Rewriting Red

Of all the tales of Riding Hood
The only one that's any good
Is the story written by R. Dahl
Because it's the shortest of them all.

I like its humor and quick wit,
And how soon I was done with it,
But what was best, without a doubt
Is how the tale's turned inside out.

He took a tale that we all know
And wrapped it with a modern bow
He cut the boring moral knowledge
And made it fun to read for college.

Within two seconds grandma's lunch
This tale is different is our hunch.
The wolf starts on his hungry pitch
But he's no match for Lil Red Bitch.

For New Red deals with firearms
Instead of young, insipid charms.
Red's a hero, no fragile flower,
The height of fashion and girl power.

The poem's fun if we all know
The story told so long ago.
The tale is good for being able
To tipsy topsy turn the table.

Sometimes people write a story
Not as a boring allegory
But just to have a little fun
That's all I know, my poem's done.