JOREINA DENYL S.

RAMOS

BECED-2

Reading is essential in every child as it enhance their vocabulary and literacy skills as
they grow up. And story books are a helpful way to develop child’s literacy skills. In
every story there’s a hidden meaning in it waiting to unfold, waiting for someone to
notice the written message or lesson behind it. Therefore every story has something to
be learned of. And every child, had this story they love, fond of and a story worth to
tell, As one of them, when I was a child there’s this story I loved to read over and over
again. That is the little red riding hood story. My index finger even pointing in every
word just so I can’t missed a word. My mother told me that even there is story telling in
my school and they read us about so many story books, in the end I’ll always find my
favorite story book—the little red riding hood. It’s a girl wearing red cloak and she
wants to pay a visit at her sick grandmother in the woods, her mother reminded her to
go straight in the woods, don’t talk to strangers and don’t dawdle along the way. While
on her way, she meet a pretentious hungry wolf, he befriend her that makes her trust
him enough to tell the information when she was heading to. But before she left he
suggested to take a flowers for her grandma which she gladly do since she find it a
good idea but little did she know the wolf headed his way to her sick grandmother. Her
grandmother thinks it’s her granddaughter came but it is the wolf and unfortunately
gobbled her up and pretend as her grandmother before the girl wearing a red cloak
came then eat her afterwards. But the girl got curious about the pretend grandmother’s
voice, eyes, hand and teeth which made her to run away and escape until a woodman
hear her help and make the wolf spit her alive grandmother out which luckily happen.
Little red riding hood learned an important lesson- she’ll never speak to stranger again
and dawdle in the forest.

I’m so captivated in that story maybe because there is a grandma in that story wherein
I’m really fond of my grandmother and to my grandfather too when I was a little. But
then, because of being old my grandfather passed away when I was little that it hurts
to know that my grandmother will end up be like my grandfather eventually. Maybe
that’s the reason why until now I’m still a grandmother’s girl I can’t lose my
grandmother that early. That book influences me to take good care of my grandmother
while she’s still alive and treasure every moment with her. Little Red riding hood book
story is not about loving and protecting your grandparents is it also tells us about “don’t
talk to strangers” , don’t trust easily and follow your mother’s order! If only the girl
follow what her mother’s say of going straight to her grandma and don’t dawdle along
the way and don’t talk to any stranger then her grandmother won’t be in danger so as
to her. There’s this unfading quote saying “Mothers knows best” so we need to follow
them because they know what is good for us especially for our safety. Don’t ever trust
someone you only talk to, when they ask you something strange or personal matter
don’t tell it just say, sorry because you can’t tell. As easy as that, and that’s favor for
me when I was a child because I’m too shy to even talk without me asking but
answered only those person I know already and be shy to answer for whom I don’t
know. But now that I’m old enough to handle such things though I can’t easily trust
somebody I can’t even make friends that easy and make many friends since I don’t
really trust too much they have to gain my trust for years or so to be truly call you my
best friend. As what I said, I’m too shy back then to even face unfamiliar faces, I even
remember that I’m holding my mother’s shirt and hide behind her back when someone
unfamiliar person talk infront and that’s why don’t talk to strangers really is for me huh?
Shy girls do that ofcourse in that way I can’t talk to them that easy. An advantage isn’t?
but that’s only when I was still a little. My personality change when I grow up, the
shyness is still there but I can managed, my perspective change and got wider, but
“don’t talk to strangers” still applied as we grow up but for some cases, not like before
that I can easily ignore them. Things change by this age of mine. I just can’t ignore
them and walk away that’s rude for a nineteen year old me, instead feel them when
they can be trusted or not. If that person feel trusted then talk but if it acts strange like
questioning something out of his/her concern, asking private or personal things about
you, you’ll just need to act normal then talk a few telling ‘I don’t know’ with a good
manner then left that’s better than being rude especially when your gut feel is wrong.

Back then was an innocent little girl who can’t fight that is why the very important
lesson is “don’t talk to strangers” because your little hands and feet can’t fight, you
can’t defend your small body into something big not until you fully grown up enough to
defend yourself from coming harm. The little red riding hood story change a lot of
things, it changes your perspective, belief, and aspects of life and bring lessons to every
child which you’ll acquire till you get ages. That little red riding hood is significant for
me since it also what makes me love more my grandparents since I can’t afford to lose
my grandmother, just not these ages of mine or my siblings may she live more many
years. That’s the story behind my favorite book and the story behind my personal
attachment with the story.