For example, the Walt Disney adaptation has Peter hunting the wolf using a pop gun and makes it clear that the duck survives, whereas the "Weird Al" Yankovic version makes it very clear that the duck dies a horrible, painful and slow death inside the belly of the wolf. Darker and Edgier or Lighter and Softer: These tropes apply to some adaptations.Cowboy Episode: Peter Schickele wrote a comical alternate text, "Sneaky Pete and the Wolf," which recasts the story as a showdown between Pete and a desperado named El Lobo.It is never implied that Peter is an orphan, but at the same time we only know he has a very protective grandfather. Buckley Jr., Paul Hogan, John Gielgud (twice!), Sting, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Patrick Stewart, Dame Edna, Ben Kingsley, Antonio Banderas, Sophia Loren (twice), Bill Clinton and Mikhail Gorbachev. Celebrity Cameo: The fairy tale has been narrated by countless celebrities over the decades, including Basil Rathbone, Sterling Holloway (voice of Winnie the Pooh in the original Disney cartoons), Eleanor Roosevelt, Alec Guinness, Peter Ustinov (twice!), Boris Karloff, José Ferrer, Captain Kangaroo, Leonard Bernstein, Sean Connery, Richard Attenborough, David Attenborough, Jacques Brel, Mia Farrow, David Bowie, Terry Wogan, William F.But as they come to aid, Peter has already overpowered the wolf. The Cavalry: Subverted in the Disney version, where the hunters appear while Peter struggles with the wolf.Cat Up a Tree: In this case, the cat is up the tree to escape the wolf, not to get rescued by the fire department.
The clumsiest of the characters, gets embarrassed by the bird, and in all versions but the Disney version, is devoured alive - and is still alive, inside the wolf, at the end of the story. what's the moral of the story again? Lampshaded when the grandfather muses "What if Peter hadn't caught the wolf''," implying that he's embarrassed by how wrong he was. In the end Peter is taken inside, but when the wolf arrives: guess who does go outside and saves the day? So. Broken Aesop: Peter is told by his grandfather NOT to go outside because the Wolf might get him.Big, Thin, Short Trio: The hunters in the Disney version.He eats the duck and attempts to eat the other characters. The Big Bad Wolf: The titular wolf of the story is the villain and antagonist of the story.While this may not be the Trope Maker, it is almost certainly the Trope Codifier. Avian Flute: The bird is represented by the flute.The wolf walks by Peter to the gate and leaves peacefully as a form gratitude. Peter releases the wolf after seeing its horrible fate and being abused by the onlookers. And I Must Scream: "If you listen very carefully, you'll hear the duck quacking inside the wolf's belly, because the wolf in his hurry had swallowed her alive.".In the Disney version, the wolf is pure evil, and the only character in the film without any personality or sentience. Always Chaotic Evil: The wolf, except in the 2006 version.She continues to carry the bottle with her for the rest of the scene until she accidentally drops it in the pond while arguing with the bird. She then offers her drink to Peter, who responds with a scolding finger. The Alcoholic: In one adaptation (the one narrated by Sting), the duck nearly misses her cue because she's too busy drinking at the bar, and she is literally thrown onto the set by the production crew.He later comments on the eventual happy ending, saying that he doesn't like where the story is going, preferring that Peter get punished by Grandfather (played by Big Bird). Here he is more interested in causing trouble, reluctantly helping Peter and the Bird (Elmo and Zoe respectively) catch the wolf. A similar situation occurs in the Sesame Street version, where the cat is played by Oscar the Grouch.