One day her mother asked her to go to her grandmother: “Go my girl, and see how your dear grandmother is doing, for I hear she has been very ill. Don't forget to bring some boza and a packet of Turkish delight. As you know she is fond of them.”

   Once upon a time, there lived the prettiest little girl ever seen. Her mother made her a little red hood, and everybody called her by the same name – Little Red Riding Hood.

   Little Red Riding Hood got ready, putting on a nose ring and an ankle bracelet which are traditional accessories. Then, she set out immediately for her grandmother’s place. 

   While going to her grandmother’s place, Little Red Riding Hood passed through the wood, where she met a cunning wolf who asked her where she was going.

   “I am going to see my grandmother,” said Little Red Riding Hood. “Does she live far off?” asked the wolf. “It is beyond that mill you see over there.”, answered the girl.

   Not long before, the sly wolf arrived at the door of Little Red Riding Hood’s grandmother. The wolf knocked at the door. 

Knock, Knock, Knock. “Who’s there?” asked the grandmother. “Your favourite grandchild, Little Red Riding Hood,” replied the wolf using a fake voice. The grandmother said, “Pull the string, my dear, and the latch will go up.”

   The wolf did what she was told – pulled the string and opened the door. The wolf, without wasting any time, fell upon the good old grandmother and ate her up in a moment. The wolf then shut the door and got into the grandmother’s bed, expecting the girl.

"It is your favorite grandchild, Little Red Riding Hood, from Khashuri." answered Little Red Riding Hood. The wolf cried out what the old woman had said to her, "Pull the string, and the latch will go up." Little Red Riding Hood did the same - pulled the string, and the door opened. 

   Little Red Riding Hood came some time afterwards and knocked on her grandmother’s door. Knock, knock, knock. "Who's there?" asked the wolf, pretending to be the grandmother. 

   She went inside and saw her grandmother in a traditional Georgian headdress “Chikhti-kopi”.  "Grandmother, what big arms you have!" said Little Red Riding Hood. "All the better to hug you with, my little girl," answered the wolf in a fake voice. 

   "Grandmother, what big ears you have!" she said. "All the better to hear you with, my dear," answered the wolf again using a fake voice. "Grandmother, what big eyes you have!" said Little Red Riding Hood. "All the better to see you with, my sweet child," replied the wolf. "Grandmother, what big teeth you have got!" said Little Red Riding Hood. "All the better to eat you up with," the cunning wolf replied and jumped on top of poor Little Red Riding Hood and ate her up.

   After the wolf had finished eating, he found the delicious khachapuri in Little Red Riding Hood’s basket and ate it all. Then, he climbed back into the grandmother's bed, put his head on a traditional pillow called mutaka, and fell asleep, snoring very loudly like a bear in winter.

Auntie, auntie!

   A huntsman was passing by and heard the snoring. He thought it was strange for an old woman to snore this loudly, so he decided to take a look. He knocked at the door and as the custom says, he called the lady “Auntie, Auntie!”.

    Having received no answer, he wiped his feet before entering, left the shoes by the door, inside the house, and saw a wolf lying in bed. “He has eaten the old woman, but perhaps she still can be saved.” thought the huntsman and he took a pair of scissors and cut open the wolf’s belly

He saw a red hood shining through. A little girl jumped out of the wolf’s belly and cried, “Oh, I was so frightened! It was so dark inside that wolf’s body! Thank you, dear

hunter. How can we repay you?”  Then the old woman came out alive as well. She arranged her shawl on the head, as it is customary for old ladies, thanked the hunter and asked him to stay for dinner. The three of them were happy. The old woman ate the cake and drank the wine that her granddaughter had brought. 

   The Little Red Riding Hood thought to herself, “As long as I live, I will never trust a stranger and I will always obey my parents’ advice”.