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The boots are often presented by a magical character to the protagonist to aid in the completion of a significant task. From the context of English language, "seven-league boots" originally arose as a translation from the French bottes de sept lieues, [1] popularised by Charles Perrault's fairy tales. Mentions of the legendary boots are found in:
[1] [3] Commercial versions of this boot are authorized without limitation other than they must be at least eight inches in height and are no longer authorized to have a 'shoe-like' appearance. [39] Two versions exist: a 2.5-pound (1.1 kg) temperate weather boot, and a 2-pound (0.9 kg) hot weather (desert) boot. [1]