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Marjolijn Pas asked this question about Through the Woods:
i didn't understand the first story our neighbors house, can some one explain? Why did the girls leave happy? And who was that man?
Susannah I thought the neighbour was perhaps a wolf, as in Little Red Riding Hood. That is why he was definitely not a man. His hand at the end when he greets …moreI thought the neighbour was perhaps a wolf, as in Little Red Riding Hood. That is why he was definitely not a man. His hand at the end when he greets the middle sister looks like a paw, and she is the only one who wears a red cape. Also, the wolf in Red Riding Hood grins, which is why the "man" could only smile, and he left no footprints because he would leave tracks instead. I though that might also explain the full moon at the end.
Death works as well though. It is open to interpretation.(less)
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Through the Woods
by E.M. Carroll
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