Uppity Red Hood
by Joyce McGreevy

Once, a wolf disguised as Grandmother assaulted Red Hood. Fortunately, she had attended model mugging. As Red grew, she was denied access to high-tech equipment. Hood sneaked into a lab, pricking her finger on a microscope--which resulted in her cure for haemophilia. Years later Prince Charmng found her reclining in a forest and "broke the spell" by kissing her. Red, who had been taking a power nap, ordered him off her property. Finally the big race came. Someone tried to distract her with golden apples. She ignored those bribes, winning the Presidential election by a landslide.

[Ed. note: I had to admire Joyce for cleverly working in so many myths and fairy tales into such a small space--and making it all work!]

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