The Ridiculous Wishes

"The Ridiculous Wishes" is the title of a 1697 story by Charles Perrault about a woodcutter who is granted three wishes by the Roman god Jupiter (or, in other versions, a fairy or elf). Through a series of flippant remarks leading to sausages being attached to his nose, he and his wife use them up foolishly.
Perrault's version comes from traditional folktales and different versions would appear in print later on, including one in One Thousand and One Nights. Other adaptations of the story include an episode of Between the Lions (with Marilyn Sokol as the strange old lady who grants the wishes).
==References==
* Ernie and Bert tell the story as "The Brothers Who Always Complained" for the 1977 album The Sesame Street Fairy Tale Album, adapted by David Korr with music by Jim Timmens.
* Prairie Dawn tells the story as "The Three Wishes" on the 1980 record Big Bird's Birdtime Stories, as adapted by Jim Timmens with incidental music by Eddie Sauter.
==External links==
*Foolish Wishes, different variations of the tale from various countries
==See also==
* "The Monster's Three Wishes"
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Category:Folklore