“Haven't you heard that this house belongs to an ogre who eats little children?”
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Little Thumb"
Charles Perrault was a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales, published in his Histoires ou contes du temps passé. The best known of his tales include Le Petit Chaperon Rouge , Cendrillon , Le Chat Botté , La Belle au bois Dormant and Barbe Bleue . Some of Perrault's versions of old stories influenced the German versions published by the Brothers Grimm more than 100 years later. The stories continue to be printed and have been adapted to opera, ballet , theatre, and film. Perrault was an influential figure in the 17th-century French literary scene, and was the leader of the Modern faction during the Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns. Wikipedia
“Haven't you heard that this house belongs to an ogre who eats little children?”
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Little Thumb"
“Anne, my sister Anne, do you see nothing coming?”
"I see nothing but the sun that makes everything dusty, and the grass that grows green."
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Bluebeard"
“The king was astonished at the vast amount of property owned by the Marquis of Carabas.”
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots"
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Bluebeard"
“Fetch me my seven-league boots so I can catch the children.”
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Little Thumb"
“When she had done her work, she would go over to the chimney corner, and sit among the cinders.”
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper"
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Little Red Riding Hood"
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Bluebeard"
“Her godmother, who was a fairy, said to her, "You want to go to the ball, don't you?"”
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper"
“Go into the garden and get me a pumpkin.”
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper"
“Charm is the true gift of the Fairies.”
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper"
“She then gave her a pair of slippers made of glass, the prettiest in the world.”
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper"
“But the blood always remained, for the key was enchanted.”
Tales of Mother Goose, 1727, "Bluebeard"