Stories which ended differently

Red riding hood

Red riding hood was walking alone in the deep dark forest on her journey to grandma. Suddenly big wolf stepped in front of her and tried to frightened her, but red riding hood kept smiling and relaxed.
That's strange people usually when they see me, they get shocked and frightened, some of them even pissed in their pants from fear. What is happening? This little girl, I can kill her in a second, but she's so calm. I have to find out. - This is what the wolf thought.
- Who are you and where are you going? - shouted the wolf.
- I'm red riding hood, and I'm going to visit my grandma. - she replied kindly.
- From where are you coming? - shouted the wolf again.
- I'm coming from north India. - she replied calmly.
- What do you have in your basket? - shouted the wolf again, but not so loud then before.
- I have a bit of food and some books. - she replied.
- Why aren't you afraid of me? I can kill you easily. - asked the wolf a bit softer then before.
- If my destiny is that I have to feed you then I can't do anything about it, so why worry. - red riding hood replied.
- Aren't you afraid of death? - asked the wolf, with a surprised face.
- No. Each one of us will die and we can't do anything against it. I have learnt and experienced many things which are beyond that. That's why I want to take these books to my grandma, that she can benefit from them. - she replied.
- Is she dying? - asked the wolf with a normal tune.
- She's very sick and old. She might not live for long. - she replied with a bit sad voice.
- Show me those books. - ordered the wolf.
Red riding hood sat down and opened her basket and started to show the books from India to the wolf. The wolf also sat down and opened the first book and it was shining with a golden light, he started to read the book. Many times when the wolf didn't understand something he asked the red riding hood for explanation. After long hours the night was coming, so the wolf asked red riding hood to go to his cave and explain the books and the practices to him. They stayed for 49 days in the cave when the wolf finally understood everything from the books, except the last book.
- What is in the last book? - asked the wolf.
- That book is the Tibetan book of death, it explains the process of dying and helps you to die. This is what I'm going to read to my grandma, when her time will come. Your time hasn't come yet, so let me go to my grandma and after she died, I will return and explain it to you too. - she replied.
- I'm very grateful, for all the explanations and practices already and you can go whenever you please and I would be even more grateful if you explain the last book to me. - bowed the wolf.
- Continue with your practices and I will be back in 3 years and I will explain this book to you too. - replied the red riding hood and left the cave.
The wolf changed his diet from animals to herbs and berries and mushrooms, he lost weight, but his eyes were shining bright. The sheep and cows remained save on the fields so the hunters were not going to search for the wolf anymore and finally the wolf found it's peace in the forest. The years passed by quickly with the new practices and many time the wolf had dreams with red riding hood where she was correcting his practices and giving him further instructions.
But one day when the wolf returned to his cage, the red riding hood was sitting already there.
- I'm back as I promised. - she told to the wolf.
- I'm glad to see you again. What happened to your grandma? - asked the wolf.
- She died like year ago, you live quite far from her, it took me a long walk. I explained the book to her and she died peacefully. Then we prayed for her for 49 days and after that we burned her body and throw her ashes into the mountain river. - she replied.
The wolf was very moved that the red hat walked one year, just to teach him.
After he studied the last book and got a permission to copy them, it took him nearly a year. When the wolf was ready with last book, the red riding hood just packed her basket and asked the wolf:
- I would like to ask you one thing, please if you see anybody who is worth to these teachings please share it. - and then she just left without leaving any trace or footsteps on the ground.
The wolf was so moved again, because he was so surprised that she found him worthy for those teachings. So the wolf was observing the travelers and when he saw somebody who was opened for the teachings, he invited them to his cave.

Inspired by:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bardo_Thodol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tibetan_Book_of_Living_and_Dying
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West