Peau d ane charles perrault biography
Charles perrault.
Donkeyskin
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Donkeyskin (Peau d'Âne) is a French literary fairytale written in verse by Charles Perrault.
Peau d ane charles perrault biography
It was first published in 1695 in a small volume and republished in 1697 in Perrault's Histoires ou contes du temps passé.
Andrew Lang included it, somewhat euphemized, in The Grey Fairy Book.
It is similar in style to folktales of Aarne-Thompson type 510B, unnatural love.
Synopsis
A king had a beautiful wife and a rich castle, including a marvelous donkey whose droppings were gold.
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One day his wife died, after making him promise not to marry except to a woman whose beauty and attributes equaled hers. The king grieved, but was, in time, persuaded to seek another wife. It became clear that the only woman who would fit the promise was his own daughter.
She went to her fairy godmother who advised her to make impossible demands as a condition of her consent: a dress the colo