Red
Little Red Riding Hood, we'll call her "Red",
Was taking her granny some food
But the wolf had spotted her basket
And thought that he'd be shrewd
He said, "Hey little girl, where you goin?"
The wolf was thinking he's cool
But Red paid him no nevermind
And mumbled,"I'm just passing thru"
"What's in the basket, little girl?"
The wolf asked her with an awful grin
But Red replied, for the second time,
"Not by the hair of my chinny chin chin"
Oh wait, that's a different story
That wolf is this one's brother
I think their daddys were different
But I'm sure, they have the same mother
Anyway, the wolf took him a shortcut
And to granny's house, he went
But, poor granny didn't recognize him
For he spoke with a Brittish accent
She let him in and he gobbled her up
And his stomach began to churn
You shouldn't eat things that's out of date
But that wolf will never learn
Now, Red has finally made it
And the wolf says, "Won't you come in?"
He greets her in granny's bed clothes
While sporting an evil grin
Red says "Granny, what big eyes you have"
And the wolf begins to cry
For that was a touchy subject
And I dare not ask him why
"Granny, what a big nose you have"
As she waits for the wolf's reply
Once again, that's too sensitive
And he gives her the evil eye
Now she'd done it, the wolf was mad
And was planning this little girl's death
When he opened his mouth, a burp came out
And her granny was still on his breath
Red began to run and scream
Looking for a place to hide
The wolf began to chase her
As her granny struggled inside
The wolf tripped over a footstool
As granny came tumbling out
Then Red suddenly remembered
That she was a Brownie Scout
Red was now the hero
And knew what she had to do
The wolf began to cower in fear
For he was sure his terror was thru
But Red showed that old wolf mercy
And granny forgave his transgression
That wolf seen Red in a whole new light
For, she'd certainly made an impression
Instead of trying to eat them now
That wolf just started lickin'
As soon as Red wipe the slobbers away
They shared her basket of chicken
The chicken they ate was delicious
Colonel Sanders would have been proud
His breath smelled of chicken, not granny
And they all started laughing out loud
Copyright © Larry Belt | Year Posted 2010
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