Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China

by Ed Young

Lon Po Po: A Red Riding Hood Story from China is about prudence, a series of events, and imagination. The genre of the story is Mythology/folktale, the setting is Realistic, and the heritage is Asian.

Three girls are left alone when the mother leaves to visit their Po Po. A wolf tricks the girls into letting him in by pretending to be their Po Po. The girls figure this out and end up killing the wolf.

Moral reasoning in the story focuses on self concern and self concern.

The theme of the story is If you keep your wits when in danger, you can survive and triumph.

	Violence Violence in the story is presented as positive and negative, it is not graphic, and rewarded always. Harm to other living things is acceptable with justification and focuses on outside family or group.
	Cruelty
	Rudeness
	Religion/Spirituality
	Stereotypes There is stereotyped age differences and stereotyped levels of intelligence in the story.

The 4 Component Model

1. Ethical Sensitivity - Evidence of concern for others and awareness of the consequences of one's actions.
2. Ethical Judgment - Shows characters deliberating about ethical choices.
3. Ethical Focus - Addresses the ethical demand in the situation, prioritizing moral goals and responsibilities over selfish interests.
4. Ethical Action - Has a character who takes several steps to reach a moral goal and perseveres to complete the ethical action.