In the Brothers Grimm tale “The Wolf and the Seven Young Goats,” the wolf puts flour on his paw to make it look white.
The mother goat warns her seven children not to open the door while she is away. The wolf tries to imitate her voice, but the young goats recognize him because his voice is too rough. He then eats flour to soften his voice and places his paw on the window ledge, covering it with flour so it appears white.
The trick works, and the wolf enters the house. The youngest kid hides inside a clock case, allowing the mother goat to find and rescue him after returning. She cuts open the wolf’s sleeping body, frees the other kids, and fills the wolf with stones.
The tale is often compared with “Little Red Riding Hood” because both feature a deceptive wolf. Its German title is “Der Wolf und die sieben jungen Geißlein.”