Here We Go, Into the Woods

In this episode, we explore "Little Red Riding Hood," the origins, but also some of the lesser known grotesqueries, naughty bits, and other things.

QUOTABLES:
In The Grandmother’s Tale, when our girl says, “"I'll take the Path of Pins.” The bzou replies, "Why then, I'll take the Path of Needles, and we'll see who gets there first."

The bzou follows her to the banks of the river and demand that the washerwomen help him cross. They agree, but once he is halfway across the river, they drown him.

Or maybe I’m the little black cat – the one that knows bad things are happening, but no one will listen. Instead, I get a shoe tossed at me for even trying.

To read The Grandmother's Tale and other variations of this tale
To read more from Jack Zipes
To read more from Marina Warner
To read more from Maria Tatar
For more on The Path of Pins and the Path of Needles
Music Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod
Original Podcast Artwork created by Heather Scheeler