LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD

Charles Perrault

STORY IN FORMAL REGISTER

Once upon a time there was a little girl who lived with her grandmother. Her
grandmother made her a beautiful red velvet cloak with a hood. The little girl wore it
everywhere, so she was called Little Red Riding Hood. One morning Little Red Riding
Hood's mother told her to take a basket of food to her grandmother who was not feeling
well. Subsequently, she ventured to grandmother's house. She had not gone far when she
met a wolf.

“Good morning, Little Red Riding Hood,” said the wolf.

“Good morning, wolf,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“Where are you going?” asked the wolf.

“To see my grandmother,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“And what do you have in the basket?” asked the wolf.

“Good things to eat,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

The wolf thought to himself, “The grandmother would be good to eat, and this little girl
would be even better. I must think of a way to devour them.”

The wolf asked Little Red Riding Hood, “Where does your grandmother live?”

“Down at the end of this path,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“I will walk with you for a little while,” said the wolf. “Woul dn't you like to stop and
pick some flowers to take to your grandmother?”

“That is a good idea,” said Little Red Riding Hood. She stopped to pick some flowers,
and as soon as she stopped to pick a flower, the wolf race to grandmother's house. When
the wolf got to grandmother's house, he knocked on the door. Tap Tap.

“Who's there?” called out grandmother.

“It's Little Red Riding Hood,” called out the wolf. “Open the door.”

“I am in bed,” said the grandmother. “Come in.”

The wolf ran into the house and started chasing the grandmother so he could catch her
and eat her up, but the grandmother manage to escape at the back door and into the
woods before the wolf could catch her. After the grandmother escape, the wolf found one
of her nightcaps and one of her nightgowns and he wore them and lay into her bed. Soon
Little Red Riding Hood came to the house. The door to the house was open. She went in
and walked up to her grandmother's bed.

“But grandmother,” she said, “What big ears you have!”

“All the better to hear you with, my dear,” said the wolf.

“And, grandmother, what big eyes you have!” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“All the better to see you with, my dear,” said the wolf.

“Grandmother, what big teeth you have!” gasped Little Red Riding Hood.

“All the better to eat you with, my dear,” said the wolf. Instantly he charge and began
chasing Little Red Riding Hood around the room so that he could catch her and eat the
little girl. However just then the grandmother returned to the house with a hunter she had
found in the woods. The hunter confronted and chased the wolf away with his big gun.
Then the grandmother, the hunter, and Little Red Riding Hood all sat down and ate all the
foods in the basket, and lived happily ever after.

STORY IN INFORMAL REGISTER

Once upon a time there was a little girl who lived with her grandmother. Her
grandmother made her a beautiful red velvet cloak with a hood. The little girl wore it
everywhere, so she was called Little Red Riding Hood. One morning Little Red Riding
Hood's mother told her to take a basket of food to her grandmother who wasn't feeling
well...Off she skipped to grandmother's house. She hadn't gone far when she met a wolf.

“Good morning, Little Red Riding Hood,” said the wolf.

“Good morning, wolf,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“Where are you going?” asked the wolf.

“To check on my grandmother,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“And what do you have in the basket?” asked the wolf.

“Good things to eat,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

The wolf thought to himself, “The grandmother would be good to eat, and this little girl
would be even better. I must think of a way to gooble them up.”

The wolf asked Little Red Riding Hood, “Where does your grandmother live?”

“Down at the end of this path,” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“I will walk with you for a little while,” said the wolf. “Wouldn't you like to stop and pick
some flowers to take to your grandmother?”

“ Okay! That's a good idea,” said Little Red Riding Hood. She stopped to pick some
flowers, and as soon as she stooped down to pick a flower, the wolf kick off to
grandmother's house. When the wolf got to grandmother's house, he knocked on the
door. Tap Tap.

“Who's there?” called out grandmother.

“It's Little Red Riding Hood,” called out the wolf. “Open the door.”

“I am in bed,” said the grandmother. “Sneak in.”

The wolf ran into the house and started chasing the grandmother so he could catch her
and eat her up, but the grandmother bust out the back door and into the woods before the
wolf could catch her. After the grandmother break loose, the undomesticated canine
found one of her nightcaps and one of her nightgowns and he put them on and jumped
into her bed. Soon Little Red Riding Hood came to the house. The door to the house was
open. She went in and walked up to her grandmother's bed.
“But grandmother,” she said, “What big ears you have!”

“All the better to hear you with, my dear,” said the wolf.

“And, grandmother, what big peepers you have!” said Little Red Riding Hood.

“All the better to see you with, my dear,” said the wolf.

“Grandmother, what big clickers you have!” gasped Little Red Riding Hood.

“All the better to gobble you up, my dear,” said the wolf. And he jumped out of bed and
began chasing Little Red Riding Hood around the room so that he could catch her and
chow her up. But just then the grandmother returned to the house with a hunter she had
found in the woods. The hunter ran in and chased the wolf away with his big gun. Then
the grandmother, the hunter, and Little Red Riding Hood all sat down and ate all the
goodies in the basket, and lived happily ever after.

GROUP VIII AUGUST 27,2019

BSN1Y1-1 PROF. CARMEN CARIÑO-PADIERNOS

1. How does the story begin?

 The story begin with a short introduction in the characters especially the main
character and abruptly falls into rising action where the antagonist and protagonist meet.
Little did red riding hood knows, the wolf is scheming to eat her and her grandmother.

2. How do the characters describe?

Each characters played a major role even it is a short story. They're the elements of the
story nevertheless the characters in the story were not thoroughly described. However,
the story is more focus on the plot than in the characters. Both the main characters are
described with little descriptions but you can easily assume their appearances.

3. How do the events in formal version relate to informal version?

If we compare those two versions, the story was far more entertaining in the informal
version because of the slang word that were seen, those words lit up the story because it
is funny to pronounce. The events in formal version were more sophisticated and
educated thus fine to read.

4. Which version of the story is the funniest? Formal register or informal register?
Explain.

The story was funnier in the informal version. Actually, it was never been funny with
the formal register included. Due to the slang word of the informal register that's funny to
pronounce, the flow of the story change a little bit. It is like it was touched with a little bit
of comedy.

5. Which version of the story has the most logical order?

In term of order, I think the formal version wins because the flow of the story can be
easily be decoded and a lot of readers could easily comprehend the flow of the story
without getting confuse of the slang words.

GROUP VIII AUGUST 27,2019

BSN1Y1-1 PROF. CARMEN CARIÑO-PADIERNOS

1. How does the story begin?

2. How do the characters describe

3. How do the events in formal version relate to informal version?

4. Which version of the story is the funniest? Formal register or informal register?
Explain

5. Which version of the story has the most logical order?