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1st-Century Roots of ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ Found

Posted by admin on Nov 15, 2013

Folktales can evolve much like species do, taking on new features and dropping others as they spread to different parts of the world.

One researcher in the United Kingdom tested this analogy quite literally, using analytical models that are typically used to study the relationships between species to create an evolutionary tree for “Little Red Riding Hood” and its cousins.

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