France · Folktales and oral traditions
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France
- Tales
- 11
- Dated records
- 11
- Tales linked to multiple countries
- 11
Counts reflect the Atlas catalogue. A link may represent a recording, a publication or an association with a local tradition.
Three familiar objects appear in Perrault’s 1697 collection: a red hood, a glass slipper and the cat’s boots. They introduce a person, establish an identity or help change a social position. The Atlas sets these French records alongside other tellings.
Tales in the Atlas
Little Red Riding Hood
1697 · Charles Perrault · Le Petit Chaperon rouge
Cinderella
1697 · Charles Perrault · Cendrillon
Puss in Boots
1697 · Charles Perrault · Le Maître chat ou le Chat botté
Sleeping Beauty
1697 · Charles Perrault · La Belle au bois dormant
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
1709 · Ḥannā Diyāb → Antoine Galland · Journal de Galland, quoted by John Payne
Melusina and the Alzette
Early 15th century · Jean d’Arras · Roman de Mélusine · Ms 3353 · Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal
Bregantino Bregantín
1936 · Lydia Cabrera / Francis de Miomandre · Contes nègres de Cuba · Gallimard
The Hyena and the Heron
1678 · Jean de La Fontaine · Le Loup et la Cicogne · Barbin and Thierry, III.9
Saint Dévote and the Guiding Dove
2003 · Journal de Monaco · no. 7604 · Pilgrimage and unveiling of the statue in Lucciana
Ommi Sissi and the Cat
2024 · Praline Gay-Para / Rémi Saillard · Oummi Sissi et le chat · Didier Jeunesse
The Cat Woman
2024 · Praline Gay-Para · Contes du Liban · Éditions du Jasmin