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Cinderalla
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Charles Perrault
2,409 books437 followersCharles Perrault was a French author who laid foundations for a new literary genre, the fairy tale, and whose best known tales, offered as if they were pre-existing folk tales, include: Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Puss in Boots, Cinderella, Bluebeard, Hop o' My Thumb), Diamonds and Toads, Patient Griselda, The Ridiculous Wishes...
Perrault's most famous stories are still in print today and have been made into operas, ballets (e.g., Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty), plays, musicals, and films, both live-action and animation.
The Brothers Grimm retold their own versions of some of Perrault's fairy tales.
Perrault's most famous stories are still in print today and have been made into operas, ballets (e.g., Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty), plays, musicals, and films, both live-action and animation.
The Brothers Grimm retold their own versions of some of Perrault's fairy tales.
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November 27, 2015
One is never too old for fairytales..
August 13, 2019
A beautiful edition of Perrault's flagship fairy tale, with lovely art I wish was credited so I could look up the illustrator for more of his/her work, but sadly the name's not in the book.
December 21, 2020
At almost 35 years in the world, I have at last read/listen to
Cinderalla
by Charles Perrault.
A man marries his second wife, bringing a stepmother and two older stepsisters into his young daughter's life. The stepmother despises the man's daughter and forces her to do housework. Her stepsisters give her the nickname Cinderella. The two stepsisters receive an invitation to the prince's ball, and Cinderella helps them prepare, even as they degrade her and call her unfit for attending the ball herself. When the stepsisters leave, Cinderella cries. Her fairy godmother appears to comfort and help Cinderella. She fashions a coach, horses, and a coachman out of a pumpkin, mice, and a rat, respectively. She also touches Cinderella's clothes with her magic wand and transforms the rags into a gown that is clad in gold and silver, and gives her a pair of glass slippers. The fairy godmother's only caveat is that Cinderella must return by midnight.
Cinderella attends the ball and attracts the attention of everyone, including the prince, who gives her a seat of honor and dances with her. Cinderella sits with her stepsisters, who do not recognize her, and she shares her food with them. At the appointed time, she journeys home. Once there, she tells her fairy godmother about her wonderful time, thanking her and asking if she can go to the ball again the following night. When her stepsisters knock, Cinderella lets them in and listens as they tell of a princess that no one knew. They speak of the princess's kindness and how she gave them her oranges and lemons. They also tell Cinderella about the prince's distress over not knowing the princess's name.
The next evening, the three attend the ball again. As she dances with the prince, Cinderella loses track of time, and at the first stroke of midnight, she is barely able to escape, leaving a glass slipper behind. Back at home, nothing remains of her finery except the other glass slipper. When her stepsisters return, they tell Cinderella about the princess leaving in haste. They inform Cinderella that the prince could only gaze at the lost glass slipper for the rest of the ball. They add that the palace doorkeepers claimed to see nothing but a girl, "very ill-clad, who looked more like a peasant than a young lady" running from the palace.
A few days later, the prince proclaims that he will marry the girl whose foot fits into the tiny glass slipper. Every lady in the kingdom tries the slipper on, but it only fits Cinderella. Her stepsisters are astonished. At that moment, the fairy godmother appears to put Cinderella into her most magnificent dress. The stepsisters apologize and ask forgiveness, which Cinderella grants. She even allows them palace apartments and marries them off to high-ranking officers after she marries the prince.
A man marries his second wife, bringing a stepmother and two older stepsisters into his young daughter's life. The stepmother despises the man's daughter and forces her to do housework. Her stepsisters give her the nickname Cinderella. The two stepsisters receive an invitation to the prince's ball, and Cinderella helps them prepare, even as they degrade her and call her unfit for attending the ball herself. When the stepsisters leave, Cinderella cries. Her fairy godmother appears to comfort and help Cinderella. She fashions a coach, horses, and a coachman out of a pumpkin, mice, and a rat, respectively. She also touches Cinderella's clothes with her magic wand and transforms the rags into a gown that is clad in gold and silver, and gives her a pair of glass slippers. The fairy godmother's only caveat is that Cinderella must return by midnight.
