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Charles Perrault
A French author and member of the Académie Française who laid the foundations for the modern fairy tale genre…
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Hello. My name is Charles Perrault. I have a secret for you. I love stories. When I was a little boy in a big city called Paris a long, long time ago, I listened to stories. I heard tales of brave heroes, magical fairies, and talking animals. These stories made me so happy. I wanted to share them with everyone.
As I grew up, I decided to write down all my favorite stories. I wanted to make sure they would never be forgotten. Do you know the story of a girl who loses her glass slipper? That is my story, 'Cinderella'. I also wrote about a princess who sleeps for one hundred years. That story is called 'Sleeping Beauty'. I also wrote about a little girl in a red cape and a smart cat who wears boots. I put all of these wonderful adventures into a special book in the year 1697. I wrote them so children like you could enjoy them forever.
I lived to be 75 years old. My greatest joy was knowing my stories made people smile. Even though I am not here anymore, my fairy tales live on. Whenever you read about Cinderella or Puss in Boots, it is like I am sharing a little bit of magic with you. My stories are my way of saying hello, for happily ever after.
Charles Perrault
Hello. My name is Charles Perrault. I have a secret for you. I love stories. When I was a little boy in a big city called Paris a long, long time ago, I listened to stories. I heard tales of brave heroes, magical fairies, and talking animals. These stories made me so happy. I wanted to share them with everyone.
As I grew up, I decided to write down all my favorite stories. I wanted to make sure they would never be forgotten. Do you know the story of a girl who loses her glass slipper? That is my story, 'Cinderella'. I also wrote about a princess who sleeps for one hundred years. That story is called 'Sleeping Beauty'. I also wrote about a little girl in a red cape and a smart cat who wears boots. I put all of these wonderful adventures into a special book in the year 1697. I wrote them so children like you could enjoy them forever.
I lived to be 75 years old. My greatest joy was knowing my stories made people smile. Even though I am not here anymore, my fairy tales live on. Whenever you read about Cinderella or Puss in Boots, it is like I am sharing a little bit of magic with you. My stories are my way of saying hello, for happily ever after.
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A French author and member of the Académie Française who laid the foundations for the modern fairy tale genre with his 1695 collection 'Histoires ou contes du temps passé, avec des moralités,' which later had the subtitle 'Contes de ma mère l'Oye.'
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