Download or read book Tales of Passed Times (Classic Reprint) written by Charles Perrault and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Tales of Passed Times There were once a King and Queen, who were very unhappy at not having any children, more unhappy than words can tell. Vows, pilgrimages, everything was tried, but nothing was Of any avail; at length, however, a little daughter was born to them. There was a splendid christening. For god mothers, they gave the young Princess all the fairies they could find in the country - they were seven in number - in order that each making her a gift, according to the custom Of fairies in those days, the Princess might, by these means, become possessed, of all imaginable perfections. When the ceremony was Over, all the company returned to the King's palace, where a great banquet had been prepared for the fairies. The table was magnificently laid for them, and each had placed for her a massive gold case, containing a spoon, a fork, and a knife Of fine gold, set with diamonds and rubies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.