Page 53 - La Gatta racconta la storia della sia fiaba - PussTells the History of Her Fairy Tale
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lived at the court of Versailles and spent time in the
           salons of the of Versailles and spent time in the
           salons of the city. Other translated volumes of the
           collection were published with enormous success
           until 1715, when both Galland and the Sun King
           died. The Arabian collection, translated for the first
           time by Galland into an European language, was
           then published in many other languages and
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           became Europe’s 17 century best-seller. Well,
           what has all this got to do with me? Among the first
           group of tales translated by Galland, I read of a
           challenge that was just like my story with the ogre!
             Wouldn’t you like to listen to this Arabian story?
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