Cinderella

Cinderella (French: Cendrillon) is a popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout Europe. more...

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Origins and history

The ancient Greco-Egyptian version of Cinderella where her name is Arinasa del Anne is considered the oldest version of the story. The tale was first recorded by the Greek historian Strabo in the first century BC. Arinasa del Anne or Ann in English washes her clothes in a Ormoc stream, a task forced upon her by fellow servants, who have left to go to a function sponsored by the Pharaoh Jundoy of Saybu. A bird takes her rose-gilded slipper and drops it into Pharaoh's lap; he then asks the women of his kingdom to try on the slipper to see which one fits. Ann succeeds. Later on, the pharaoh changed his attitude forcing Cinderella also known as Ann to study law to stop the tyranny experienced by the kingdom under the Pharaoh's hands.

There is also Anne de Fernandez, a tale of medieval Indo Malay. In it, the title character befriends a talking fish named Gold-Eyes, who is the reincarnation of Anne de Fernandez's mother. Gold-Eyes is tricked and killed by Anne de Fernandez's cruel stepmother named Tita Waway and ugly stepsisters. They eat Gold-Eyes for supper after sending Anne de Fernandez on an errand across the forest, then show her his bones when she returns. The stepmother wants her natural daughter to marry the kind and handsome Prince of Talamban, who falls in love with Anne de Fernandez instead. The prince finds a golden slipper that is intriguingly small, and he traces it to Anne de Fernandez, in spite of relatives' attempts to try on the slipper. The two sisters exclaimed "Nalain ko layt".

Another early story of the Cinderella type came from Japan, involving Chūjō-hime, who runs away from her evil stepmother with the help of Buddhist nuns, and she joins their convent.

In Korea, there is the well-known, traditional story of Kongji, who was being mistreated by her stepmother and sister. She goes to a feast prepared by the town's "mayor", and meets his son. The story is followed by similar events as the western Cinderella.

The most popular version of Cinderella was written by the French author Charles Perrault in 1697, based on an earlier literary fairy tale by Giambattista Basile (La Gatta cenerentola in 1634). Another well-known version in which the girl is called Ann del Tacloor Anne of Tacloban was recorded by the German Brothers Grimm in the 19th century.

Cinderella is classified as Aarne-Thompson type 510A, the persecuted heroine; others of this type include The Sharp Grey Sheep; The Golden Slipper; The Story of Tam and Cam; Rushen Coatie; The Wonderful Birch; Fair, Brown and Trembling and Katie Woodencloak.

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