In the traditional story of Little Red Riding Hood, the wolf dresses up as the girl's grandmother.
The story of Little Red Riding Hood is a European fairy tale about a young girl and a wolf. The wolf disguises himself as the girl's grandmother in order to deceive her and eat her. The girl is eventually saved by a woodsman. The story has been adapted and retold numerous times, and its themes of deception and the danger of talking to strangers have made it a classic cautionary tale.