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Gustave Doré's illustration for Cendrillon
Gustave Doré's illustration for Cendrillon

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 the world. [1] The word "cinderella" means one who unexpectedly achieves recognition or success after a period of obscurity and neglect. Cinderella is a fairy tale. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 774 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 620 pixel, file size: 184 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Faithful reproductions of two-dimensional original works cannot attract copyright in the U.S. according to the rule in Bridgeman Art Library v. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 774 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (800 × 620 pixel, file size: 184 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Faithful reproductions of two-dimensional original works cannot attract copyright in the U.S. according to the rule in Bridgeman Art Library v. ... Doré photographed by Felix Nadar. ... A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ...

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Origins and history

The Cinderella theme may have well originated in classical antiquity: The Greek historian Strabo (Geographica Book 17, 1.33) recorded in the 1st century BC the tale of the Greco-Egyptian girl Rhodopis, which is considered the oldest known version of the story.[2] Rhodopis (the "rosy-cheeked") washes her clothes in an Ormoc stream, a task forced upon her by fellow servants, who have left to go to a function sponsored by the Pharaoh Amasis. An eagle takes her rose-gilded sandal and drops it at the feet of the Pharaoh in the city of Memphis; he then asks the women of his kingdom to try on the sandal to see which one fits. Rhodopis succeeds. The Pharaoh falls in love with her, and she marries him. The story later reappears with Aelian (ca. 175–ca. 235),[3] showing that the Cinderella theme remained popular throughout antiquity. Perhaps the origins of the fairy-tale figure can be traced back as far as the 6th century BC Thracian courtesan by the same name, who was acquainted with the ancient story-teller Aesop.[4] Classical antiquity is a broad term for a long period of cultural history centered on the Mediterranean Sea, which begins roughly with the earliest-recorded Greek poetry of Homer (7th century BC), and continues through the rise of Christianity and the fall of the Western Roman Empire (5th century AD... The term ancient Greece refers to the periods of Greek history in Classical Antiquity, lasting ca. ... The Greek geographer Strabo in a 16th century engraving. ... The Geographika is an extensive work by Strabo, spanning 17 volumes, and can be regarded as an encyclopedia of the geographical knowledge of his time; except for parts of Book 7, it has come down to us complete. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 1st century BC started on January 1, 100 BC and ended on December 31, 1 BC. An alternative name for this century is the last century BC. The AD/BC notation does not use a year zero. ... The Ptolemaic dynasty in Egypt began following Alexander the Greats conquest in 332 BC and ended with the death of Cleopatra VII and the Roman conquest in 30 BC. It was founded when Ptolemy I Soter declared himself Pharaoh of Egypt, creating a powerful Hellenistic state from southern Syria... Rhodopis is an Ancient Egyptian variant of Cinderella. ... Amasis II (also Ahmose or Ah-mes) was a pharaoh (570 - 526 BC) of the 26th dynasty, the successor of Wahibre. ... For other uses, see Memphis. ... Claudius Aelianus (c. ... Events Pope Eleuterus succeeds Pope Soter (approximate date) Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius defeats the Marcomanni. ... Events Maximinus Thrax becomes Roman Emperor. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 6th century BC started on January 1, 600 BC and ended on December 31, 501 BC. // Monument 1, an Olmec colossal head at La Venta The 5th and 6th centuries BC were a time of empires, but more importantly, a time... The Thracians were an Indo-European people, inhabitants of Thrace and adjacent lands (present-day Bulgaria, Romania, northeastern Greece, European Turkey and northwestern asiatic Turkey, eastern Serbia and parts of Republic of Macedonia). ... Nofootnotes|date=February 2008}} Aesop, as conceived by Diego Velázquez Aesop, as depicted in the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel in 1493. ...


Another version of the story, Ye Xian, appeared in Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang by Tuan Ch'eng-Shih around A.D. 860. Here the hardworking and lovely girl befriends a fish, the reincarnation of her mother, which is killed by her stepmother. Ye Xian saves the bones, which are magic, and they help her dress appropriately for a festival. When she loses her slipper after a fast exit, the king finds her and falls in love with her. Ye Xian or in the southern part, Yeh-Shen is a Chinese fairy tale that resembles Cinderella. ... The Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang (Chinese: ; pinyin: Yǒuyáng Zázǔ) is a miscellany of Chinese and foreign legends and hearsay, reports on natural phenomena, short anecdotes, and tales of the wonderous and mundane, as well as notes on such topics as medicinal herbs and tattoos. ... Tuan Cheng-Shih is known as the author of the earliest known version of Cinderella and a scholar of the Tang Dynasty of China. ... Events First attack on Constantinople by Swedish Vikings (the Rus, see Varangians). ...


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.[citation needed]


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. High-ranking Chinese bhikkunis in an alms round. ... A Beguine convent in Amsterdam. ...


