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The tale follows a woodcutter, down on his luck. Depending on the version he is granted three wishes by either the God Jupiter, a fish whose life he spared or, alternatively, a tree spirit, for his help in their time of need.
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The tale follows a woodcutter, down on his luck. Depending on the version he is granted three wishes by either the God god Jupiter, a fish whose life he spared or, alternatively, a tree spirit, for his help in their time of need.
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"[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/perrault/ludicrouswishes.html The Ludicrous Wishes]]" (or "The Three Ridiculous Wishes") is a French literary {{fairy tale}} by Creator/CharlesPerrault.
The tale follows a woodcutter, down on his luck. Depending on the version he is granted three wishes by either the God Jupiter, a fish whose life he spared or, alternatively, a tree spirit, for his help in their time of need. The woodcutter went home, and his wife persuaded him to put off the wishing until the next day, but while sitting by the fire he wished for sausages. His wife taxed him for his folly, and angry, he wished the sausages on her nose. Finally, they agreed to use the last wish to take the sausages off her nose, leaving them no better off than before.
The tale follows a woodcutter, down on his luck. Depending on the version he is granted three wishes by either the God Jupiter, a fish whose life he spared or, alternatively, a tree spirit, for his help in their time of need. The woodcutter went home, and his wife persuaded him to put off the wishing until the next day, but while sitting by the fire he wished for sausages. His wife taxed him for his folly, and angry, he wished the sausages on her nose. Finally, they agreed to use the last wish to take the sausages off her nose, leaving them no better off than before.
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The tale follows a woodcutter, down on his luck. Depending on the version he is granted three wishes by either the God Jupiter, a fish whose life he spared or, alternatively, a tree spirit, for his help in their time of
The woodcutter went home, and his wife persuaded him to put off the wishing until the next day, but while sitting by the fire he wished for sausages. His wife taxed him for his folly, and angry, he wished the sausages on her nose. Finally, they agreed to use the last wish to take the sausages off her nose, leaving them no better off than
Full online text [[https://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0750a.html#perrault here]] and [[https://americanliterature.com/author/charles-perrault/fairy-tale/the-ridiculous-wishes here]]
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Each thoughtless, stupid wish uttered by the woodcutter is fulfilled.
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* NoAntagonistNoAntagonist: There is no villain in this story, unless foolishness counts.
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* WastefulWishingWastefulWishing: The woodcutter wastes his three wishes on one sausage, embarassing his wife and undoing said embarassment.
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"[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/perrault/ludicrouswishes.html The Ludicrous Wishes]]" (or "The Three Ridiculous Wishes") is a French literary {{fairy tale}} by CharlesPerrault.
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The FairyTales follows a woodcutter, down on his luck. Depending on the version he is granted three wishes by either the God Jupiter, a fish whose life he spared or, alternatively, a tree spirit, for his help in their time of need. The woodcutter went home, and his wife persuaded him to put off the wishing until the next day, but while sitting by the fire he wished for sausages. His wife taxed him for his folly, and angry, he wished the sausages on her nose. Finally, they agreed to use the last wish to take the sausages off her nose, leaving them no better off than before.
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The FairyTales tale follows a woodcutter, down on his luck. Depending on the version he is granted three wishes by either the God Jupiter, a fish whose life he spared or, alternatively, a tree spirit, for his help in their time of need. The woodcutter went home, and his wife persuaded him to put off the wishing until the next day, but while sitting by the fire he wished for sausages. His wife taxed him for his folly, and angry, he wished the sausages on her nose. Finally, they agreed to use the last wish to take the sausages off her nose, leaving them no better off than before.
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"[[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/authors/perrault/ludicrouswishes.html The Ludicrous Wishes]]" (or "The Three Ridiculous Wishes") is a French literary {{fairy tale}} by CharlesPerrault.
The FairyTales follows a woodcutter, down on his luck. Depending on the version he is granted three wishes by either the God Jupiter, a fish whose life he spared or, alternatively, a tree spirit, for his help in their time of need. The woodcutter went home, and his wife persuaded him to put off the wishing until the next day, but while sitting by the fire he wished for sausages. His wife taxed him for his folly, and angry, he wished the sausages on her nose. Finally, they agreed to use the last wish to take the sausages off her nose, leaving them no better off than before.
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!!Tropes in "The Ludicrous Wishes":
* CloserToEarth: Likely unintentional, but the wife can come of as this in some versions. Many versions make them equally incompetent however.
* TheFool: The woodcutter.
* GoodSamaritan: The woodcutter.
* NoNameGiven: The woodcutter and his wife.
* TalkingAnimal: In the version when it's a fish.
* ThreeWishes: This may be the TropeMaker.
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The FairyTales follows a woodcutter, down on his luck. Depending on the version he is granted three wishes by either the God Jupiter, a fish whose life he spared or, alternatively, a tree spirit, for his help in their time of need. The woodcutter went home, and his wife persuaded him to put off the wishing until the next day, but while sitting by the fire he wished for sausages. His wife taxed him for his folly, and angry, he wished the sausages on her nose. Finally, they agreed to use the last wish to take the sausages off her nose, leaving them no better off than before.
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!!Tropes in "The Ludicrous Wishes":
* CloserToEarth: Likely unintentional, but the wife can come of as this in some versions. Many versions make them equally incompetent however.
* TheFool: The woodcutter.
* GoodSamaritan: The woodcutter.
* NoNameGiven: The woodcutter and his wife.
* TalkingAnimal: In the version when it's a fish.
* ThreeWishes: This may be the TropeMaker.
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