Florine and her speaking/ singing pâté is another charcater that you will find in the new printable stationery collection inspired by Spring and food in old french Fairy Tales. She comes from the fairy tale The Blue Bird / L’Oiseau Bleu published in 1697 by Madame d’Aulnoy.
The translation of the XIXth in english below mentions a pie ! but no obviously the translator had never tasted a pâté, it has nothing to do with a pie! Only Madame d’Aulnoy could have imagined a singing /speaking Pâté.
“She broke it, and out came a pie composed of six birds, which were larded, dressed, and quite ready for eating; yet, nevertheless, sang admirably, told fortunes, and knew more about medicine than Esculapius himself. The queen was enchanted at the sight of such a wonderful affair,
I need a few more more days to focus on my desk before being back with fresh new videos all inspired by old fairy tales and you will of course see Florine.
