Fairy tales… yes, more fairy tales. But there’s a theme today. See if you can guess what it is.
No prizes, of course, for spotting the theme (any who didn’t, please go and book a session with a suitably severe lady to be beaten for stupidity). All fairy tales should feature breathtakingly beautiful princesses, wicked queens, clever heroines and evil and sadistic villains – how much simpler the author’s task when all of those are combined in one, wonderful, elegant and… well, divine form.
Lady Red Riding Hood
She still strides through the woods in boots of finest leather. She still wears a red hood, but keeps herself warm with a wolf’s pelt about her shoulders.
The woodsman waits at home for her. He has become a good cook and cleans the cottage thoroughly. He attends to her every whim.
He’ll do for another few years. He’s still handsome and virile enough – for now. But one day he will be for the chop. With his own axe. One swift and satisfying blow.
Perhaps she’ll skin him like she did with the wolf all those years ago. She smiles to herself – a blood red smile. And strides on.