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$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearBottomRight

Hello!

&&AppearCenter
I am Merlin.

&&DontRecognize
What is \emp\your name? \pau=1500\ 


&&pleased
##, is a nice name.

&&explain
##, I am going to tell you a story.
Here is one especially for you. 
It is called, 
&&DoMagic2
\map="Little Red Riding Hood \pau=500\"="Little Red Riding Hood"\ 

&&Read
\emp\ Once upon a time,
there lived a \map="wood cutter"="woodcutter"\,  his wife and their only little daughter in a cottage, on the edge of the village.
The little girl was the \emp\prettiest thing you have ever seen.

Her mother made for her a little red \map="hood"="hood"\ which suited her so well, 
&&Explain
that everyone called her Little Red Riding\map=" Hood "="Hood"\ 

&&Read
She made friends not only with people, but also with the birds and the beasts.
She was not afraid of anything, not even of the dark.

&&Blink
One day her mother who had just made some cakes, said to her,

$$CCGENIE&&c77c5160-2867-11d0-847B-444553540000&&80&&139&&10
&&AppearCenter
&&GestureLeft
^+"My dear, you shall go and see how your grandmother is, for I have heard she is ill.
^+ Take with you this cake, a pot of butter and a bottle of blackberry wine.
^+ Do not stay too long, for I shall be worried."


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter

&&Read
Little Red Riding \map="Hood "="Hood"\ was \emp\delighted to do her mother's errand.
She put on her red cloak, kissed her mother and started off to her grandmother's cottage which was in another village.
&&Blink

&&GestureRight
The way led through the woods, but Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\ was not the least bit afraid.
&&SFXbirdchirping.wav
The \emp\birds kept her company and sang their sweetest songs.
The \emp\squirrels ran up and down the tall trees and made her laugh at their funny antics.
&&Read
Now and then a rabbit would come across her path.
Sometimes, Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\ would run after the bunnies,
but they always managed to get away.
&&Blink
After a while she grew hungry.

&&RestPose
She sat down on a flat stone to eat the nice lunch her mother had packed for her.
As she was hungry, the food tasted delicious.

&&explain
It was very lonely in the woods, but Red Riding \map="hood"="Hood"\ thought only of the wild flowers.
They were so beautiful.
She went out of the path
to gather some violets, \map="honey suckle"="honeysuckle"\ and sweet ferns which she made into a  pretty \map="nose gay"="nosegay"\.


&&Sad
When she turned to go back to the path she could not find it.

&&Search
She was scared for she was lost.

&&AppearTopRight
&&Read
The \emp\birds knew that she was lost.
&&Blink

As the birds were her friends, two of them flew down


$$CCPeedy&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273001&&181&&155&&10
&&AppearTopRight
&&MoveToBottomLeft



$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&GestureLeft
and led her out of the tangle of brushwood into the path again.

&&AppearCenter
&&Read
While she sat resting for a few moments,
a wolf, who would love to have her for lunch, spoke to her.


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearCenter
&&Greet
^+"Good day!" 

$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
said the wolf,


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearCenter
&&Explain
"Where are you going by yourself, little girl?"


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&MoveToCenter
&&Explain
The poor child, who did not know it was dangerous to talk to a wolf, answered,

$$CCPeedy&&c77c51d0-2867-11d0-847B-444553540000&&181&&155&&10

$$CCButterCup&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273008&&226&&127&&10
&&AppearTopLeft
&&MoveToCenter

&&GestureDown
^+"I am taking this cake, a little pot of butter and a bottle of blackberry wine that my mother made
^+ to my grandmother." 


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&MoveToCenter
"She ought to be proud of such a lovely granddaughter," 


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
said the wolf.

&&Pleased
Pleased with this compliment Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\ let the wolf walk by her side, 
although the birds kept warning her that he was wicked.



$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&MoveToCenter
&&Explain
"Where does your grandmother live?"


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
asked the wolf in a sweet voice.

$$CCPEEDY&&c77c5160-2867-11d0-847B-444553540000&&77&&155&&10

$$CCButterCup&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273008&&226&&127&&10
&&AppearCenter
&&GestureRight
^+"Just outside the woods. You can see her cottage through the trees," 


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
said the little girl.


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearCenter
&&Acknowledge
"Oh, yes," 


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
said the wolf, 


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearCenter
&&Think
"I think I will call on your grandmother too. \pau=300\
 Suppose you take the left path 
&&GestureLeft
 while I follow this one to the right,
&&GestureRight
 and we will have a little race, to see who gets to the cottage first."


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&MoveToCenter
&&Explain
Of course the wolf knew he was sure to win the race,
for he had chosen the shortest way, but Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\ suspected nothing.
&&Blink
The little girl had taken the longest way,
amused herself by gathering nuts, running after butterflies, plucking daisies and buttercups.
&&Explain
She was so innocent and did not know that wolves might seem to be mild as sheep,
but still be wolves at heart.
&&gesturedown
The wolf took the shortcut, and soon came to the grandmother's cottage ahead of Little Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\.

&&GetAttention
He knocked on the door.
&&SFXKnockOnDoor.wav

The old lady, who was in bed, said:
$$CCOZZAR&&c77c5160-2867-11d0-847B-444553540000&&77&&155&&10
^+"Who's there?"


