cinderella
What is it about the story of Cinderalla that is so appealing that there are versions in numerous cultures, and children beg their parents to read or tell the story “just one more time”? Depending on where and when you were brought up, your idea of”Cinderella”may be the Disney movie, the fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, or one of the other versions of “Cinderella” What exactly makes a story a Cinderella story? While there seem to be several interpretations of this, there also seems to be general agreement that you will usually find certain elements in a Cinderella story. The main character is generally, but not always , a girl who is badly treated by her family. Cinderella is a good or kind person. Her goodness is rewarded with magical assistance. She is recognised for her worth by something she has left behind. She is honoured in position by a royal person, who loves her for her good qualities. There are a lot of versions of Cinderella. After reading the Brothers Grim version of Cinderella and viewing the film version of it, Everafter, one can distinguish definite differences between these two similar stories. Both versions tell of a young maiden whose mother died when she was young and is th
In the Brothers version, the prince falls for the maiden whose slipper was left behind and promise to marry the woman whose foot fits the slipper. He takes it to Cinderella’s house and her stepsisters try it on but it does not fit correctly, so they tear their limbs, in order to get a good fit, they do not let Cinderella to wear the slipper but the birds help Cinderella and finally she is allowed an attempt to fit into the slipper and it fits perfectly and the prince marries her. In the Everafter version, the stepfamily is not present at the wedding. When they show up the stepmother and older stepsister are punished by having to work in the castle. The younger of the two stepsisters is granted permission to live in the castle and is not punished. In Everafter, like the Brothers version the prince holds a ball in order to find a potential bride. The stepmother tells Cinderella she can attend, but changes her mind at the last minute, demolishing Cinderella. But in both versions Cinderella make it to the ball, wearing her mother’s wedding gown in the Everafter version and three different dresses in Brothers version, which she finds falling from the sky. She attends the ball and loses her shoe in both tales, but in Everafter the prince knows whom the lost slipper belongs, due to his already meeting and falling in lov
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