"At last, he came into a chamber all gilded with gold, where he saw upon a bed, the curtains of which were all open, the finest sight was ever beheld -- a princess, who appeared to be about fifteen or sixteen years of age, and whose bright and, in a manner, resplendent beauty, had somewhat in it divine. He approached with trembling and admiration, and fell down before her upon his knees.And now, as the enchantment was at an end, the Princess awaked and looking on him with eyes more tender than the first view might seem to admit of:"Is it you, my Prince?" said she to him. "You have waited a long while."The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself; their discourse was not well connected, they did weep more than talk -- little eloquence, a great deal of love."
—Charles Perrault, La Belle au bois dormant (The Sleeping Beauty)

I found this really old and used volume of Charles Perrault Fairy Tales at this out of the way Used Book Store today. It's written in French, which is great because I love reading in French. It makes me feel good to put all those hours of learning the bloody language to good use.

Ive always loved fairytales, something about being transported to another world of make believe, good versus evil ( although sometimes, I want the baddies to prevail. ).

I also found a volume of Alexander Afanasyev's "Narodyne russkie skazki". Included is "Tsarevitch Ivan, The Fire Bird and The Grey Wolf." Which I have loved since I was a little girl. All of the other copies I've found have been in Russian, which I struggle with but I don't mind perservering with it.Thankgoodness my High School offered so many language classes. However this copy is translated into english so it's win/win.

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