Le chat botté vs Princess and the Pea: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Juvenile, Books, Children, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction
Le chat botté
“A miller had three sons, and when he died he left them nothing but his mill, his donkey, and his cat.”
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A cunning cat wins for his master a castle, a fortune, and the hand of a princess. Charles Perrault first published his collection of classic French folk tales 300 years ago, including "Cinderella," "Sleeping Beauty,"…
Princess and the Pea
“There once was a prince, who wanted to marry a princess.”
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A young girl feels a pea through twenty mattresses and twenty featherbeds and proves she is a real princess.
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The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Princess and the Pea has the widest readership — 2244 ratings behind its score.
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Scores by source
| Le chat botté | Princess and the Pea | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.1 (446) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 3.6 (14) |
| Apple Books | — | 4.0 (2244) |
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Reception
| Le chat botté | Princess and the Pea | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 446 | 2244 |
| Editions | 66 | 38 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | 2887 | — |
| Reading it now | 2 | — |
| Written reviews | 446 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 19545 |
| Pages | 32 | 28 |
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Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Le chat botté or Princess and the Pea?
Le chat botté has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Le chat botté 4.1/5, Princess and the Pea 4.0/5).
Which is shorter to read: Le chat botté or Princess and the Pea?
Princess and the Pea is the quickest read. Estimated at 225 words per minute: Princess and the Pea (28 pages, ≈ 31 min); Le chat botté (32 pages, ≈ 36 min).
Which is harder to read: Le chat botté or Princess and the Pea?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Le chat botté: Moderate; Princess and the Pea: Light.
Have both books been made into films?
Le chat botté: no film adaptation on record; Princess and the Pea: 2 film adaptations.