The Way of Pins

"Tell me, little red riding hood, will you be taking the Path of Pins or the Path of Needles?"
"Oh, kind sir, the Path of Needles, as my mother demands."
"Ah, sweet one, the Path of Pins is shorter; should you not take that one?"
"It is in the public way," she said. "I dare not."
"This is so," agreed the Wolf. "Godspeed."
And the Wolf observed Little Red Riding Hood set out on the Path of Needles. Then, whistling, he took the Path of Pins, knowing he would reach the blind Grandmother's house first.