Red Cap

Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm wrote ‘Little Red Cap’ in 1812, who included the folk tale ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ in their collection Grimm’s Fairy Tales after revising it, changing the ending to the Huntsman’s rescue, the conclusion more commonly known today. This is referred to in the poster by the date, the title, and the text “Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm present”.

The tagline is taken from the stated moral of the earliest printed version of Little Red Riding Hood:

“One sees here that young children, especially young girls, pretty, well brought-up, and gentle, should never listen to anyone who happens by, and if this occurs, it is not strange when the wolf should eat them. I say the wolf, for all wolves are not of the same kind. There are some with winning ways, not loud, nor bitter, or angry, who are tame, good natured, and pleasant, and follow young ladies right into their homes, right into their alcoves. But alas for those who do not know that of all wolves the docile ones are those who are most dangerous.”
Charles Perrault, 1697

The quotations in white that form the small print of the poster are quotes from the second edition of Jack Zipes book ‘The trials and tribulations of Little Red Riding Hood’ (1993). In the book, Zipes explores the origins, meanings and various versions of the story.

- Isaac Livingstone, James Tubb.