One year after the original tale, the world of Little Red Riding Hood is shaken to learn that the slain wolf left behind family and friends who now crave revenge against the girl.
The wolf’s mother, driven by a thirst for retribution, sends Lean Wolf to enlist Fat Wolf, and together they set their plan in motion to capture [Little Red Riding Hood]. The scheme hinges on moving a girl through a forest filled with shadows and deceit, as the two wolves fashion disguises and false kindness to close in on her.
With a heavy heart, the girl heads out to visit her grandmother, Grandmother, hoping she isn’t ill again. Along the way, the cunning pair pieces together a web of pretenses, using multiple guises that pretend to be gentle and helpful, all in an attempt to lure her into a trap. Yet the ever-curious Little Red Riding Hood remains vigilant, managing to outwit each ruse they throw at her.
In the midst of this tension, the Wolf Cub, the deceased wolf’s son who loves reading, speaks up within his troubled family dynamic. He argues that the girl did nothing to deserve his father’s attack and shows clear reluctance to join in any revenge. His stance draws sharp disagreement from his grandmother, who burns the boy’s book out of anger, sending him to tears and driving him away from home.
As her journey continues, Little Red Riding Hood encounters a spoiled boy who wishes to possess her for his own entertainment and who locks her in a room. She is saved when Lean Wolf and Fat Wolf—now posing as stately friends of her grandmother—appear with a sack, intending to seize her. Yet Wolf Cub steps in, stopping their scheme and turning the tide of the danger.
The girl starts to suspect a broader truth when a shepherd boy, who has somehow aligned with the wolves, hints that her companions are in fact wolves. She disguises herself and, with the help of the already wary Lean Wolf, confirms the deception. Instead of direct confrontation, she sedates the wolves with a sleeping potion made from poppies and frees herself from immediate danger.
Wolf Cub then confronts the shepherd boy and recovers Little Red Riding Hood’s clothes, restoring some sense of safety. In search of help, she encounters a hunter, portrayed as brave yet fundamentally a coward. He intends to shoot the sleeping wolves, but she stops him, choosing a path of justice rather than violence, wishing for the creatures to be judged and, ideally, to repent.
News of the trouble spreads to the village, where people realize the dangers posed by the wolves. Rather than causing harm, Little Red Riding Hood asks for mercy, and the village agrees that the wolves should be allowed to flee, offering a chance for redemption rather than punishment.
