Perrault, Charles

"The fariy tales of the master storyteller Charles Perrault are presented here in a complete collection that includes not only the well-known classics, but the three stories originally in verse form." Cover.

A modern translation of eight well-known fairy tales including "Sleeping Beauty," "Puss in Boots," "Little Red Riding Hood," and "Cinderella.".

Although mistreated by her stepmother and her stepsisters, Cinderella meets her prince with the help of her fairy godmother.

With the help of her fairy godmother, a mistreated kitchen maid attends the palace ball on condition that she leave before midnight.

According to the spell cast by an old witch, the beautiful princess will sleep for a hundred years, until a prince awakens her with a kiss.

A cunning cat wins for his master a castle, a fortune, and the hand of a princess.

The tale of a cunning cat who wins for his master the lordship of a manor and the hand of a princess.

A little girl meets a hungry wolf in the forest while on her way to visit her sick grandmother.

With the help of her fairy godmother, a beautiful young woman mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters attends the palace ball where she meets the prince whom she marries.