Storytime with Paulie Grant

Two children lost in the woods discover a house made of sweets, but inside waits a dangerous witch.

Join me for a retelling of Hansel and Gretel, adapted from the Brothers Grimm. Then we'll explore where the tale came from, how it changed over time, and what it tells us about hunger, trust, and the courage to help each other.

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A girl in a red hood. A dark forest. A wolf who knows exactly what to say.

Little Red Riding Hood is one of the world's most familiar fairy tales. But beneath the story we remember something darker: a warning about trust, temptation, danger, and deception.

In the first Episode of Storyime with Paulie Grant, we return to the forest for the classic tale, then explore where it came from, how it changed through Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, and what the wolf, the path, the forest, and the red hood may have meant to the people who told it.

Why has this story survived for centuries?

Why is the wolf so unsettling?

And what can an old fairy tale still teach us about recognizing danger today?

Settle in, turn the page, and discover the story behind the story.

Storytime with Paulie Grant

Fairy Tales • Myths • History • Legends