<P> `` Little Red Riding Hood '' is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf . Its origins can be traced back to the 10th century by several European folk tales , including one from Italy called The False Grandmother ( Italian : La finta nonna ) , later written among others by Italo Calvino in the Italian Folktales collection ; the best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm. . The story has been changed considerably in various retellings and subjected to numerous modern adaptations and readings . Other names for the story are : `` Little Red Ridinghood '' , `` Little Red Cap '' or simply `` Red Riding Hood '' . It is number 333 in the Aarne - Thompson classification system for folktales . </P>
<P> `` Little Red Riding Hood '' is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf . Its origins can be traced back to the 10th century by several European folk tales , including one from Italy called The False Grandmother ( Italian : La finta nonna ) , later written among others by Italo Calvino in the Italian Folktales collection ; the best known versions were written by Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm. . The story has been changed considerably in various retellings and subjected to numerous modern adaptations and readings . Other names for the story are : `` Little Red Ridinghood '' , `` Little Red Cap '' or simply `` Red Riding Hood '' . It is number 333 in the Aarne - Thompson classification system for folktales . </P>
when was little red riding hood originally written
when was little red riding hood originally written
the 10th century
the 10th century