This is written as a fractured fairy tale. Fractured fairy tales are traditional fairy tales with a twist in which the problem, point of view, etc (think SCAMPER) is altered and a new story is created. This is a smashed hybrid between Little Red Riding Hood and The Three Little Pigs.
CAST: Narrator, Mother, Wolf, Little Red Riding Hood, Porky, Grandmother
NARRATOR: Once upon a time, at the edge of a large forest lived Little Red Riding Hood and her mother and father. Little Red Riding Hood's real name was Rebecca but since she always wore a red hood and cape, she was known in the forest as Little Red Riding Hood.
MOTHER: Little Red, a little birdie just told me that Grandmother was not feeling well. I want to go over to her house to care for her for a while but I can't because I am preparing dinner for this evening. Would you go over and check in on her to see if she needs help?
LITTLE RED: Sure, Mom! I'd love to! Do you think I can take her some of the muffins we made last night? I bet she would love them!
MOTHER: Of course you can! Just put them all in this basket. Please be careful on your way and remember not to talk to strangers. I want you to come back before it gets dark.
NARRATOR: Off Little Red Riding Hood went, skipping through the forest on her way to grandmother's house. As she traveled, liked to talk to the animals. Her mother told her not to talk to strangers, but she felt that animals weren't strangers. Little Red talked to a friendly rabbit, a sleepy turtle, and a hurried hummingbird. Towards the end of her trip, she met a wiley wolf.
WOLF: Where are you going all alone, little girl?
LITTLE RED: I am going to visit my sick grandmother. I am going to bring her sweet treats and take care good of her so that she will feel better.
WOLF: Is that so? Is your grandmother the little old lady that lives at a farm house with big chimney?
LITTLE RED: Yup, she's my grammy. She's an animal whisperer. She taught me how to speak to animals. She has a lot of animals inside of her house - birds, rabbits, pigs, and goats. My favorite animals are the pigs. They're smart and funny. They usually help her around the house too and take care of the other animals.
WOLF: Yes, I know exactly who she is. Well, I don't want to hold you up any longer, Little Red. Please be on your way.
LITTLE RED: Nice to meet you, Wolf. I will see you soon!
NARRATOR:And that she did. The Wolf had taken a shortcut through the valley to get to Grandmother's house. The Wolf had been searching for food in the forest and couldn't find any. Now he knew why; the creatures were all hiding safely in Grandmother's house so that they would not be caught by Wolf. Now Wolf knew their secret and planned to eat these animals. To make sure that his plans were not foiled he would eat Little Red and Grandmother too.
LITTLE RED: Hello, Grammy! I've brought you some treats to help you get better. Boy, Grammy, what a red nose you have!
GRANDMOTHER: That's from blowing my stuffy nose, my dear. Softer things to blow my nose would help.
LITTLE RED: Gosh, Grammy, what a soft voice you have.
GRANDMOTHER: My throat is sore, dear. A good bowl of hot soup would help.
LITTLE RED: I am glad that I came, Grammy. I will go and talk to the 3 Little Pigs and get them to help. Please don't get up. The animals and I will take care of everything.
NARRATOR: With that, Little Red found Porky, the smartest little pig in the forest picking berries and chopping wood for tonight's supper.
LITTLE RED: Hi, Porky! I've come because I wanted to help while Grammy is sick. How can I help?
PORKY: Hi, Red! My brothers are off doing silly things and I have no one to talk to. Oh, and I've got a new joke... How do you make friends with a squirrel?
LITTLE RED: Hmm, I should know this...give them a basketful of acorns?
PORKY: No. Climb a tree and act like a nut! Hardy-har-har!
LITTLE RED: That's really funny, Porky! Tell me more!
NARRATOR: While Porky and Little Red chatted and laughed, the Wolf snuck into the house. Wolf ate the goats, rabbits, and birds but wasn't quite full yet. He still had room in his belly for a pig, a little girl, and a grandmother. Just as Wolf was making his way to grandmother's room, Little Red walked in and noticed him creeping past the fire place. She also noticed the feathers and fur that remained of the creatures that once lived in Grandmother's home.
LITTLE RED: Hey, Wolf! What are you doing here? And what happened to all of the animals?
WOLF: Oh, well, I was hungry and I came to get something to eat.
LITTLE RED: You mean, you ate my grandmother's animals?
WOLF: Yes, I did. I said I was hungry, and I am still hungry. I was just looking around for more food.
NARRATOR: Just then, the Wolf started drooling. Little Red realized that she was in danger as long as the Wolf was there. Suddenly, the Wolf pounced on Little Red and knocked her into table and chairs, breaking the vase that was sitting on the table. Porky heard the commotion and ran into the house and saw that Little Red was struggling with Wolf.
PORKY: Oh no. Not you again! I thought you were history!
WOLF: That history's history! I'm back and hungrier than ever!
NARRATOR: Like a flash, Porky and Wolf were fighting - shoving and pushing one another back and forth. Porky got the upper hand and pushed Wolf into the boiling pot in the fire place. Porky and Little Red made wolf soup for grandmother which helped with her sore throat and made soft rags from the fur of the wolf for her to blow her nose. Soon, she was restored to health.
