Sleeping Beauty Short Story

The princess began to weep, for her lover was to die or to marry a woman she despised. She flew up and out of her seat, and she ran as fast as her feet could take her; she could not bear to see her lover’s fate. She knew the fair maiden was behind the door he was to open, and she wanted so badly to be standing in her place. She must find a way to meet him as he opened the door.

Once upon a time in a land far away, a young girl named Cinderella lived with her Stepmother and two stepsisters. Although they were exceedingly cruel, Cinderella continued to be as benevolent as a human could be. One night Cinderella had come across a ball that her mother had forbidden her to attend. Her stepsisters tore and ripped her dress that she had made herself, so Cinderella couldn’t attend the ball. After Cinderella’s stepmother and sisters went off to the ball, a fairy godmother had appeared to grant Cinderella’s dreams to attend the ball. There she met a young fellow whom she danced with all night. Little had she known he was the prince who was throwing the ball. At the beginning of the night the fairy godmother had told

She tells her that she must always remain good and devout, and that God will help her and she will watch over her from heaven. Eventually Cinderella’s father remarries. His new wife has two daughters who although beautiful are said to be black at heart. They are terribly mean to Cinderella and will not even let her eat with them because they say she did not earn it. She is forced to work and wear shabby gray frocks and wooden shoes. One day her father travels to the fair and asks the daughters what he can bring them. The materialistic sisters asked for fine clothes and jewels. Cinderella on the other hand, asks for the first twig that brushes against her father’s hat on his return. The sisters make fun of Cinderella for this, yet she took the twig and planted it on her mother’s grave. Her tears watered it and a great tree emerged. Cinderella would go daily to the tree and pray. A bird would always be there, and whatever Cinderella asked for it would throw down.

When Cindy arrived at the ball all eyes were on her and the crowd started whispering ?who is that beautiful girl?? the prince would dance with no one except for her. The aunt and the cousins were jealous of this

This tale shows the consequences of a childish dependence clung to for a long time. The princess trusts her mother who then sends her off to get married. Because she was protected as a child she did not develop autonomy. She was very dependent on her parents. Her dependence is then shifted to her maid who robs her of her title. The princess fears the maid and goes along with

The book tells the story of a kind and beautiful girl named Cinderella. who lives with her evil stepmother and two stepsisters. The stepsisters Anastasia and Drizella keep Cinderella busy all day, forcing her to do various chores such as cooking, cleaning, and sewing. One day a messenger comes to Cinderella’s home with an invitation to the royal ball, where all young ladies are invited to dance with the Prince and hopefully become his bride. Cinderella is ecstatic but her stepmother assigns her chores that keep her busy all day, and leaves for the ball with Anastasia and Drizella. Thoroughly disheartened, Cinderella goes out to the garden and cries. There

Unlike any other form of literature or entertainment, Fairy Tales help children to discover their identity and suggest experiences needed to develop their character. In Bruno Bettelheim’s “Life Divined from the Inside” Bettelheim states that “Fairy Tales intimate that a rewarding, good life is within one’s reach despite adversity-but only if one does not shy away from the hazardous struggles without which one can never achieve true identity (Bettelheim 106). Anne Sexton’s “Cinderella” is a perfect example of Bettelheim’s definition of a Fairy Tale.

Through audio and symbolic codes, the original story of Cinderella is played out with poor little Cinderella wishing to attend what she sees as the 'festival of her dreams'. Florinda and Lucinda care very little for their step sister Cinderella who is forced to tend to their every need. She is aware that how she is treated does not equal to how she behaves, however sadly, can do very little about it. "Never mind, Cinderella, kind Cinderella- nice good nice kind good nice-" and with an outburst of laughter they slap Cinderella to the floor, due to her making one simple mistake, leaving her there without sympathy. As the Stepsisters and evil stepmother depart for the festival you watch as the contrast in class becomes much more prominent. As the three board the carriage all adorned and in luscious ball gowns, Cinderella stands looking up to them in not even 'hand-me-downs' but merely and literally, rags. Cinderella represents a responsible, supporter of the family unit who takes her obligations seriously as represented through in her clothing of which are brown and various other darker shades. In search of help, she turns to the only person she can really talk to, her enchanted weeping willow. Acting as the fairy godmother, she grants her wish, and at this exact moment in time, Cinderella truly believe she possesses everything she could have ever wanted. However, later goes on to say "You

There is more than just a bipity bopity boo in the Cinderella story. The one you might know is the French version where she goes to the ball loses her glass slipper and finds her prince charming. While in the Zimbabwe and Mexican versions, they have to go through different obstacles but always find the same outcome. Like the ball scene there are connotations of it in both stories. Also the fairy god-mother and how she helps Cinderella get a dress and got her a ride.

· Princess must rely on a male, magic or their appearance to save her and free her from her circumstances.

There was once a princess who lived happily in her castle with her mother and father, her name was Olithia. Years later when Olithia was 6 years old her mother died from sickness and her father did not want his daughter to grow up motherless. But by the things he heard in the other land last year about Cinderella’s stepmother, he was worried. 5 years later when the King went with guards in the forest he met a woman that lived in the woods, he was captivated by her beauty, but he always kept his daughter first. They went on to date for a whole year and Olithia was fine with it they got along great when she usually came over for dinner or parties. One day Olithia’s father the King proposed to the woman. They got married as Olithia was now becoming

From that day on the prince and the princess lived happily ever after. Prince Arthur and Prince George finally found themselves both wives and ended their

This dear boy heard the smack of her hands, and taken aback did he search the lands. At last our hero found the girl of his dreams, he immediately thought of wedding themes. A large brass bell to sound off to their marriage, kissing within a horse-drawn carriage. This was it, he had to, he was a Prince after all. He was determined to make this beauty his thrall (but not like a subservient dame, because everyone knows that’s totally lame.)

His fervent and imperious ways were in instilled in her since birth. Knowing the princess’s nature, the king did not just “happen” to find out about their affair it was planned. The fact was obvious, her choice in men was not one of which her father would approve. The discovery was a perfect way to ride her of the youth. She had no future.

Cinderella is a fairytale for children that displayed love, loss and miracles; however, when it is further analyzed, it has a deeper meaning. Cinderella is a story about a young girl who became a servant in her own home after her father remarried a malicious woman with two spoiled daughters. She was humiliated and abused yet she remained gentle and kind. She received help from her fairy godmother to go to the prince’s ball after her stepmother rejected her proposal. Cinderella and the Prince fell madly in love but she had to leave at twelve o’clock and forgot to tell him her name but she left her glass slipper behind. He sent his servants to find her and Cinderella was the only maiden in the kingdom to fit into the shoes. She