The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood

“La Belle au bois dormant [The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood]” by Charles Perrault

A baby princess cursed to die is saved by a fairy who transforms the curse into 100 years’ enchanted sleep. Rather than conclude with the awakening of the princess, Perrault’s version of the tale gives her a flesh-hungry ogress mother-in-law to contend with as well.

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(English) Perrault, Charles. “La Belle au bois dormant. [The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood].” The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm. Ed. Jack Zipes. Trans. Jack Zipes. New York: W.W. Norton, 2001.

(French) Perrault, Charles. “La Belle au bois dormant. [The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood].” Contes. Paris: Bookking International, 1993. 89-105.