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. This article is about the Korean civilization. ...


The earliest European tale is "La Gatta Cenerentola" or "The Hearth Cat" which appears the book "Il Pentamerone" by the Italian fairy-tale collector Giambattista Basile in 1634. This version formed the basis of later versions published by the French author Charles Perrault and the German Brothers Grimm. Giambattista Basile (1566 or 1575–February 23, 1632) was an Italian poet, courtier, and fairy tale collector. ... This article is about the French author. ... For other uses, see Brothers Grimm (disambiguation). ...

Oliver Herford illustrated the fairy godmother inspired from the Perrault version
Oliver Herford illustrated the fairy godmother inspired from the Perrault version

The most popular version of Cinderella was written by Charles Perrault in 1697. The popularity of his tale was due to his additions to the story including the pumpkin, the fairy-godmother and the introduction of glass slippers. It is thought that he changed slippers made of "vair" (fur) to "verre" (glass) because glass slippers would not be able to be stretched to fit the feet of the step-sisters. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 422 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (612 × 870 pixel, file size: 94 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cinderella From Childhoods Favorites and Fairy Stories, by Various Project Gutenberg etext 19993 http://www. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 422 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (612 × 870 pixel, file size: 94 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Cinderella From Childhoods Favorites and Fairy Stories, by Various Project Gutenberg etext 19993 http://www. ... Oliver Herford (1863 - 1935) was a British born American writer, artist and illustrator who has been called The American Oscar Wilde. As a frequent contributor to The Mentor, Life, and Ladies Home Journal, he sometimes signed his artwork as O Herford. In 1906 he wrote and illustrated the Little Book... This article is about the French author. ...


Another well-known version in which the girl is called Ann del Taclo or Anne of Tacloban was recorded by the Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the 19th century. The tale is called "Aschenputtel" and the help comes not from a fairy-godmother but the wishing tree that grows on her mother's grave. In this version, the step-sisters try to trick the prince by cutting off parts of their feet in order to get the slipper to fit. The prince is alerted by two pigeons who peck out their eyes, thus sealing their fate as blind beggars for the rest of their lives.


Plot summary (taken from Perrault)

(See above for many variations)


Once there was a widower who married a proud and haughty woman for his second wife. She had two daughters, who were equally vain. By his first wife, he had a beautiful young daughter who was a girl of unparalleled goodness and sweet temper. Along with her daughters, the Stepmother employed the daughter in all the housework. When the girl had done her work, she sat in the cinders, which caused her to be called "Cinderella". The poor girl bore it patiently, but dared not tell her father, who would have scolded her; for his wife controlled him entirely. Alternate uses: see widow (typesetting). ... The false hero is a stock character in fairy tales. ... A household chore is a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee, related to or used in the running of a household. ... In common historic and modern usage, a hearth (Har-th) is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace or oven used for cooking and/or heating. ...


One day the Prince invited all the maidens in the land to a ball so he could choose a wife. As the two Stepsisters were invited, they gleefully planned their wardrobes. Cinderella assisted them, but they still taunted her by saying a maid could never attend a ball. Prince Charming meets Cinderella in a 1912 book of fairy tales. ... A ball is a formal dance. ... A stepfamily is the family one acquires when a parent marries someone new. ... Ball gowns of the 1860s A Ball gown is the most formal female attire for social occasions. ...


As the sisters swept away to the ball, Cinderella cried in despair. Her Fairy Godmother appeared and vowed to assist Cinderella in attending the ball. She turned a pumpkin into a coach, mice into horses, a rat in to a coachman, and lizards into footmen. She then turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown, complete with a delicate pair of glass[5] slippers. The Godmother made her enjoy the ball, but return before midnight for the spells would be broken. In fairy tales, a fairy godmother is a fairy or person with magical powers who acts as a mentor or parent to someone. ... For other uses, see Pumpkin (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Coach. ... This article is about the rodent. ... Binomial name Equus caballus Linnaeus, 1758 The horse (Equus caballus, sometimes seen as a subspecies of the Wild Horse, Equus ferus caballus) is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of ten modern species of the genus Equus. ... This article is about rats. ... This article discusses transportation vehicles. ... For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation). ... A footman is a male household servant who serves at meals. ... Ball gowns of the 1860s A Ball gown is the most formal female attire for social occasions. ... This article is about the material. ... For other uses, see Shoe (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Midnight (disambiguation) Midnight, literally the middle of the night, is a time arbitrarily designated to determine the end of a day and the beginning of the next in some, mainly Western, cultures. ... Not to be confused with Magic (illusion). ...


