Red Hot Riding Hood is an animated cartoon short subject, directed by Tex Avery and released with the movie Dr Gillespie's Criminal Case on May 8, 1943 by MetroGoldwynMayer In 1994, it was voted number 7 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field, making it the highest ranked MGM cartoon on the list It is one of Avery's most popular cartoons,Dec 15, 16 · Little Red Riding Hood is a timeless classic children's story about little red riding hood and the wolf The story is a European folk tale, this version retold by Charles Perrault by Charles Perrault FULL TEXT FROM THE BOOK Once upon a time there lived in a certain village a little country girl, the prettiest creature who was ever seenLittle Red Riding Hood appears and enters the bedroom, gladsomely exhibiting her presents The wary wolf, after a confidential chat, jumps at her She screams, her father, the woodsman, and his trusty men rush in, dispatch the wolf and save her Awakened suddenly by