Charles Perrault

When she had done her work, she would go over to the chimney corner, and sit among the cinders.

— Charles Perrault

Her godmother, who was a fairy, said to her, "You want to go to the ball, don't you?"

— Charles Perrault

Go into the garden and get me a pumpkin.

— Charles Perrault

She then gave her a pair of slippers made of glass, the prettiest in the world.

— Charles Perrault

Charm is the true gift of the Fairies.

— Charles Perrault

Haven't you heard that this house belongs to an ogre who eats little children?

— Charles Perrault

Fetch me my seven-league boots so I can catch the children.

— Charles Perrault

The king was astonished at the vast amount of property owned by the Marquis of Carabas.

— Charles Perrault

...Open anything you want. Go anywhere you wish. But I absolutely forbid you to enter that little room, and if you open it so much as a crack, nothing will protect you from my wrath.

— Charles Perrault

These were all the women whom Bluebeard had married, and whose throats he had cut one after the other.

— Charles Perrault

But the blood always remained, for the key was enchanted.

— Charles Perrault

Anne, my sister Anne, do you see nothing coming?""I see nothing but the sun that makes everything dusty, and the grass that grows green.

— Charles Perrault

She said to her, "Grandmother, what great arms you have!"And upon saying these words, this naughty Wolf threw himself upon Little Red Riding Hood, and ate her.

— Charles Perrault