in fear of this beast, for it was told to be the size of a cow and resemble a wolf. It feared nothing and looked for victims anywhere it could. It mostly targeted children who were left alone to tend to their parent’s livestock. Why would it cause a herd of sheep when it could easily take down a small and slow child? This made me wonder, was there any correlation between the Beast of Gévaudan and Little Red Riding Hood? At first, I thought the tale was about a metaphorical beast, that was referring