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
^+"'Your grand-daughter, Little Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood,"\


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
 said the wolf in a shrill voice,


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
^+ "and I have brought you a cake, a little pot of butter, and a bottle blackberry wine that my mother sends you."



$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
The good old grandmother, who was ill in bed, called out, 

$$CCOZZAR&&c77c5160-2867-11d0-847B-444553540000&&80&&139&&10
&&AppearBottomRight
^+"Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up!"



$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&MoveToCenter
&&Read
The wolf pulled the bobbin, and the door opened.
&&SFXDoorSqueak.wav

The wolf who had not eaten for three days, 
then \emp\jumped on the old woman and \emp\gobbled her up in only a minute. 

&&Blink
Then he shut the door. 
&&SFXDoorcls.wav

Rolled himself up in the grandmother's bed and waited for little Red Riding \map=" Hood"="Hood"\.

After 10 minutes there was knocking at the door. 
&&SFXKnockOnDoor.wav

And the wolf called out, as the old lady had done:

$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
^+"Who's there?"


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
&&Read
Little Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\ who heard the gruffy voice of the wolf, was frightened at first.
It was unlike her grandmother's voice.
Thinking that her grandmother had a bad cold, she answered,

$$CCPeedy&&c77c51d0-2867-11d0-847B-444553540000&&181&&155&&10

$$CCButterCup&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273008&&226&&127&&10
&&AppearBottomRight
^+"This is your granddaughter, Little Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\.
^+ And I have brought for you a cake, a little pot of butter and a bottle blackberry wine that my mother sends you."


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
Then the wolf called to her, in as soft a voice as he could,


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
^+"Pull the bobbin, and the latch will go up!"


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
Little Red Riding Hood pulled the bobbin and the door opened.
&&SFXDoorSqueak.wav


She went in and closed the door.
&&SFXdoorcls.wav


When the wolf saw her come in, he covered himself up to the neck with the blanket, and said,

$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
^+"Please put the basket on the table and come lie down beside me."


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
&&Read
Little Red Riding Hood took off her cloak and went over to the bedside.

She was surprised to see how strange her grandmother looked in her night-cap.
&&Uncertain
She was scared at the change that she thought had come over her grandmother.
&&think
What could be the matter with her to make her look like this? She must have some terrible disease.


$$CCButterCup&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273008&&226&&127&&10
&&AppearBottomRight
&&Confused
^+"Oh Grandma!

,  what big \emp\eyes you have got."


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
^+ "The better to \emp\see with, my child,"


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
said the wolf, imitating the grandmother's voice.



$$CCButterCup&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273008&&226&&127&&10
&&AppearBottomRight
^+ "Oh Grandma!"


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
 cried the child, 


$$CCButterCup&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273008&&226&&127&&10
&&AppearBottomRight
^+ "What a great long \emp\nose you have got!"


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
^+ "The better to \emp\smell with, my child."


$$CCButterCup&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273008&&226&&127&&10
&&AppearBottomRight
^+ "My Grandma. What great big \emp\ears you have got!"


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
"The better to \emp\hear with, my child."


$$CCButterCup&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273008&&226&&127&&10
&&AppearBottomRight
"Oh Grandma! what great \emp\arms you have got!"


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
"The better to \emp\hug you with, my dear!"



$$CCButterCup&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273008&&226&&127&&10
&&AppearBottomRight
"Oh Grandma! What great \emp\legs you have got!"


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
"All the better to \emp\run with, my dear!"


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
&&Surprised
Red Riding Hood became more scared than she had ever been in her life, 
and her voice trembled when she said:


$$CCButterCup&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273008&&226&&127&&10
&&AppearBottomRight
^+"Oh Grandma!

What great, big. \emp\teeth you have got!"


$$CCAl&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273003&&1&&149&&10
&&AppearBottomLeft
&&Pleased
"The better to \emp\eat you up!"


$$CCMerlin&&ca141fd0-ac7f-11d1-97A3-006008273000&&80&&126&&10
&&AppearCenter
said the wolf in his own voice.

&&Read
He was just about to put his long sharp yellow fangs in poor Little Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\, 
when the door was flung open.
&&SFXDoorSqueak.wav
&&Pleased
A number of men armed with axes rushed in and forced him let go of his hold.
Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\ fainted in her father's arms.
He was on his way home from work, with some other men,
and was just in time to save his dear little daughter.
&&GestureUp
With one or two strokes of the axe the wolf's head was cut off.
&&SFXApplause.wav
His body was tied to a pole and carried back in triumph by the woodcutters.

&&Read
Friends from far and near came to see Little Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\, 
and she had to tell over and over again just where she met the wolf,
how he looked and what he said.
It seemed, as if she never got out of the woods at all, not even in her dreams. \pau=1000\ 


&&GetAttention
Do you know what is the moral of the story, ##? \pau=400\ 

&&Suggest
This is the moral. \pau=500\ 

When you are sent on an errand, do it right away.
And do it as quickly as you can.
Do not stop to play along the way or to make friends with strangers, 
who may turn out to be wolves in sheep's clothings.
&&gesturedown
Don't tempt fate like our dear Little Red Riding \map="Hood"="Hood"\. \pau=1000\ 


THE END
 \pau=1000\ 
&&Wave
\map="bye bye"="Bye, Bye"\, ##.

&&Hide