Judge — April 19, 1924 — page 6: what you’re looking at

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# "Our Little Red Riding Hood" - Political Cartoon Analysis This is a humorous reinterpretation of the classic fairy tale for a modern (early 20th century) audience. The caption "If the wolf were to try it to-day" suggests a satirical commentary on how the traditional story would play out in contemporary times. The sequential panels show Little Red Riding Hood encountering various obstacles and dangers—a wolf, a hunter's gun, and what appears to be a furrier's shop—rather than simply encountering the wolf in the woods. The joke appears to critique modern urban dangers and complications that would prevent the classic tale from unfolding as originally written. The cartoon uses the familiar narrative as a framework to comment on contemporary life's complications and hazards.