The White Gloves

By George Trialonis

The story is taking place in a magic forest. Little Red Riding Hood is three years older since her adventure with the big bad wolf. She is picking flowers again when she has an unexpected meeting with an old woman who needs help with her nails. Red Riding Hood offers to help but has to go back home to get a pair of scissors and liquid soap.
On her way back Red Riding Hood comes face to face with a big bad wolf. Perhaps he is the brother of the one who almost devoured Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother. Although Red Riding Hood is fearless, she unwittingly reveals to the wolf where the old woman’s hut is.
Poor wolf! He believes that the old woman is an easy prey. But instead of the old woman the wolf finds a ewe in the hut. “All the better”, he thinks to himself. But the ewe is not daunted by the threats of the wolf. Actually, the wolf is frustrated by the ewe who threatens him with “If you eat me, the woodcutter will be very angry. He will find you, catch you, tie you up, put you in a cage and release you in the big city.” The wolf is so frustrated by his failed attempts to eat the ewe that he runs to the village to buy a lot of presents for Riding Hood.
When the wolf returns to the hut to eat the ewe, he finds the ewe knitting a pair of white gloves from her own wool. The wolf is delighted and at the same time determined to eat her. But he needs to know why the ewe threatened him with the woodcutter releasing him in the big city. She invites the wolf to sit next to her on a couch and watch a documentary about the bit city.
But this documentary makes the wolf abandon his plans to eat the ewe and to want to go to the big city which for him looks like a “goldmine” or a “meatmine”.
When the wolf leaves, the ewe takes her real form. She is a fairy. But she has to leave the magic forest and go to the big city, too.
The big bad wolf and the fairy meet again, this time in the big city. Oh, this is an exciting meeting, beyond imagination and with an unexpected ending.

• Language: English
• Publisher: George Trialonis
• Release date: Mar 2, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310435058

George Trialonis

I was born in Crete which is an island in a country called Greece. If you don't know where Crete is, you will certainly be able to spot the continent of Africa on a map. Crete lies between Africa and Europe. It's a big island, approximately 260 km long and 70 km wide.Ever since I was a child I loved stories and mysteries, especially the mysteries of the skies. I used to look at the stars and wonder how far they are and if there were "people" on them. I still wonder as much and hope that one day we shall have proof of living beings in other planets.As for my formal education is concerned, I have a minor degree in psychology from Texas Christian University and a major in Philosophy from the University of Toronto.I worked as translator and interpreter in Greece for many years. I am retired now and trying to write about the things that I like most: stories.

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THE WHITE GLOVES

George Trialonis

Published by George Trialonis at Smashwords

Copyright 2015 George Trialonis

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One day Red Riding Hood woke up early to see that it was a fine morning. So, she decided to take a walk in the forest to pick flowers and talk to her friends the trees, the squirrels and the fawns. She was living at the edge of the magic forest and the village was not far from where her family house stood.

She had hardly picked a daffodil or two when she heard a voice from behind a tall bush. Oh these long nails, how hard they are and hurt my hands and feet! I wish there was someone here to help me cut and trim my nails? Now, you all know that Little Red Riding Hood and her grandmother nearly lost their lives when the big bad wolf attacked them in granny’s house. But that was three years earlier and Red Riding Hood is not little any more. She is very careful and much wiser now.

I can help you, old lady, Red Riding Hood said popping out from behind the other side of the bush.

Well, firstly, I’m not old. I’m only two hundred. Secondly, bless you my dear child. You are very kind.

Red Riding Hood didn’t know exactly how to answer.

I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to … well, I mean thank you.

Ha, ha, ha, the old woman laughed and then asked, And who might you be, my dear?

I’m Red Riding Hood, and you Madam?

"I’m ….