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In a small country household, a gentle and kind young girl is forced into a life of drudgery by her cruel stepmother and vain stepsisters. Known only as “Cinderella” for the ashes on her clothes, she endures her hardships with patience and grace.

"Master Cat, or Puss in Boots" is one of the most famous fairy tales of the French writer Charles Perrault. The fairy tale "Puss in Boots" was written in the 17th century, but it remains a favorite of children even several centuries later.

The Sleeping Beauty in the Woods is a fairy tale about a princess cursed by an evil fairy to sleep for a hundred years before being awakened by a handsome prince. A good fairy, knowing the princess would be frightened if alone when she wakes, uses her wand to put every living person and animal in the palace and forest asleep, to awaken when the princess does.

Once upon a time there lived a woodcutter and his wife; they had seven children, all boys. The eldest was but ten years old, and the youngest only seven. People were astonished that the woodcutter had had so many children in such a short time, but his wife was very fond of children, and never had less than two at a time.

There was once a man who had fine houses, both in town and country, a deal of silver and gold plate, embroidered furniture, and coaches gilded all over with gold. But this man was so unlucky as to have a Blue Beard, which made him so frightfully ugly that all the women and girls ran away from him.

Once upon a time there was a miller who left no more riches to the three sons he had than his mill, his ass, and his cat. The division was soon made. Neither the lawyer nor the attorney was sent for. They would soon have eaten up all the poor property. The eldest had the mill, the second the ass, and the youngest nothing but the cat.

An extremely fortunate and wealthy king lives with his beautiful wife and daughter. The source of the king's riches is his prized, marvelous donkey whose droppings are gold. The king's wife is struck by an illness and dies, but not before making her husband promise not to remarry except to a woman whose beauty and attributes equal hers. The king grieves for a lengthy period, but is finally persuaded to seek another wife. It becomes clear that the only woman who fits the promise is his daughter.

There was, once upon a time, a widow, who had two daughters. The eldest was so much like her in the face and humour, that whoever looked upon the daughter saw the mother. They were both so disagreeable, and so proud, that there was no living with them. The youngest, who was the very picture of her father, for courtesy and sweetness of temper, was withal one of the most beautiful girls ever seen. As people naturally love their own likeness, this mother even doated on her eldest daughter, and at the same time had a horrible aversion for the youngest.

A widower marries a haughty woman with two daughters of her own. The woman and the two daughters hate the man's gentle and beautiful daughter, who they call Cinderella, and treat her cruelly. Cinderella is always assigned to do the chores around the house and forced to sleep in the attic.

A woodcutter complained of his poor lot. Jupiter (or alternatively, a tree spirit or fairy) granted him three wishes. The woodcutter went home, and his wife persuaded him to put off the wishing until the next day, after he had thought, but while sitting by the fire, he wished for sausages. His wife taxed him for his folly, and angry, he wished for the sausages to attach to her nose. Finally, they agreed to use the last wish to take the sausages off her nose, leaving them no better off than before (apart from having gained the sausages).

"Little Red Riding Hood" is a fairy tale by Charles Perrault about a young girl and a Big Bad Wolf. Its origins can be traced back to several pre-17th-century European folk tales. It was later retold in the 19th-century by the Brothers Grimm. The story has varied considerably in different versions over the centuries, translations, and as the subject of numerous modern adaptations. Other names for the story are "Little Red Cap" or simply "Red Riding Hood". The story centers around a girl named Little Red Riding Hood, named after her red hooded cape that she wears.

In the version by Charles Perrault, a fairy grants an ugly prince named Riquet (Ricky) the gift of intelligence and the ability to confer wit upon the one he loves the most. At birth, Prince Riquet has a small patch of hair on his head, leading to his nickname "of the tuft".

Barbablù è una fiaba trascritta da Charles Perrault nel XVII secolo che fece la sua prima apparizione nella raccolta Histoires ou contes du temps passé, nella precedente versione manoscritta intitolata I racconti di Mamma Oca, nel 1697.

"La Bella Durmiente del Bosque" de Charles Perrault es un cuento de hadas clásico que cuenta la historia de una bella princesa condenada a dormir durante cien años. Después de ser pinchada con un huso en su decimoquinto cumpleaños, la princesa y todo su reino caen en un sueño profundo. Con el paso de los años, el castillo se llena de espinas y el mundo exterior lo olvida. Finalmente, un príncipe desafía los peligros del bosque encantado y despierta a la princesa con un beso, rompiendo la maldición y devolviendo al reino su antigua gloria.

Publicados en 1697 en Francia con el título de Les Contes de ma mère l'Oye, los ocho relatos incluidos en este libro han sido objeto de incontables versiones y adaptaciones, además de haber sufrido numerosas oleadas de censura en función de la cambiante pacatería del momento. El resultado, recortado y desvirtuado, es un somnífero para niños pequeños, que ha empalagado a generaciones de lectores adultos y traicionado, en la letra y en el espíritu, a la pluma del maravilloso Charles Perrault (Francia 1628-1703), maestro del misterio y el humor negro.

De familie van Belle is door allerlei ellende aan lager wal geraakt. Als Belle's vader op reis moet in de hoop iets te redden van het familiefortuin, verdwaalt hij. Hij komt terecht in een vreemd kasteel, waar hij gastvrij onthaald wordt, maar nergens ziet hij een gastheer of personeel. Wanneer hij door de kasteeltuin loopt, ziet hij de prachtige rozen, en plukt er eentje voor zijn dochter, Belle. Hierop verschijnt een woest beest ten tonele, dat hem verwijt dat hij na alle gastvrijheid zijn rozen wil stelen en hem dreigt te verscheuren.

Assepoester wordt onderdrukt door haar wrede stiefmoeder en stiefzusters, die haar dwingen om constant te werken zonder vrije tijd. Ze besteedt veel van haar tijd aan dagdromen, terwijl ze zich uitput met huishoudelijke taken. Op een avond komt een fee langs, en gebruikt haar magie om Assepoesters droom om naar een bal te gaan en een prins te ontmoeten, waar te maken. Maar, ze vraagt zich af of de magische avond langer zal duren dan de nacht van de bal.

Apesar de ser um garoto pequenino, o Pequeno Polegar é inteligente e determinado de fazer tudo e qualquer coisa que os outros possam fazer - e às vezes até mais.

Lang geleden leefde er eens een houthakker die een vrouw had en zeven zonen. De houthakker werkte elke dag zo hard hij kon in het bos, maar helaas, hij slaagde er bijna nooit in zoveel te verdienen dat hij zichzelf en zijn gezin genoeg te eten kon geven. Vooral voor het jongste zoontje was dat heel erg, want die was toch al klein en zwak. En toen hij werd geboren, was hij maar net zo groot als de duim van zijn vader. Daarom werd hij ook Klein Duimpje genoemd.

The setting is wealthy French society, in all its richness and style. The tension created by the young wife’s breaking of a taboo and her building fear of her villainous husband; the curiously magical power of the words of the heroine’s sister as she calls out in secret; the climax of the story with the rapid intercutting between characters—all make for a tale that begs to heard.