The Tales Of Perrault And Their Influence On Childhood
Charles Perrault was a renowned French writer who managed to give literary form to classic children’s stories.
Since the first old-time edition of Perrault’s tales was published in Paris in 1697, more than 300 years have passed. However, they continue to be a source of inspiration in literature, art and popular culture.
8 stories by Perrault that positively influence childhood
The Tales of Mother Goose is one of Perrault’s most famous tales. These stories with moral values but full of charm, have become the most favorite readings of children.
The characters are fairies, talking animals, witches, ogres, and enchanted princes. They usually have happy endings, and in the end Perrault includes a moral.
The sleeping beauty of the forest
The story consists of two parts, the sleeping beauty and the prince’s mother who tries to eat her daughter-in-law and her grandchildren. The fairy godmothers represent good, personal commitment and generosity.
The selfish fairy represents bad attitudes such as selfishness, envy and resentment. At first, evil seems to triumph, but fails. The values it holds for children are: love, compassion, courage and commitment.
Little Red Riding Hood
Of Perrault’s stories, this is the only one in which evil triumphs because Little Red Riding Hood does not pay attention to her surroundings, does not think or reflect, confuses evil with good and sees the evil wolf as a good friend.
Riding Hood, it represents the naivety and the lack of wisdom or discernment. The values represented are: reflection, prudence and justice.
Blue Beard
His ugly physique represents personal deformation, and although he is too rich, he is alone. He pretends to be kind and generous to his wife, but doesn’t really want to ask for forgiveness.
This story shows children that the secret of happiness is found in honesty, in learning to share and seeking the good of others. Therefore, the values that this story teaches are: sincerity, forgiveness and authenticity.
Cinderella
Evil hurts everyone, he who is bad and selfish is distorted as a person, but good causes happiness that ultimately triumphs over evil. Values to be instilled are: forgiveness, kindness and generosity.
The cat with boots
The cat shows that true wealth is in adopting a creative attitude. The boots represent their availability, and the jacket, receptivity. It is not limited to the immediate, but goes beyond.
Genuine friendship seeks the welfare of its friend. The cat overcomes evil with cunning. Values it brings: creativity, cunning and friendship.
Thumbelina
It symbolizes the good, representing it as weak, small and discreet, unlike the evil that is represented by the ogre who is strong, big and noisy. The good aided by intelligence finally triumphs . Basically, the values highlighted in this story are: generosity and intelligence.
Riquete the one with the pompadour
True beauty is in the heart and can only be appreciated with the eyes of love. He warns against judging by the first impression, teaching that the values that are reached at the level of creativity are those that give true happiness. In essence, the values it brings to children are:
- Beauty.
- Intelligence.
- Generosity.
The fairies
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Dying isolated in the forest represents loneliness and personal destruction. The egoist makes others suffer, leads him to isolate himself and destroy himself. However, the generous not only finds their own happiness, but that of others. This story contains important values of generosity and kindness.
Benefits of reading Perrault’s tales
These children’s stories are ideal for children to learn, having fun in their first years of life, to recognize the world in which they live in a fantasy way. It also benefits them because:
- They develop their imagination.
- Promotes your interest in reading.
- They exercise their memory at an early age.
- They acquire a richer and more varied language.
- They can relax and fall asleep more calmly.
- It helps them reflect on their actions and be more confident.
In short, Perrault’s fairy tales have served through the ages to educate children. Basically, by starting them from their own emotions, in feelings of fidelity, sincerity, love, justice and courage.
Without a doubt, Perrault’s stories have many values that influence the emotional and moral education of children. Why not start today by reading one of these stories, or perhaps one of their lighter versions?
