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 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.

The Tales Of Mother Goose, by Charles Perrault (1697), was the first collection of fairy tales for children. It included eight stories, including Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Puss In Boots and ...