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Riquet with the Tuft

Charles Perrault

Narrated by David McCran

Story Time, Book 196

Released
September 12, 2025
Length
20 mins
Format
Unabridged Audiobook
Publisher
Lauscher Audiobooks
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In this adaptation by Charles Perrault, a fairy bestows an ugly prince named Riquet with the gift of intelligence and the power to bestow wit upon his beloved. Known as Riquet "of the tuft" for a small patch of hair at his birth, the story explores themes of transformation and the qualities that define true beauty.
fairy tale retellingfantasy

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