10th
November
2007
The Ridiculous Wishes
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What would you wish for if you had three wishes? Probably not what this woodcutter and his wife wished for given their opportunity.
This silly tale with its behavioral truths has been around on paper since Charles Perrault recorded his French version and has likely been around as an oral tale retold by firesides, sewing circles, and other community gatherings for many moons before that.
