Fairytales by Perrault

Fairytales by Perrault: Little Red Riding Hood, Puss-in-Boots, The Faires, and The Foolish Wishes

Publisher: Clarion Books

Copyright:1993

Number of Pages:122

Age: 12+ years

Genre: Fairytale



Summary of: The Faires
In this story its about a mother and her two daughters. One was so beautiful and kind the other was mean and not much to look at and she was the spinning image of her mother. So the mother and the ugly daughter didn't like the pretty one. One day the mother told the beautiful daughter to go to the stream to fetch some water. When she did she saw an old woman and the woman asked if she could have some water. The kind girl gave the old woman water and the woman said because of your kindess I grant a blessing unto you that everytime you speak jewels and flowers will come from your mouth. The girl returned home and told her mother and sister of what happened. The mother then sent the other daughter to do the same. The ugly daughter refused to fetch water but the mother bade her to go. So she went and when she went she was snobby to the woman and she woman said I grant a curse that because you are unkind everytime you speak a lizard will come from your mouth. The girl went home and showed her mother. The other and ugly daughter were bitter towards the pretty daughter so she was kicked out of the house. The girl sat in the forest crying when a prince came along and saw how beautiful the girl was and the wonderful gift that she possessed. He took her to be his bride and the mother and ugly daughter sat in their house with bitter hearts.

Who would benefit from this book?
Anyone old enough to understand it. It was a great tale that was different and had a great moral that showing an act of kindness can lead to good and great things.

What problems might this book cause?
None that I could think of.

My reaction:
I liked this story because of the different storyline. I enjoyed the moral of the story and how important it is to show kindness because that is what truly matters.