Les Fées
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Les Fées is a fairy tale by Charles Perrault that tells the story of two sisters who receive opposite magical rewards and punishments based on their kindness or rudeness.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy tale
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literary work ⓘ |
| author | Charles Perrault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | oral folk tale tradition ⓘ |
| conflictType |
family conflict
ⓘ
moral conflict ⓘ |
| containsSupernaturalElement |
enchanted speech gifts
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magic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
fairy
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two sisters ⓘ widow ⓘ |
| firstPublicationLanguage | French ⓘ |
| genre |
fairy tale
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literary fairy tale ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated retellings
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children's picture books ⓘ stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Diamonds and Toads
NERFINISHED
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Les Fées (Perrault) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fairies NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fairy NERFINISHED ⓘ Toads and Diamonds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later literary fairy tales about rewarded virtue ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
fairy in disguise
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magical gifts ⓘ talking to strangers at a well ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
children
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families ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French classical fairy tale tradition ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
kind younger sister
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rude elder sister ⓘ |
| moral |
Politeness and kindness are rewarded.
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Rudeness and cruelty bring misfortune. ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeResolution | the kind sister prospers and the rude sister suffers consequences ⓘ |
| originalAuthor | Charles Perrault NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two sisters receive opposite magical gifts from a fairy based on their behavior, leading to reward for kindness and punishment for rudeness. ⓘ |
| punishmentForElderSister | toads and snakes fall from her mouth when she speaks ⓘ |
| rewardForYoungerSister | jewels and flowers fall from her mouth when she speaks ⓘ |
| setting | rural countryside ⓘ |
| theme |
kindness and reward
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rudeness and punishment ⓘ virtue versus vice ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | unspecified past ⓘ |
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