ਲਾਲ ਪਰੀ
Little Red Riding Hood
Bilingual Punjabi + English Brothers Grimm Ages 4-8
ਪਾਉਂਦੀ । ।
There was once a sweet little girl who wore a bright red cape with a hood. Everyone called her Little Red Riding Hood.
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One morning her mother said, "Grandmother is feeling poorly. Please take her this basket of bread and honey. And remember, walk straight along the path."
" ," , ਜੰਗਲ ਗਈ।
"I will," said Little Red Riding Hood, and off she skipped into the woods.
, ਕੋਲ । " ," ਨਾਲ । " ?"
Along the way, a sly wolf trotted up beside her. "Good day," he said softly. "Where are you going?"
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"To Grandmother's cottage," she answered, for she did not know how cunning he was.
ਤੇਜ਼, ' । । ਛਾਲ , ਕੰਬਲ ।
The wolf ran ahead on quick, quiet paws. He reached Grandmother's cottage first and slipped inside. Then he hid Grandmother safely in the cupboard and jumped into her bed, pulling the blankets up high.
, । " , ਕਿੰਨੀਆਂ ਵੱਡੀਆਂ !"
When Little Red Riding Hood arrived, she peeked at the figure in the bed. "Grandmother, what big eyes you have!"
" ਦੇਖਣ ," ।
"All the better to see you with," said the wolf.
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"Grandmother, what big teeth you have!"
" —" ਪਾਉਂਦਾ, ।
"All the better to—" but before he could finish, Little Red Riding Hood saw it was the wolf and gave a great shout.
' । ਦਰਵਾਜ਼ਾ । " , !"
A kind woodcutter was passing by with his axe upon his shoulder. He burst through the door at once. "Out you go, you sneaky wolf!"
, ਜੰਗਲ , ।
The wolf yelped and bolted out the window, running deep into the forest, and he never came back.
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The woodcutter opened the cupboard, and out stepped Grandmother, quite safe and sound. They all sat down together and shared the bread and honey.
"," , ਗਲੇ ਲਗਾ । , ਹਮੇਸ਼ਾ ' ਜੰਗਲ ਨਾਲ ।
"Thank you," said Grandmother, hugging her granddaughter close. From that day on, Little Red Riding Hood always kept to the path and never spoke to strangers in the woods.
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- Is "Little Red Riding Hood" written in Gurmukhi?
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