Even though Little Red Riding Hood didn't talk to the wolf for very long, what she disclosed to the wolf resulted in her grandmother being eaten. The wolf asked her what she was doing out in the woods. She replied that she was going to her grandma's house. It was at that point that the wolf ran along, ate Little Red Riding Hood's Grandma and then tried to eat her.
Little Red Riding Hood said: "I'm on my way to see my grandma who lives through the forest, near the brook."
Though Little Red Riding Hood intended to listen to her mother and "go straight to grandma's house," she stopped in the woods along the way to pick some flowers. As she was doing this, the wolf approached her. By disobeying her mother, Little Red Riding Hood put herself in a vulnerable position and the wolf pounced on the opportunity to take advantage of her.
Her mother warned: "Remember, go straight to grandma's house. Don't dawdle along the way and please don't talk to strangers. The woods are dangerous."
When Little Red Riding Hood arrived at her grandma's home, she was cautious because her "grandma" looked different. She questioned her grandma and observed her appearance to determine if it is truly her. When she discovered that it wasn't, she ran away and prevented herself from being eaten.
Little Red Riding Hood said: "But Grandmother, what big ears you have. But Grandmother, what big eyes you have. But Grandmother, what big teeth you have."
If Little Red Riding Hood's mother hadn't sent her daughter into the "dangerous" woods alone, she could have prevented grandma from being eaten. Parents should be careful about what they allow their children to do, the book teaches. Even though the trip to her grandma's house might have been a short one, the woods are the habitat for hungry wolfs, and are dangerous.