The House of Progress was an institution founded by Red Riding Hood after hearing about the House of Congress in Alex's and Conner's world. It had a representative of each neighborhood in the Red Riding Hood Kingdom to help Queen Red make decisions that concerned the kingdom. It was located in the Red Riding Hood Kingdom, across from the castle.
“ | That was every decision is a well-rounded one and I can't be solely blamed for anything that goes wrong. But Congress sounded so dreary and bleak; I wanted my house of representatives to sound promising and uplifting. I thought Queen Red Riding Hood's House of Progress had such a better ring to it.[1] | ” |
Description[]
It looked like a miniature version of the U.S Capitol. The only differences were its façade, which was entirely painted in red, and the dome, which had been replaced by a giant square basket.
Statues of Queen Red lined the steps all the way up to the doorway and the entrance hall was decorated with lots of paintings of her. In the center of the entrance hall, there was a colossal statue: Queen Red sitting on her throne, which looked like the Lincoln Memorial.[2]
Members[]
Not including Queen Red Riding Hood herself and Charlie, the House of Progress had 9 members:
- Red's Granny, Red Riding Hood's grandmother.
- The Little Old Woman from the Shoe Inn, owner of the Shoe Inn.
- The Third Little Pig, one of the famous builders in the kingdom.
- Three Blind Mice
- Sir BaaBaa Blacksheep
- Lady Muffet
- Sir Jack Horner
When Red was dethroned and evicted, her successor Little Bo Peep kept the House of Progress as part of her new Republic, but filled it with new members, claiming that the former members did not actually represent the villages.[3]
Behind the Scenes[]
- The new characters, introduced as members of the House of Progress, were all figures from nursery rhymes rather than fairy tales.
References[]
- ↑ A Grimm Warning, ch 4, p. 81
- ↑ A Grimm Warning, ch 6, p. 115
- ↑ A Grimm Warning, ch 21, p. 335