Lil' Red Holly

Lil' Red Holly
by Pat C

Little Red is carrying a basket of food to her Ma's house on the other side of the woods. It's a pleasant day and Little Red is singing as she skips across the pine-needle strewn ground and under the shade of the giant trees. From behind one of these trees, Whinah the Witch observes Little Red surreptitiously, frequently turning her head toward the camera to display a self-congratulatory smirk.

"I think I'll trip her", Whinah the Witch whines. "Surely, that will warrant another self-congratulatory smirk! And I do so love to make those self-congratulatory smirks!

As Little Red approaches, Whinah the Witch sticks out her foot and Little Red falls to the ground. The contents of her basket are scattered across the landscape and the thermos of hot tea she was carrying to Ma is completely destroyed.

"Oh, Damn!" Little Red exclaims! "Now that really makes me mad! This means Ma's gonna be hittin' the bottle all afternoon, and I won't be able to shut her up!"

As the tears begin to well-up in her eyes, Flea-bitten-Ferret-faced- Fletcher-Wolf emerges from behind the rock where he was hiding.

FBFFFW: Why, what's the trouble Little Lady?

Little Red: My name is Little Red.

FBFFFW: Right. What's the trouble Little Lady? You need a big strong wolf to rescue you? I may look flea-bitten and ferret-faced but in my own mind I'm a god, an adonis, a super hero! And I will save you from Whinah the Witch!

FBFFFW attacks WTW and rips her apart. WTW's last words to FBFFFW were, "I'm going to turn you into a toad...oh, wait, you already are a toad. Okay, I'll just off you altogether!" And she does.

Little Red's spirits are lifted now that FBFFFW and WTW are dead. And just when she thought things couldn't get any better, Prince Roger appears out of the mist!

Prince Roger: Hello, my lovely Little Red!

Prince Roger collects the food and puts it back in the basket, then sweeps Little Red up into his arms.

Prince Roger: The bad times are all behind us now, Little Red. We're going to go get your Ma and you'll both come to live with me in luxury in my castle.

As they walk off into the sunset, Little Red exclaims: " My HEEEEERRRRROOOOO"

The End