Bluebeard is a rich aristocrat, feared and shunned because of his awfull blue beard. He had several wives in the past, but no one could say what became of them. All young ladies avoided any contact with him. But one day, he was invited to a party and met the daughters of his neighbour. That evening, he was charming and the younger daughter of his neighbour fell in love with him and accepted to marry him when he asked her for marriage. The young spouse was happy but one day her husband had to travel. He left her all the keys of the castle and begged her firmly not to use one little key of his secret room otherwise his anger would be terrible! But the young spouse was too curious and couldn't prevent to disobey her husband. She opened the door of the forbidden room and discovered her husband horrible secret ...
Author
Charles Perrault was a French author who laid foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, and whose best known tales, offered as if they were pre-existing folk tales, include: Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Bluebeard, Hop o' My Thumb), Diamonds and Toads, Patient Griselda, The Ridiculous Wishes... Perrault's most famous stories are still in print today and have been made into operas, ballets (e.g., Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty), plays, musicals, and films, both live-action and animation. The Brothers Grimm retold their own versions of some of Perrault's fairy tales.
