<P> The theme of the ravening wolf and of the creature released unharmed from its belly is also reflected in the Russian tale Peter and the Wolf and another Grimm tale The Wolf and the Seven Young Kids, but its general theme of restoration is at least as old as the biblical story, Jonah and the Whale . The theme also appears in the story of the life of Saint Margaret, wherein the saint emerges unharmed from the belly of a dragon, and in the epic "The Red Path" by Jim C. Hines . </P> <P> A Taiwanese story from the 16th Century, known as Grandaunt Tiger bears several striking similarities . When the girl's mother goes out, the tiger comes to the girl's house and pretends to be their aunt, asking to come in . The girl says that her voice does not sound right, so the tiger attempts to disguise her voice . Then, the girl says that her hands feel too coarse, so the tiger attempts to make them smoother . When finally, the tiger gains entry, she eats the girl's sister's hand . The girl comes up with a ruse to go outside and fetch some food for her aunt . Grandaunt Tiger, suspicious of the girl, ties a rope to her leg . The girl ties a bucket to the rope to fool her, but Grandaunt Tiger realises this and chases after her, whereupon she climbs into a tree . The girl tells the tiger that she will let her eat her, but first she would like to feed her some fruit from the tree . The tiger comes closer to eat the food, whereupon, the girl pours boiling hot oil down her throat, killing her . </P> <P> The origins of the Little Red Riding Hood story can be traced to versions from various European countries and more than likely preceding the 17th century, of which several exist, some significantly different from the currently known, Grimms - inspired version . It was told by French peasants in the 10th century and recorded by the cathedral schoolmaster Egbert of Liege . In Italy, the Little Red Riding Hood was told by peasants in the fourteenth century, where a number of versions exist, including La finta nonna (The False Grandmother), written among others by Italo Calvino in the Italian Folktales collection . It has also been called "The Story of Grandmother". It is also possible that this early tale has roots in very similar East Asian tales (e.g. "Grandaunt Tiger"). </P> <P> These early variations of the tale, do differ from the currently known version in several ways . The antagonist is not always a wolf, but sometimes an ogre, vampire, or a' bzou' (werewolf), making these tales relevant to the werewolf - trials (similar to witch trials) of the time (e.g. the trial of Peter Stumpp). The wolf usually leaves the grandmother's blood and meat for the girl to eat, who then unwittingly cannibalizes her own grandmother . Furthermore, the wolf was also known to ask her to remove her clothing and toss it into the fire . In some versions, the wolf eats the girl after she gets into bed with him, and the story ends there . In others, she sees through his disguise and tries to escape, complaining to her "grandmother" that she needs to defecate and would not wish to do so in the bed . The wolf reluctantly lets her go, tied to a piece of string so she does not get away . However, the girl slips the string over something else and runs off . In these stories she escapes with no help from any male or older female figure, instead using her own cunning, or in some versions the help of a younger boy who she happens to run into . Sometimes, though more rarely, the red hood is even non-existent . </P>

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