Read three tales by Madame d'Aulnoy — the writer who coined the phrase conte de fées, and so named the fairy tale itself — in the original French beside a clear English translation, one sentence at a time. A princess whose hair outshines gold and the ambassador sent to win her; Fortunée, who owns nothing but a pot of pinks and finds out why; and a good little mouse who repays a queen's kindness in a locked tower.

Every sentence is aligned French-to-English, so you always know exactly what you are reading. Tap any word for an instant definition, listen to natural audio in both languages, and follow the highlighted word alignment as the story is read aloud.

d'Aulnoy published these in 1697, the same decade as Perrault, and her French is courtly but plain-spoken and carried almost entirely by dialogue and incident. Each tale stands alone and runs to a few pages.

This reader is part of a growing collection of bilingual story apps that pair timeless tales with modern language-learning tools.