Charles Perrault

“ The King rose hurriedly from his place, and he and all the guests turned to look at the strange figure that had suddenly appeared in the doorway.
They saw an old woman bent almost double with age, her grey head with matted hair sunk deep between her shoulders, Her face was white and twisted with anger, and her green eyes flashed spitefully. ”

“ In front of each fairy was a golden plate and a golden casket made to hold her knife, fork and spoon. These caskets were beautifully carved and engraved, and each one was of a different shape. One was in the form of a ship, another of a shell, a third in the form of: a castle with turrets, and so on; nothing more beautiful could be imagined, for they had all been specially made for the occasion by the cleverest goldsmiths in the kingdom, and they were the King’s presents to the fairy godmothers. ”