The original Little Red Riding Hood story involves a young girl visiting her grandmother with cake and wine. On the way, she meets a wolf who tricks her and eats the grandmother. When the girl arrives, the wolf is in disguise in the grandmother's bed. The woodcutter later saves the girl from the wolf. The summary highlights the key plot points of the girl meeting the wolf, the wolf eating the grandmother, and the woodcutter rescuing the girl at the end.