Common Sense for Girls in Remote Places

By Karen Douglas

1. Don’t obey your mother if she sends you into the woods alone,
carrying hot food that smells tempting.

2. If you meet a wolf, don’t tell him your destination,
and knowing that he’s nearby, do not stop to pick flowers
for your granny. At the least the food will get cold.

3. If you have a daughter, please don’t send her into the woods
alone.

4. Granny, if you are old, blind, and bedridden,
ask to move out of a remote home.
If that is not possible, lock your door.