A severed hand lands in the lap of Lady Mary in an English variant of this story called “Mr. Fox,” which repeats the phrase “be bold, be bold.” This is the most famous story of Aarne-Thompson Type 312, which also includes a Tamil story about a shapeshifting tiger. A version of this story from Cantal features a trio that gives the protagonist rope, some poison, and a big club to help her escape. In the most famous version of this story, the dragoon and musketeer brothers of the wounded protagonist rush in to stop her (*) attacker after he discovers a key stained with blood. In Charles Perrault’s version of this tale, a newly married girl unlocks the doors to a forbidden room (10[1])containing (10[1])the bodies of her husband’s (10[1])previous wives. For 10 points, name this French folktale titled for a murderous rich man with colorful facial hair. ■END■