The Tales of Mother Goose

by Charles Perrault

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The Tales of Mother Goose is a collection of fairy tales for children compiled by Charles Perrault, a French author and member of the Académie Française. He laid the foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, with his works derived from earlier folk tales. Collection of stories in this book are

  • Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
  • The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood
  • Little Thumb
  • The Master Cat, or Puss in Boots
  • Riquet of the Tuft
  • Blue Beard
  • The Fairy
  • Little Red Riding-hood