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LaTaupinette In reply to DaBair [2014-01-20 13:38:56 +0000 UTC]

Thanks !
I love Perrault's version ! Did you read the first version of this tale ? It's awful ! The Sleeping Beauty is raped during her sleep by a king. The birth of her child awake her and when see found the King, he kills his wife to marry her... Not the Disney version !

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DaBair In reply to LaTaupinette [2014-01-20 14:29:47 +0000 UTC]

I think you're referring to Giambattista Basile's Sun, Moon, and Talia. I read it - that story is NASTY. (One could see Perrault's story as a heavily Disneyfied version of Basile's story. I think everyone would agree that it was for the better.) Then again, most of Basile's stories are not suitable for children.

I actually found a Sleeping Beauty picture book on SurLaLune Fairy Tales that includes the second part of the story. The book is in French - if you live in France, buying one shouldn't be too hard (the book seems to be relatively new). I've found a few other Sleeping Beauty books based on Perrault's version, but most of those only have the first part of the story (i.e. they stop at the wedding). Since I want to be an author one day, I was thinking of maybe writing a picture book retelling of Perrault's version that includes the second part of the story.

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LaTaupinette In reply to DaBair [2014-01-20 18:44:49 +0000 UTC]

It seems to be an excellent idea ! That story is so underrated...

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LaTaupinette In reply to Disneylyric [2012-06-03 19:16:51 +0000 UTC]

Ahaha !

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