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Cinderella, heroine of one of the most famous folktales in the world. She is rescued from a life of drudgery by her fairy godmother and eventually marries a handsome prince. The story (dating back to 9th-century China) exists in 500 versions in Europe alone; it was included by both Charles Perrault Perrault, Charles (shärl pĕrō`), 1628–1703, French poet. ..... Click the link for more information. and the Grimm Wilhelm Grimm (vĭl`hĕlm grĭm), 1786–1859, and which did much to encourage the romantic revival of folklore. ..... Click the link for more information. brothers in their collections of tales. Cinderella enchantment lasts only till midnight. [Fr. Fairy Tale: Cinderella] See : Enchantment Cinderella feeds beggar whom sisters scorn. [Ital. Opera: Rossini, Cinderella, Westerman, 120–121] See : Generosity Cinderella with fairy godmother’s aid, poor maligned girl wins prince’s heart. [Fr. Fairy Tale: Cinderella] See : Innocence |
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| The mother, however, loved the ugly and lazy one best, because she was her own daughter, and so the other, who was only her stepdaughter, was made to do all the work of the house, and was quite the Cinderella of the family. "She sits down like," said Irene, trembling in second-sight, "and she tries on the glass slipper, and it fits her to a T, and then the prince, he cries in a ringing voice, 'This here is my true love, Cinderella, what now I makes my lawful wedded wife. said Polly to herself as she rolled away, feeling as Cinderella probably did when the pumpkin-coach bore her to the first ball, only Polly had two princes to think about, and poor Cinderella, on that occasion, had not even one. |
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