What are famous French fairy tales?

Fairy tales in French are pure magic for language learners of all ages and skill levels. Try reading these 5 magical stories by the master of fairy tales! read more

When you read the answers of Yves Granger and Luis Hernandez, you quickly come to the conclusion that Perrault was publishing stories at the end of the 17th century that would make the Brothers Grimm famous when they included many of the same stories in their Children's and Household Tales one hundred and twenty years later (1812). read more

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Fairy tales. French fairy tales are particularly known by their literary rather than their folk, oral variants. Perrault derived almost all his tales from folk sources, but rewrote them for the upper-class audience, removing rustic elements. The précieuses rewrote them even more extensively for their own interests. read more