The very first Cinderella tale was recorded around AD 850 in China. Her shoes were made of gold and she wore a dress that was ...

Most fairy tales were written for adults. When Charles Perrault (1628-1703) was compiling the stories we know today as Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Puss in Boots, the very idea of ...

Most variants of this ATU type come from the French fairy tale by Charles Perrault "Les Fées" or "The Fairies," but the general story comes from a widespread traditional folktale popular in Europe and ...

A trove of books from the personal library of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were just discovered at Poland's Adam Mickiewicz University — and they're revealing fascinating insights into the brothers' ...

Most people know the tale of "Sleeping Beauty" and many know Tchaikovsky's famous ballet score. But who's behind the graceful ...

A white stag appeared in the chateau moat. For fear of startling him, yet desperately wanting to take a photo, I slowly reached for my phone—when all of a sudden the stag looked directly at me ...

It's just another day at work for these French mannequins. Sylvain Sonnet/Corbis Today’s Google Doodle honoree, Charles Perrault, is credited with helping invent the modern fairy tale.