The short story by Tanith Lee entitled "Wolfland," which was largely based on Charles Perrault's "Little Red Riding Hood," has both similarities and differences to Perrault's tale. In Lee's "Wolfland," Lisel is, in essence, metaphorically devoured by the wolves in the tale due to her innate wolf-like characteristics. Due to Little Red Riding Hood's vulnerability and naivety, she is literally devoured by the wolf in Perrault's tale. Red is sexually disempowered in Perrault's tale because the wolf takes advantage of her vulnerability and eats her. Red is not as clever as Lisel in "Wolfland." Red is associated with neither cannibalistic power, nor intellectual power, nor common sense. She has, in fact, become a cautionary tale. Lisel is empowered in the sense that she has innate wolf senses given by her grandmother, Anna, who makes herself into a werewolf to overcome and ultimately kill her abusive husband. Both Lisel and Red represent sexual characters in each tale; Lisel has more innate features of sexual manners of a wolf while Red's vulnerability causes her to be metaphorically raped by the wolf.
             In Perrault's tale, the wolf represents sexuality and danger as he tells the little girl to get into bed with him. Perrault chooses to portray Little Red Riding Hood as a direct opposite of the wolf: innocent and naive. What is interesting about this folktale is that Little Red Riding Hood seems to be curious about the creature lying in her bed as she gazes from his arms, down to his legs, then back to his mouth. Though Red's naivety is shown before she inspects the wolf's makeup:
             Little Red Riding Hood undressed and went to get into bed, where she was quite astonished to see the way her grandmother was dress in her nightgown. (93)
             In this passage, Red is exposing herself to danger without any knowledge of the ominous consequences of her choices...