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    A Cinderella Story      When examining adaptations of fairytales you must look at the original source. This can be a very difficult task because with fairytales we never really know where the original came from. I will base my paper on the theory that the original tale of Cinderella comes from the Grimm Brothers version of Ashputtle. In comparison we will examine two movies. First there is the Disney version Cinderella. Secondly we will look at the movie 'Ever After'.      Characterization

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    Short Story Of Cinderella

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    When Cinderella got me out of the trap it was the best day of my life. She was nice and I wish there was something I could do in return for her kindness. Oh I could help her get the stuff for her dress! I’m Gus Gus and this is my version of the story. It took a lot of hard thinking. Then what no that sounds stupid. Wait this idea will show her I love her. I decided to get some things to make her a dress for the ball. I just need to watch out for the cat. He is a brat and I think he hates me also

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    Work, Work and Work. This was Cinderella's life, and it was all because of my mother. You may think you know how Cinderella's story went but it's not true I am not just one of the evil stepsister. This is what really happened. Mother treated cinderella terribly and I hate it. I want to be kind to her because she is kind to us even with the way we treat her. We got a letter in the mail that had a red castle stamp on the back which meant it was from the royal family. It read, “ All members of this

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    telling, the story of Cinderella has been captivating audiences of children and adults alike. From the story’s first telling in 9th century China to the Walt Disney adaptation, many versions of this rags to riches story have been shared and enjoyed. However, as time has passed, parent’s perception of the story has changed. In this modern era, many parents have problems with keys parts of a majority of Cinderella stories. This puts them at odds with parents who see no problem with the stories contents

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    Many people wonder where all the Cinderella stories originated from? They originated from the most popular version written in French by Charles Perrault written in 1607. The Little Golden book, the Grimm brothers version and the 2015 Disney Film version of Cinderella are all taken from the original story. All Cinderella stories have the same storyline, but there are differences and similarities between the archetypes and the characters and in the theme in the three versions. There are lots of archetypes

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    prince who fall for each other after overcoming some stupid obstacle like a poison apple or sleeping curse. I’ve read those stories, but it’s all the same, everyone gets a happy ending except for the villain. That’s going to change right now because this is my story, and my fairy tale certainly doesn’t end with everyone getting their happy ending. This is the story of Cinderella. Not the one with the glass slipper or the bibbity bobbity boo, but one much less about getting a happily ever after. When

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    One can argue that Cinderella stories have become an essential folktales not only to young people but as well as to older people. These stories have been recognized worldwide. Even more so, they were retold by different people and have been translated to different languages. What is fascinating about this is that different cultures have different interpretations of Cinderella stories and some do not appear to be the same slightly. Moreover, this paper examines two different cultures, Yen- Shen a

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    Cinderella Short Story

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    You all know the story of Cinderella but do you know the story of Ella. There once was a girl who lived happily with her two stepsisters and stepmother. One day a letter came in the mail saying that they were invited to the prince's ball. Ella and her steps sisters celebrated but there mother was not pleased with the invention. Ella knew something was wrong and she was going to get to the bottom of this. That night her stepmother called her near the fireplace her sisters were sleeping, she said “

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    The Story of Cinderella Once up a goddam time there was this family of morons and their idiot of a maid Cinderella. Now Cinderella had a stepmother and these three stepsisters who were pretty lousy. They’d get all mad at Cinderella for messing up simple stuff. But if you ask me she deserved it, I mean this girl was stupid as hell. You’d think with her being grown and all she knows what she was doing with her life but no she doesn’t. So, one day this big shot guy from the royal palace comes on by

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    cultures all over the world. Each culture has a “Cinderella” story. Each one is different but has the same moral to the story. “The wicked stepmother”(India) and “ the little red fish and the golden clog”(Iraqi) are two different stories from two different cultures having the same morals as the “Cinderella” stories. Both stories have the daughter who was beautiful and kind, evil stepmother, stepsister(s) and the “godmother”. But yet have different stories. The mother of the children did not wait for

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