The Fairy's Gifts

Interesting Facts

• The fairy tale «The Fairy's Gifts» is one of Charles Perrault's well-known tales included in the collection «Tales of Mother Goose».
• The story tells of two sisters, one kind and polite, the other rude and mean.
• The kind sister receives a gift from a fairy, causing jewels and flowers to fall from her lips with every word.
• The mean sister, attempting to obtain the same gift, experiences the opposite effect: snakes and toads emerge from her lips.
• The tale teaches the importance of kindness and politeness, showing that good deeds are rewarded, while bad ones are punished.
• This fairy tale is a classic example of 17th-century moralistic literature, where virtue always triumphs over vice.