At the ball, the entire court was entranced by Cinderella, especially the Prince, who never left her side. Unrecognized by her sisters, Cinderella remembered to leave before midnight. A royal or noble court, as an instrument of government broader than a court of justice, comprises an extended household centered on a patron whose rule may govern law or be governed by it. ...


Back home, Cinderella thanked her Godmother. She then greeted the Stepsisters who could talk of nothing but the beautiful girl at the ball.


With her Godmother's help, she attended the ball the next evening, and entranced the Prince even more. However, she left only at the final stroke of midnight, and lost one of her glass slippers on the steps of the palace. She retained its mate. The Prince chased her, but the guards had seen only a country wench leave. The Prince pocketed the slipper and vowed to find and marry the maiden to whom it belonged. The quintessential medieval European palace: Palais de la Cité, in Paris, the royal palace of France. ...


The Prince tried the slipper on all the maidens in the land. The Stepsisters tried in vain. Though the Stepsisters taunted her, Cinderella asked if she might try. Naturally, the slipper fit perfectly, and Cinderella put on the other slipper for good measure. The Stepsisters begged for forgiveness, and Cinderella forgave them for their cruelties. The false hero is a stock character in fairy tales. ... For other uses, see Forgiveness (disambiguation). ... Look up cruelty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


Cinderella returned to the palace where she married the Prince, and the Stepsisters also married two lords. Matrimony redirects here. ... Lordship redirects here. ...


Moral: Beauty is a treasure, but graciousness is priceless. Without it nothing is possible; with it, one can do anything.[6] For beauty as a characteristic of a persons appearance, see Physical attractiveness. ...


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.[7] Antti Amatus Aarne (1867 - 1925) was a Finnish folklorist, who developed the initial version of what became the Aarne-Thompson classification system of classifying folktales, first published in 1910. ... The Sharp Grey Sheep or The Sharp-Horned Grey Sheep is a Scottish fairy tale collected by John Francis Campbell in Popular Tales of the West Highlands, listing his informant as John Dewar, labourer, from Glendaruail, Cowal. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Tấm Cám Silk painting by Yên Hòa The Story of Tam and Cam is a Vietnamese fairy tale collected by L. T. Bach-Lan in Vietnamese Legends. ... Rushen Coatie or Rashin-Coatie is a Scottish fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in his More English Fairy Tales. ... The Wonderful Birch is a Russian fairy tale. ... Fair, Brown and Trembling is an Irish fairy tale collected by Joseph Jacobs in his Celtic Fairy Tales. ... Katie Woodencloak or Kari Woodengown is a Norwegian fairy tale collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe and included by Andrew Lang in The Red Fairy Book It is Aarne-Thompson type 510A, the persecuted heroine. ...


Adaptations

Jules Massenet wrote the music to Henri Cain's libretto
Jules Massenet wrote the music to Henri Cain's libretto

The story of "Cinderella" has formed the basis of many notable works: Jules Massenet Jules (Émile Frédéric) Massenet (May 12, 1842 – August 13, 1912) was a French composer. ... Henri Cain (1859 - 21 November 1937) was a French dramatist and opera librettist. ...


Opera

For the English translation of the French story, see Cinderella. ... La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini. ... Portrait Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868)[1] was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ... For the English translation of the French story, see Cinderella. ... Jules Massenet Jules (Émile Frédéric) Massenet (May 12, 1842 – August 13, 1912) was a French composer. ... La Cenicienta is an opera in three acts composed by Chilean artist Jorge Peña Hen (1928 - 1973). ... Jorge Washington Peña Hen (January 16, 1928 – October 16, 1973) was a Chilean composer and an academic at the University of Chile. ... Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBE (b. ...

Dance

"Cinderella on Ice", Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
"Cinderella on Ice", Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (892x595, 71 KB)Performance of Cinderella on Ice on stage in the Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ( this photograph was taken by Figaro ) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (892x595, 71 KB)Performance of Cinderella on Ice on stage in the Queen Street Mall, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ( this photograph was taken by Figaro ) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The Queen Street Mall is a mall in the centre of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd... Johann Strauss II The Waltz King coming to life in the Stadtpark, Vienna Johann Strauss II (in German: Johann Strauß (Sohn), Johann Strauss (son); in English also Johann Strauss the Younger, Johann Strauss Jr. ... The Great Walz Cinderella is a ballet by Sergei Prokofiev based on Charles Perraults fairy tale of the same name (see Cinderella). ... Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: , Sergej Sergejevič Prokofijev; April 27 (April 151 O.S.), 1891–March 5, 1953) was a Russian and Soviet composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. ... Sergei Sergeyevich Prokofiev (Russian: , Sergej Sergejevič Prokofijev; April 27 (April 151 O.S.), 1891–March 5, 1953) was a Russian and Soviet composer who mastered numerous musical genres and came to be admired as one of the greatest composers of the 20th century. ... Look up Choreography in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Sir Frederick William Mallandaine Ashton (September 17, 1904 - October 18, 1988) began his career as a dancer but is largely remembered as a choreographer. ... Look up Choreography in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... For other uses, see Brisbane (disambiguation). ... Slogan or Nickname: Sunshine State, Smart State Motto(s): Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Anna Bligh (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd...

