Source: France
- Tale Summary There was once a king who had been married twice, first to a beautiful woman who had died giving birth to her son and secondly to a beautiful princess with a bad disposition. The first baby was named Alphege, and her godmother was a
- Tale Summary In ancient times, there was a King who was also a magician. He married a beautiful woman and together they had a son, whom the Queen took to visit her fairy godmother, hiding her journey from her husband as the fairies and wizards had a
- Tale Summary There were once two kings named Peridor and Diamantino who were both cousins and neighbors, protected by the same fairies and loved by their wives. Diamantino, however, was very bad to his wife Aglantino, and so he was killed by the
- Tale Summary Once upon a time, a king鈥檚 beautiful wife was on her deathbed, and had her husband promise not to remarry unless he found someone just as pretty as her, and with such golden hair as she had. No one in the land could match her beauty,
- Tale Summary There was once a pretty little village maiden who was very loved by her mother and her grandmother, who had made for her a little red hood which she wore constantly, earning her the nickname 鈥淟ittle Red-Riding-Hood鈥. One day, her mother
- Tale Summary Once upon a time there was a beloved king who had everything his heart could desire, including an ordinary looking donkey which produced bushels of gold pieces from its ears every night. After many years of prosperity, the king suffered
- Tale Summary There was once a king and queen who wished dearly for a child, and one day while the woman was sitting alone by the side of a waterfall a crab began to speak and told her that her wish would be granted. The queen consented to be led to
- Tale Summary There was once a beautiful princess who lived locked up by her father, as he feared that something would happen to the daughter he loved so dearly. One day, the girl complained to her nurse, who was a witch and told her to ask her
- Tale Summary There was once a king who was deeply in love with a princess, who was under a spell that prevented her from marrying anyone. A fairy told him that whoever was able to step on her cat鈥檚 tail would be the one to marry her, so he spent
- Tale Summary Once upon a time there was a king who had three daughters, the youngest being the loveliest. One day, he set out for a tour elsewhere in his kingdom, and had promised the girl to bring her back a wreath of wildflowers, but could not