Google is celebrating Charles Perrault's birthday today
By Lee Ka
@kaka135 (14994)
Malaysia
January 11, 2016 6:01pm CST
It's 12 January here, and it's Charles Perrault's 388th birthday.
I didn't know who Charles Perrault is until I opened a Google Chrome new tab, and the Google Doodle today shows it. Each new tab is showing a story written by him. Google Doodle always inspired me to click on it and go to learn something new.
He was a French author, and his tales include Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Puss in Boots, Little Tom Thumb and The Sleeping Beauty. I have read these fairy tales, but I didn't know the author. I am glad I have learned this today.
Same as other fairy tales, I have read that the stories we know today might not be the original ones, the dark elements in the stories might have been removed. It's interesting to know what the original stories are and what the values the author wanted to tell us.
What other tales do you know were written by Charles Perrault? Do you enjoy Google Doodle?
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@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Jan 16
You are welcome. I am always happy to learn something new everyday, especially from mylot here. 
I didn't know about disobedient children not being second chance, but I have read that there are values for those dark elements, and those are actually good for children. They listen to the stories differently from adults. This is what I read, but sometimes when I read the stories to my children (especially young children), I still try to amend some parts to make it not so cruel or not so "dark".
I didn't know about disobedient children not being second chance, but I have read that there are values for those dark elements, and those are actually good for children. They listen to the stories differently from adults. This is what I read, but sometimes when I read the stories to my children (especially young children), I still try to amend some parts to make it not so cruel or not so "dark".1 person likes this
@kaka135 (14994)
• Malaysia
13 Jan 16
@JudyEv Yes, I agree with you, though I read that the children might not get scared by the dark elements as they interpret things differently from adults. But, some sensitive children do. I don't want to take the risk, as I think it might not just be nightmares, it might affect how the child thinks in future too (perhaps I am over-thinking). I still choose to tell the stories according to the age of the children, I still remove some dark elements for younger children.
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@garymarsh6 (24026)
• United Kingdom
12 Jan 16
Yes something new I have learned too today!
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