The events take place in a fictional Eastern European country. The peculiarity of this fairy tale lies in the fact that some characters often turn out to be more cruel and evil than the wolves. These negative traits are possessed by three grandmothers and their grandson from the village where Little Red Riding Hood lives - they hope that the heroine will pay for her walks in the forest - or by the maids of a spoiled child who forcefully captured the main character and decided to use her as a toy for their ward.