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Cinderella: The Classic Tale in Three Versions
Emily Quezada (Cover Design)
76 pages, Paperback
Published March 17, 2015
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Charles Perrault
2,301 books431 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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February 26, 2020
Cinderella is a classic fairy tale about a young woman who is treated horribly by her stepmother and stepsisters. Her life takes a turn for the better when her fairy godmother transforms her into a princess for one night. Cinderella meets the prince but must leave before the clock strikes midnight. Cinderella loses her slipper and the prince uses it to find her and they live happily ever after.
Cinderella is beautiful, lovable, and mistreated. The stepmother is evil, unlikeable, and ugly. Her daughters are just like her, if not worse.
This is arguably the most famous fairy tale of all time. This story has been told through book and movies. This book has been told as a fairy tale with magic and castles but it has also received a modern treatment where the story is brought into the modern world. The Cinderella character is common in many books, movies, and television shows as the overlooked but stunningly beautiful gets the man of her dreams.
I would not use this particular book for story telling as it is not the best for reading aloud. I also do not think I would elect to read a fairy tale story aloud to a classroom as they have problematic characters and storylines. There are lots of stories that show admirable qualities such as bravery, kindness, and courage that fairy tales do not tend to emphasize in a realistic way.
Cinderella is beautiful, lovable, and mistreated. The stepmother is evil, unlikeable, and ugly. Her daughters are just like her, if not worse.
This is arguably the most famous fairy tale of all time. This story has been told through book and movies. This book has been told as a fairy tale with magic and castles but it has also received a modern treatment where the story is brought into the modern world. The Cinderella character is common in many books, movies, and television shows as the overlooked but stunningly beautiful gets the man of her dreams.
I would not use this particular book for story telling as it is not the best for reading aloud. I also do not think I would elect to read a fairy tale story aloud to a classroom as they have problematic characters and storylines. There are lots of stories that show admirable qualities such as bravery, kindness, and courage that fairy tales do not tend to emphasize in a realistic way.
August 1, 2020
In this case Disney really really upped the likability.
July 28, 2023
2.5 ★
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Teniendo en mente la versión de Disney y algunos libros infantiles, esperaba que el cuento por los hermanos Grimm me sorprendiera por ser más sangriento. Y aunque cumple en parte, no alcanzó a cubrir mis expectativas.
Hay pies mutilados y hermanastras que pierden los ojos, pero no hay castigo para el padre ni la madrastra, lo cual me dejó con sabor a poco. En especial, porque al mantenerlo vivo lo hace cómplice de las maldades.
Como cuento de hadas está bien, aunque es repetitivo. Creo que hay algunas elecciones de la traducción que le dan un tinte demasiado religioso. Hay muchas acciones que se disparan por rezarle a Dios, por ejemplo.
Lo que más me gustó, fue el detalle de las aves, haciendo de hada madrina con Cenicienta y a su vez completando la venganza. Pero, en general, esperaba más de este cuento.
TW: violencia, mutilación.
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I was expecting "Cinderella" by the Grimm Brothers to surprise me as being more creepy or scary. And although it is more creepy, it did not meet my expectations.
There are mutilated feet and stepsisters who lose their eyes, but there is no punishment for the father or the stepmother, which was a bummer. Because the father is an awful person. She is his daughter and he let her suffer.
As a fairy tale, it works fine, although it's a little repetitive. I think the Spanish translation was not helping either.
I liked the birds playing the fairy godmother's role and being the ones completing the revenge. But overall, I expected more from this story.
TW: violence, mutilation.
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Teniendo en mente la versión de Disney y algunos libros infantiles, esperaba que el cuento por los hermanos Grimm me sorprendiera por ser más sangriento. Y aunque cumple en parte, no alcanzó a cubrir mis expectativas.
Hay pies mutilados y hermanastras que pierden los ojos, pero no hay castigo para el padre ni la madrastra, lo cual me dejó con sabor a poco. En especial, porque al mantenerlo vivo lo hace cómplice de las maldades.
Como cuento de hadas está bien, aunque es repetitivo. Creo que hay algunas elecciones de la traducción que le dan un tinte demasiado religioso. Hay muchas acciones que se disparan por rezarle a Dios, por ejemplo.
Lo que más me gustó, fue el detalle de las aves, haciendo de hada madrina con Cenicienta y a su vez completando la venganza. Pero, en general, esperaba más de este cuento.
TW: violencia, mutilación.
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I was expecting "Cinderella" by the Grimm Brothers to surprise me as being more creepy or scary. And although it is more creepy, it did not meet my expectations.
There are mutilated feet and stepsisters who lose their eyes, but there is no punishment for the father or the stepmother, which was a bummer. Because the father is an awful person. She is his daughter and he let her suffer.
As a fairy tale, it works fine, although it's a little repetitive. I think the Spanish translation was not helping either.
I liked the birds playing the fairy godmother's role and being the ones completing the revenge. But overall, I expected more from this story.
TW: violence, mutilation.
March 18, 2019
5⭐️ for writing + 0⭐️ for book formatting = 3⭐️average
2019 Book Challenge: a book less than 100 pages
“So Cinderella goes to the ball; but to teach her to be diligent and faithful in her engagements, her fairy godmother enjoins upon her that she return at twelve.” Hewet
This book contains three versions of the Cinderella story: Charles Perrault (1697), Henry Hewet (1855), and the Brothers Grimm (1812). Parrault and Hewet are more similar, while the Grimm is a, well, grimmer tale with no fairy godmother and chopped off toes.
2019 Book Challenge: a book less than 100 pages
“So Cinderella goes to the ball; but to teach her to be diligent and faithful in her engagements, her fairy godmother enjoins upon her that she return at twelve.” Hewet
This book contains three versions of the Cinderella story: Charles Perrault (1697), Henry Hewet (1855), and the Brothers Grimm (1812). Parrault and Hewet are more similar, while the Grimm is a, well, grimmer tale with no fairy godmother and chopped off toes.
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