The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids: Difference between revisions

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A mother goat leaves her seven little kids home alone before she goes out to get some food. She warns them not to open the door for anyone, especially not [[The Big Bad Wolf]]. Soon enough, after she leaves, the wolf tries to get in. He pretends to be their mother, but is betrayed by his gruff voice. The wolf leaves and returns a little later, this time using a sweet, light voice to impersonate their mother. At first the seven little kids think it really is their mother, but then they ask her to stick her paw in front of the window (in some accounts they see it under a crack in the door) and notice his big, black feet. They refuse to open the door and the wolf leaves again, this time going to the bakery (in some versions, the miller) to whiten his paw in flour. He returns and fools the little kids because they see his white paw and think it's their mother. The wolf jumps into the house and gobbles up six of the seven kids. The youngest one is able to hide inside a large standing clock. Then the wolf goes outside and falls asleep against a tree.