Little Red Riding Hood Tamed The Wolf

Here we go again. Little Red Riding Hood walked through the forest. She had a basket full of gifts to please her grandma that she loved so much. She was alone but brave, as usual. The scenery looked familiar. The story too, at first glimpse. But our little girl had grown much stronger now. She kept her innocence, but she had an inner wisdom that was so touching. The wolf tried to repeat his usual toxic patterns. He managed to gain the trust of the grandma. She was old and her sight was bad. She could not see his fakeness anymore. We forgive her at this point.

Our little lady approached the house of her grandma. The smell of freshly baked waffles escaped from the door. Little Red Riding Hood was full of joy and enthusiasm. As she opened the door, she saw that her grandma was in bed. Or at least someone was. This time our smart lady asked the right questions and she reflected longer on the answers. Soon she realised that the wolf had won the heart of her grandma. This time the little girl would show him a lesson. She gave him a bottle of wine and sold it by saying that the juice was so powerful that whoever would drink it, would find eternal youth.

The wolf - vain as he was - could see himself conquering all young and attractive lady wolves and said yes to the offer. He emptied the whole bottle at once. Little Red Riding Hood could barely hide her smile. Meanwhile she was looking for a sign of her grandma. This time the wolf had locked her up in a box. The little girl waited until the wolf was completely knocked out. Then she liberated her grandma and together they moved the body of the wolf deep into the forest where only rats and mice dance under the moonlight. Back into the house of grandma they ate waffles. They tasted so good.

Grandma was thrilled to have a grandchild so smart as Little Red Riding Hood. The story could have been longer, but thanks to the inner wisdom and the lessons learned in the past, the little girl ran through the toxic scenery with no burden or luggage. She turned the tide and won an incredible amount of time by applying her wisdom at the right moment. The surprise of grandma was so big, that grandma found her eye sight back. There was even more to it. Little Red Riding Hood saw that her grandma looked younger too. As if the bottle of wine was so magical that it affected everyone in the story.

Soon rumors were spread in the forest. All wolves heared the same story. Our little girl outsmarted the pack of wolves. The wolves decided to move to another forest, where they still could fool other beings. It goes without saying that grandma and Little Red Riding Hood had the time of their lives. They had so much fun together because the wolves were so far away. The wolf that fooled grandma and the little girl felt lots of regrets and decided to return to the house with his tail between his legs. He knocked on the door. Grandma opened and recognised the beast. She listened to what he had to say.

'I am so sorry', he stumbled. He had tears in his eyes. Grandma had a good heart. She accepted his apologies and he felt relieved. No need to enter the house. He was so happy that he was forgiven. He became the sweetest wolf ever in history and told the other wolves about his experience. Some wolves believed him and walked the same path. Other wolves hated his weakness. At least, that is what they told themselves. It did not matter. The universe was big enough to give room to all kind of species. The ones that were loving, found more love. Karma at work. The other ones remained in total darkness. Justice always wins in the end.

By Liesbeth Leysen

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About the author:

Liesbeth always follows her heart and her dreams. The driving force throughout her life is the awareness that we are the only one who can make our dreams come true. Therefore we need to embrace the role of movie director, assume full responsibility for our choices, decisions and actions to create thoses scenes that really add meaning and fulfillment to our lives.

You have to really be courageous about your instincts and your ideas. Otherwise you'll just knuckle under, and things that might have been memorable will be lost." - Francis Ford Coppola

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