But in fact, the original French version (by Charles Perrault) of the tale was not quite so nice.

其实，最初的法语版本里，夏尔·佩罗笔下的结局并不美满。

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Most modern versions of fairy tales come from two sources: the Grimm Brothers from Germany, and Frenchman Charles Perrault, the collector of the "Mother Goose" tales.

最现代版本的童话有两个出处：德国的格林兄弟，法国的查尔斯·贝洛，他创造了“鹅妈妈”等故事。

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SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: the seventeenth century French writer Charles Perrault included another version in his book, "Tales of Mother Goose."

雪丽·葛里菲兹：十七世纪的法国作家夏尔·佩罗在他的作品中加入了另一个版本——《鹅妈妈的童话》。

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One is the literary fairy tale, the kind written, most famously, by Charles Perrault, E.

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