Charles Perrault
What collection of fairy tales did Charles Perrault publish?
What is "Contes de ma Mère l'Oye"
What term for fairy tales did Madame d'Aulnoy coin?
What is "conte de fées"?
What type of characters typically appear in La Fontaine's stories?
What are animals?
In "Cendrillon," who helps the main character go to the ball?
Who is the fairy godmother?
What is La Tarasque?
What is a dragon-like creature from Provence?
During which century did Charles Perrault live?
What is the 17th century? (1628-1703)
What type of characters did Madame d'Aulnoy typically feature as protagonists?
What are brave heroines?
What years did Jean de La Fontaine live?
What is 1621-1695?
Who wrote "La Belle et la Bête" (Beauty and the Beast)?
Who is Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve?
Who tamed La Tarasque according to legend?
Who is Saint Martha?
Name one of the three famous fairy tales written by Charles Perrault mentioned in our last meeting.
What is Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, or Little Red Riding Hood?
What is the name of Madame d'Aulnoy's famous tale about a colorful avian?
What is "L'Oiseau bleu" (The Blue Bird)?
Besides entertainment, what did La Fontaine's fables provide?
What are moral lessons?
What theme does "La Belle et la Bête" explore?
What is inner beauty versus outward appearance?
What happens to Mélusine every Saturday?
What is she transforms into half-serpent/dragon?
What distinctive footwear item appears in Perrault's version of Cinderella?
What is a glass slipper (pantoufle de verre)?
During which years did Madame d'Aulnoy live?
What is 1650-1705?
From which ancient storyteller did La Fontaine draw inspiration for many of his fables?
Who is Aesop?
What warning is contained in "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge"?
What is the danger of talking to strangers?
What are Korrigans?
What are fairy-like creatures from Brittany similar to leprechauns or elves?
How does Perrault's version of Little Red Riding Hood differ from modern versions?
What is it has a darker ending (the wolf eats both grandmother and Little Red)?
How were Madame d'Aulnoy's fairy tales different from Perrault's?
What is they were more complex and featured brave heroines?
Name one of La Fontaine's famous fables.
What is "The Tortoise and the Hare," "The Fox and the Crow," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," etc.?
How does the French version of Cinderella differ from the German (Grimm Brothers) version?
What is it includes a fairy godmother and glass slippers (versus the Grimm version with a wishing tree and gold slippers)?
In Breton mythology, what does the Ankou do?
What is collect souls/represent death?