is symbolic of sexuality and the wolf’s literal consummation of Little Red Riding Hood has been considered a parallel to the girl’s sexual consumption by a male. The Grimms keep the red cap but provide even less of an erotic tone, the moral appearing to be focused more on obedience to parents than to Perrault’s sexual warnings. This trend reflects the limitations placed on modern “kid lit” authors who endure mass amounts of criticism when writing works which allude to sexuality or other such elements deemed inappropriate for children. 

Fairy Tale? I think it’s not.