A Poem. . .
Once Upon A Time. . .

 There was a lonely cabin
Within a dark, old wood,
And in it, with her mother
There dwelt Red Riding Hood

For she was good and loving
And beautiful as good,
With daily acts of kindness,
Little Red Riding Hood.

Afar off, in the forest,
There lived her grandma old;
And she was poor and needy,
And often sick and cold.



One morn the mother started
The maid upon her way,
And said,"now you must carry
To grandmamma to day."

This little pot of butter
I've churned so nice and sweet;
And mind not stop and  talk
With any one you meet!"

Then through the shady forest
The little maiden went;
And though her steps were fleetest,
The day was well nigh spent,

When nearly through her journey,
 An old, gaunt Wolf she spied,
Who wagged his tail, and humbly
Came walking by her side,

And said,"my little maiden,
How very fair you are!
You really look quite handsome!
"Where do you walk so far?"


Forgetful of her mother,
She stopped and told him where;
Then said the Wolf, so cunning,
"What is it that you bear?"

Forgetful of her mother,
She stood and told him what;
"Tis butter, for my grandma,
Packed nicely in this pot."

The old wolf left a-running
 He knew what he had to do
He had to get to Grandma's first
So thru the woods he flew.

 Red Riding Hood soon entered;
"O, grandmamma, see here!
A little pot of butter!
I have for my grandma dear"

"Here," said the Wolf, pretending
Her grandma's voice, so weak;
"I'm here, so sick my darling,
That I can scarcely speak!"

"Take off your cape , my darling,
Upon the bed come lie;
When you are here beside me
I'll be better by and by!"

Red Riding Hood obeyed her
And got upon the bed;
"O grandmamma how different
You are!" she quickly said

"O what BIG  EYES my grandma!
They never looked so before--"
"That's to see you better my darling,
They're  larger to see you more!"

"What a BIG NOSE my grandma
It never looked so big before!"
"That's to smell you better, my darling;
The larger to smell you more!"

"And what BIG  HANDS my grandma.
They never looked so before!"
"That's to hold you tight my darling
And to hug you more and more!"

"What BIG TEETH  my grandma!
As large as your tin cup!"
"That's to open wide my beauty
And then to eat you up!"

Then he opened his great mouth wider
To eat her like a bird
But at that  dreadful moment
A hunter's gun was heard
 

The Wolf fell dead and bleeding--
Then grandma hastened in--
For she had seen the peril
The danger that had been!

Red Riding Hood wept sadly
And sorrowed more and more,
That she'd disobeyed her mother--
Which she never did before.

And she thought with fear & trembling
Of the fate  that came so near!
And she said the fright had taught her
To mind her mother dear.

Then listen, all ye children,
And mind your mother's word!
For the great WOLF, men call EVIL
Is prowling round unheard!


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