Cinderella attends the ball and attracts the attention of everyone, including the prince, who gives her a seat of honor and dances with her. Cinderella sits with her stepsisters, who do not recognize her, and she shares her food with them. At the appointed time, she journeys home. Once there, she tells her fairy godmother about her wonderful time, thanking her and asking if she can go to the ball again the following night. When her stepsisters knock, Cinderella lets them in and listens as they tell of a princess that no one knew. They speak of the princess's kindness and how she gave them her oranges and lemons. They also tell Cinderella about the prince's distress over not knowing the princess's name.
The next evening, the three attend the ball again. As she dances with the prince, Cinderella loses track of time, and at the first stroke of midnight, she is barely able to escape, leaving a glass slipper behind. Back at home, nothing remains of her finery except the other glass slipper. When her stepsisters return, they tell Cinderella about the princess leaving in haste. They inform Cinderella that the prince could only gaze at the lost glass slipper for the rest of the ball. They add that the palace doorkeepers claimed to see nothing but a girl, "very ill-clad, who looked more like a peasant than a young lady" running from the palace.
A few days later, the prince proclaims that he will marry the girl whose foot fits into the tiny glass slipper. Every lady in the kingdom tries the slipper on, but it only fits Cinderella. Her stepsisters are astonished. At that moment, the fairy godmother appears to put Cinderella into her most magnificent dress. The stepsisters apologize and ask forgiveness, which Cinderella grants. She even allows them palace apartments and marries them off to high-ranking officers after she marries the prince.
October 16, 2017
1). Awards the book has received: none
2). Appropriate grade levels: kindergarten-3rd grade
3). Original 3-line summary: A young girl named Cinderalla is forced to work as a servant for her step mother and step sisters. When the king invites the girls to a ball, Cinderalla desperately wants to go. With the help from her fairy god mother, Cinderalla attends the ball and meets her prince.
4). Original 3-line review: This classic fairy tale contains a lot of elegant and stunning illustrations. The pictures also have a lot of color which will keep children intrigued and engaged. I remember reading this story as a child and thinking how magical it was.
5). 2-3 possible in-class uses: One possible in-class use is to teach children about hope. The book’s central theme emphasizes hope, and teachers can use this as an example of hope. Another in-class use is have students draw a picture of a fairy tale princess or prince. Students can draw their favorite fairy tale characters.
2). Appropriate grade levels: kindergarten-3rd grade
3). Original 3-line summary: A young girl named Cinderalla is forced to work as a servant for her step mother and step sisters. When the king invites the girls to a ball, Cinderalla desperately wants to go. With the help from her fairy god mother, Cinderalla attends the ball and meets her prince.
4). Original 3-line review: This classic fairy tale contains a lot of elegant and stunning illustrations. The pictures also have a lot of color which will keep children intrigued and engaged. I remember reading this story as a child and thinking how magical it was.
5). 2-3 possible in-class uses: One possible in-class use is to teach children about hope. The book’s central theme emphasizes hope, and teachers can use this as an example of hope. Another in-class use is have students draw a picture of a fairy tale princess or prince. Students can draw their favorite fairy tale characters.
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February 2, 2023Cinderella is a great representation of how students should/want to be in the classroom. She is very polite, and kind, and appreciates others. This also helps teachers and parents show their kids what they want their students/children to act like. It is also filled with a lot of antagonistic themes like life and death; good and evil; hope and fear.
August 15, 2016
Cinderalla is a very interesting fairy tale.It is a love story about cinderella and the prince, and on the other hand a sad story about cinderella and her cruel sisters. I would suggest this book to those who like princess stories.
November 28, 2015
This story is a time less and original. It teaches children that if you push through the bad times good times will come.
March 4, 2016
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April 28, 2017Cinderella is a traditional story that tells a story of a poor less fortunate girl fall in love with a prince.
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