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Le chat botté
First published 1865 · 48 pages
A graceful and humorous classic fairy tale where a seemingly meager inheritance sparks a whimsical journey of clever reinvention.
What it feels like
Reading this classic fairy tale feels like stepping into a charming, old-fashioned world where wit and cunning reign supreme. The narrative moves at a brisk, entertaining pace, carrying the reader from a place of initial despair to triumphant, rags-to-riches success. Its tone is gracefully and humorously told, wrapping themes of unexpected legacies and clever reinvention in a lighthearted, whimsical atmosphere. The physical experience of the text itself, noted for its large gray type, adds a distinctively vintage air to the reading experience. It is a story that delights in trickery and bold transformations. This foundational fable is perfect for readers who appreciate the timeless, clever charm of classic folklore and the enduring appeal of a cunning underdog.
- Mood
- old-fashioned
- whimsical
- lighthearted
- Tone
- graceful
- humorous
- entertaining
- clever
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- cleverness and cunning · unexpected legacies · reinvention and identity · rags to riches
- The writing
- Gracefully and humorously told, carrying an old-fashioned and classic literary air.
- The arc
- Moves from the despair of a meager inheritance to the triumphant joy of unexpected fortune and success.
- Who it's for
- Readers who delight in classic, humorous fairy tales and the timeless charm of clever tricksters.
Content notes
- threat of starvation
- mention of eating an animal
- theft
About the book
A cunning cat wins for his master a castle, a fortune, and the hand of a princess.
Charles Perrault first published his collection of classic French folk tales 300 years ago, including "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty," and this entertaining story about a most clever feline.
In Puss and Boots, a poor miller dies and leaves his youngest son nothing but a cat. The son is none too happy about it, either; "...once I've eaten my cat and made a muff out of the fur, I'm sure to starve," he says. But what a legacy the bequeathed cat turns out to be! The cat in tall boots creates a new identity for the youngest son--the Marquis of Carabas, complete with fine clothes, fields of wheat, a castle stolen from an ogre, and in the end, the respect of the king and the hand of the king's daughter. The story itself is gracefully and humorously told, and the text, set in large gray type, adds an old-fashioned air to the tale.
ABOUT AUTHOR: Charles Perrault was 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, published in his Histoires ou contes du temps passé.--Wikipedia
Born: Jan 12, 1628, Paris, France Died: May 16, 1703, Paris, France
Description from Open Library.
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