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Perrault
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Per·rault  (p-r, p-), Charles 1628-1703.
French writer. His Contes de ma Mère l'Oye (c. 1697) includes "Tom Thumb" and "Sleeping Beauty."
Perrault (French) [pɛro]
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(Biographies / Perrault, Charles (1628-1703) M, French, WRITING: fairy-tale author) Charles (ʃarl). 1628-1703, French author, noted for his Contes de ma mère l'oye (1697), which contains the fairy tales Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and The Sleeping Beauty
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Many of the plots were based on folk tales collected and re-told by the French writer Charles Perrault in his book Mother Goose's Fairy Tales.
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Those in the know will tell you that the story of Bluebeard was in fact a fictional fairy tale, written by Charles Perrault and based on the true story of Gilles de Rais.
Tales of the Castle at Tiffauges by Lorraine Waddell / Travel, recreation and leisure community
Until now, it was believed that the tale originated in France shortly before Charles Perrault produced the first written version in the 17th century.
Fairy tales more ancient than previously believed by Asian News International
 
 
 
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