Little Red Riding Hood Uncovered - What you didn't know about our innocent girl. Bendigo police have just released a statement about their investigation into Little Red Riding Hood's visit to her grandma. Constable Stewart and Constable Shanley explain the different stories that have been released. Little Red Riding Hood doesn't seem to be the 'girl next door' anymore as investigators have found some very startling evidence that she is really a sexually orientated person. Police are also investigating how each ‘seduction story’ (Orenstein 2004) varies from each witness. It is becoming a very in-depth investigation into what influences the different stories.	How each story is different? Children's Literature News gives you a summary of the different features of each story investigated by Bendigo Police. This report is compiled by Perrault, Grimm Brothers, Carter and Anonymous. Little Red Riding Hood Stars on Broadway! Exclusive Gossip: You Will Hear This Here First: ‘Into the Woods’, an award winning musical by Stephen Sonheim and James Lapine has just hired Little Red Riding Hood for their starring role.	Reporter A. Carter Uncovers the Gruesome Truth … Reporter Carter stated after interviewing local residents, ‘let this story be a warning to all if you see a naked man among the pines, you must run as if the devil were after you.’ The Movie ~ The Company of Wolves Already, Little Red Riding Hood has hit the big screen. We look at how it compares to the real story.
The Oral Tale: Report by Detective Jack Zipes ~ Recently the death of Little Red Riding Hood’s Grandmother has hit the news headlines around the world as being one of the most gruesome murders in history. People have been asking “who is Little Red Riding Hood, the girl rumoured to have eaten her Grandmother then hopped into bed naked with a werewolf!?” Oral tales have been popping up everywhere, but finally we have the REAL story …………		Perrault Bendigo Police released an article about key witness, Charles Perrault, on his statement about what Little Red Riding Hood actually did.
		Grimm Brothers Why investigators are puzzled even more when Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm announced their version of the Cold Case 115 years after Perrault’s story.

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