LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
COLOURED PLATES
- 'They reached the house where the light was burning'
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- 'The most beautiful sight he had ever seen' [16]
- 'All that remained for the youngest was the cat' [21]
- '"You must die, madam," he said' [99]
- 'Every evening the Beast paid her a visit' [130]
- '"Could your father but see you, my poor child"' [152]
BLACK-AND-WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS
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- 'The king ... at once published an edict' [3]
- 'A little dwarf who had a pair of seven-league boots' [7]
- 'The king's son chanced to go a-hunting' [10]
- 'All asleep' [12]
- 'They all fell asleep' [13]
- 'As though he were dead' [23]
- 'The cat went on ahead' [26]
- Puss in Boots [27]
- 'Puss became a personage of great importance' [31]
- 'A good dame opened the door' [37]
- 'He could smell fresh flesh' [43]
- 'He set off over the countryside' [47]
- 'Laden with all the ogre's wealth' [51]
- 'Lifting up the jug so that she might drink the more easily' [57]
- 'She could not set four china vases on the mantelpiece without breaking one of them' [63]
- 'Graceful and easy conversation' [65]
- Ricky of the Tuft [71]
- 'The haughtiest, proudest woman that had ever been seen' [77]
- 'Her godmother found her in tears' [81]
- 'Away she went' [83]
- 'She rose and fled as nimbly as a fawn' [85]
- 'They tried it first on the princesses' [89]
- Little Red Riding Hood [93]
- 'She met old Father Wolf' [95]
- 'Making nosegays of the wild flowers' [96]
- 'Come up on the bed with me' [97]
- Blue Beard [101]
- 'She washed it well' [104]
- Sister Anne [105]
- 'Brandishing the cutlass aloft' [109]
- 'At first she found it very hard' [115]
- '"Look at our little sister"' [117]
- 'It was snowing horribly' [119]
- The Beast [122]
- '"Your doom is to become statues"' [135]
- 'The approach to it was by ten thousand steps' [143]
- The Friendly Frog [146]
- 'The journey lasted seven years' [155]
- Princess Rosette [179]
- The wicked nurse [186]
- 'She was an ugly little fright' [189]
- 'She floated hither and thither' [194]
- 'A kindly old man' [195]
THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD
Once upon a time there lived a king and queen who were grieved, more grieved than words can tell, because they had no children. They tried the waters of every country, made vows and pilgrimages, and did everything that could be done, but without result. At last, however, the queen found that her wishes were fulfilled, and in due course she gave birth to a daughter.