mushkil hai, but you have raised an issue close to my heart.
I had posted it in a yahoo group HILMS, and some other forum and it was lapped as it was a play on very popular story, little red riding hood.
Actually, there are many versions, and one latest was a romantic horror movie made by Leonardo DiCaprio, from a screenplay by David Leslie Johnson.
There is erotic significance in the story as has been pointed out many times, i am sharing a few versions,
'Red Riding Hood has also been seen as a parable of sexual maturity. In this interpretation, the red cloak symbolizes the blood of menstruation, braving the “dark forest” of womanhood. Or the cloak could symbolize the hymen (earlier versions of the tale generally do not state that the cloak is red). In this case, the wolf threatens the girl’s virginity. The anthropomorphic wolf symbolizes a man, who could be a lover, seducer or sexual predator. This differs from the ritual explanation in that the entry into adulthood is biologically, not socially, determined.''
another version is,
" Firstly, the color red, the color of the riding hood itself, can be seen as a symbol. The color red is usually associated as the color of passion, love, blood, sin or as a reference to a woman’s biological crossroad (her menstruation) transitioning from girl to woman. Perhaps, LRRH’s entire adventure which started out as a journey to visit grandmother becomes a trip down the path to womanhood. There is also LRRH carrying cake and wine to take with her to visit her grandmother. A somewhat obvious reference to the religious sacrament, which could also be seen as LRRH carrying her virtues with her on this path. As Shavit, points out, “It is clear that the erotic aspect of encourages the reading of the text as the story of a gentleman exploiting the innocence of a village girl and enjoying her charms, rather than simply as the story of a little girl who is devoured by a wolf” (Shavit, p. 325).
Symbolically speaking, the wolf represents a ‘male beast’ but also offers a reflection of wolf’s true nature, as wolves are seen as predators and this story insinuates that men (or rather, their inner beast) can prey on the young and innocent. Like the wolf in LRRH, a man will disguise his inner beast (perhaps, for example as a cad might hide behind the mask of a gentlemen) in an effort to make a woman feel comfortable and familiar. In the tale of LRRH, the wolf dresses up as her beloved grandmother (cross-dressing) and uses LHHR’s own curiosities against her and to his own advantage, aiding him in his overall seduction. The act of devouring her flesh and blood can be seen in a sexual manner as well."
(Reference-
Perrault, Charles. "Little Red Riding Hood." Pitt. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 April 2012.
Shavit, Zohar. “The Concept of Childhood and Children’s Folktales: Test Case-‘Little Red Riding Hood’” p. 317-331.)
I did a further twist on that thinking that wolf can be she - wolf too, and example of Ismat Chughtai's famous story ' Quilt' was before me. so, I wove a story based on that. And kept the general pattern of little red riding hood. My purpose was to explore female to young female sexuality.
However, later on an issue arose about the age.
In the story I had avoided any direct sexual actions, and it was more symbolic, and the young girl was also not forced ( i hate rape or any story with violent dominations) and she went happily back.
But now minimum age is 18 and the can you imagine a little red riding hood of 18 years, unsure about her sexuality, moving in a dark forest to her grandmother, it defeats the whole tenor of the story,
but i agree with the forums and groups, LAW is LAW and the risk of losing the server is very high.
so now the story is consigned to the memories only and another part is i rarely keep a record of my old stories, just sheer carelessness so when a lappy goes berserk, or i change it things get lost.
so yes, it's sad, but the story is Lost.
