1.Thestoryofthegraywolfandthelittleredridinghoodisaclassicfolktale.2.InEnglish,thegraywolfisreferredtoas"thebigbadwolf,"while"LittleRedRidingHood"isthenamegiventotheyounggirlcharacterinthestory.3.Thetaleisoftentranslatedandretoldinvariouslanguages,withsomeversionscontainingslightlydifferentdetailsormorallessons.4.Thestoryisfamousforitscharacters,includingthewolf,thegirl,andthewoodcutter,andisoftenusedasateachingtoolforchildrenaboutthedangersoftalkingtostrangersandtheimportanceoflisteningtoparents.