Perrault Fairy Tales

Title: Perrault Fairy Tales     

Author: Charles Perrault

Copyright Date:  2004                

Genre: Fantasy                                     

Pages of Book: 144

Publisher: Wordsworth Edition LTD                                              

Reading Level: 5-12

Summary: 

Little Red RIding Hood-

Little Red Riding Hood is sent to take her sick grandmother some cake and butter. One her way she comes across a hungry wolf. The wolf asked her where she was going. Little red riding hood told him all about her sick grandmother and where she lived. The wolf says that they should have a race and takes the shorter path there. Little red riding hood is in not big hurry and takes her time. When the wolf gets to the house he pretends that he is little red riding hood and grandmother tells him how to get in. The wolf gobbles her up and lays in her bed. When little riding gets there he calls for her to come in. She sees that grandmother is quite different. Then the wolf gobbles her up.  

Blue Beard-

Blue beard was exceedingly rich however no one wanted to marry him because he had a blue beard. Every girl would run at the sight of his beard. There was a lady with two beautiful daughters and he asks one of them to marry him. They had some reservations about this because he already had several wives and no one knew what had become of them. However he invited them to picnic and hunt so the girls could get to know him. By the end of that the youngest sister decided to marry him. He has to leave town a few months later and he tells his wife that she can have the keys to all the rooms in the house but there was one room she was forbidden to go into. Her curiousity got the better of her and she opened the door of that room. Hanging on the walls were all of his wives and their throats had been slit. She was very fearful of her life now. She leaves the room and she sees that key is stained with blood. She tries everything to get the blood off. When her husband returns he asks for his keys back. He sees that she has gone into the room and he tells her that she will be joining them. He gives her some time to pray though. She had told her brothers to come visit today so she hopes that they will save her. Just as blue beard is about to cut her throat her brothers ride in and kill him. She gets all of his riches and marries a good man. 

Puss in Boots-  
There was a miller who died and left his fortune to his three sons. He didn't have much so the youngest son only got his cat. He wasn't happy about this and told his brothers that he would eat the cat and then starve to death. However the cat promised him great things if he would give him boots so he could walk in the forest. With these boots he did a great many tricks. Made friends with the king and even eventually married his daughter. 

The Fairies-

There once was two sisters who were quite opposite. One was like her mother who was very rude. They youngest was very nice like her father. The mother hated the youngest so she made her work all day. One day when the youngest sister was fetching water at the well a woman asked her for a drink. She was very kind so the lady said that every time she spoke she would get diamonds and pearls. The mother was furious that she had taken so long. However she saw what would come out of her daughters mouth. After the youngest told her mother what had happened she sent her oldest daughter. However the daughter was nice and the lady placed a curse on her and said she would speak toads and snakes. The mother was very angry but her sweet daughter had already run away. While she was hiding in the forest a price came across her and they fell in love. 

Reaction: I had never read any of Perraults fairy tales. He had a lot of them that I had never heard. Some of them were hard to follow I thought.  

Problem: N/A 

Recommendation: I would recommend a select few. There a few that I don't know if I would share with children however.