After a hundred years the son of the King then reigning, who was of another family from that of the sleeping Princess, was a-hunting on that side of …

- Charles Perrault

To wait so long/And want a man refined and strong/Is not at all uncommon. And yet to wait one hundred years/Without a tear, without a care/Makes for …

- Charles Perrault

For you know that I myself am a labyrinth, where one easily gets lost.

- Charles Perrault

The gentleman had also a young daughter, of rare goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the w…

- Charles Perrault

Charm is the true gift of the Fairies.

- Charles Perrault

Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his…

- Charles Perrault

The next day the two sisters went to the ball, and so did Cinderella, but dressed more magnificently than before. The King's son was always by her si…

- Charles Perrault

The King's son, who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, was come, ran out to receive her. He gave her his hand as she alighted from the…

- Charles Perrault

The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and i…

- Charles Perrault