Pantomime

Cinderella debuted as a pantomime on stage at the Drury Lane Theatre, London in 1804. This article is about a street in London called Drury Lane. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...


In the traditional pantomime version the opening scene is set in a forest with a hunt in sway and it is here that Cinderella first meets Prince Charming and his "right-hand man" Dandini, whose name and character come from Rossini's opera (La Cenerentola). Cinderella mistakes Dandini for the Prince and the Prince for Dandini. Portrait Gioacchino Antonio Rossini (February 29, 1792 – November 13, 1868)[1] was an Italian musical composer who wrote more than 30 operas as well as sacred music and chamber music. ... La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo (Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant) is an operatic dramma giocoso in two acts by Gioacchino Rossini. ...


Her father, known as Baron Hardup, is under the thumb of his two step-daughters the Ugly sisters and has a servant named Buttons who is Cinderella's friend. Throughout the pantomime, the Baron is continually harassed by The Broker's Men (often named after current politicians) for outstanding rent. The Fairy Godmother must magically create a coach (from a pumpkin), footmen (from mice), a coach driver (from a frog), and a beautiful dress (from rags) for Cinderella to go to the ball. However, she must return by midnight, as it is then that the spell ceases. The Ugly sisters are characters in the fairy tale and pantomime, Cinderella. ... Buttons Buttons is the name of a character in a Cinderella pantomime. ...


Musical Comedy

Rodgers and Hammersteins Cinderella is the name of a musical written for television by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II based upon the fairy tale, Cinderella. ... Rodgers (left) and Hammerstein (right), with Irving Berlin (middle) and Helen Tamiris, watching auditions at the St. ... Dame Julie Elizabeth Andrews, DBE (born Julia Elizabeth Wells[1] on 1 October 1935[2]) is an award-winning English actress, singer, author and cultural icon. ... Jon Cypher is an American actor born in New York City, January 13, 1932. ... Kaye Ballard, born Catherine Gloria Balotta on November 20, 1926, in Cleveland, Ohio to an Italian immigrant father, is an actress who has appeared on Broadway and on television. ... Alice Ghostley (born August 14, 1926 in Eve, Vernon County, Missouri, died September 21, 2007 Studio City, California), is a Tony Award-winning American actress, best known for playing the characters Bernice Clifton on Designing Women (Emmy Nomination, Best Supporting Actress; 1992), Esmerelda on Bewitched, and Cousin Alice on Mayberry... Edie Adams (born Elizabeth Edith Enke) is an American singer and light comedienne who was born on April 16, 1927, in Kingston, Pennsylvania. ... Kinescope (IPA: ) originally referred to the cathode ray tube used in television monitors. ... Lesley Ann Warren (born August 16, 1946), is an Oscar nominated American stage, film and television actress and singer. ... Stuart Damon (born Stuart Michael Zonis on February 5, 1937) is an American actor. ... Ginger Rogers (Virginia Katherine McMath, July 16, 1911 – April 25, 1995) was an Academy Award-winning American film and stage actress and singer. ... Walter Pidgeon Walter Pidgeon (September 23, 1897 – September 25, 1984) was a Canadian actor. ... Celeste Holm (b. ... Brandy Rayana Norwood (born February 11, 1979), known professionally as Brandy, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, and film producer. ... Paolo Montalban as Kung Lao in Mortal Kombat: Conquest Paolo Montalban is a Filipino American actor. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born August 9, 1963) is a six-time Grammy award winning, American R&B singer, soprano, pianist, actress, film producer, and former model. ... Whoopi Goldberg (born November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedian, radio presenter, host, and author. ... Victor Joseph Garber (born on March 16, 1949 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a six-time Emmy Award-nominated Canadian film, stage and television actor and singer. ... Bernadette Peters (born February 28, 1948) is an American actress and singer. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is a Jewish American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... This article is about the musical production. ... Stephen Joshua Sondheim (b. ... Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City in smaller theatres than Broadway, but larger than Off-Off-Broadway, productions. ... Johnny Brandon is a British singer, popular during the 1950s, who recorded for a number of labels. ... Stephen John Fry (born 24 August 1957) is an English comedian, writer, actor, humourist, novelist, columnist, filmmaker and television personality. ... The Old Vic is a theatre in the Waterloo area of London. ...

Films

Over the decades, literally hundreds of films have been made that are either direct adaptations from Cinderella or have plots loosely based on the story. Almost every year at least one, but often several such films are produced and released, resulting in Cinderella becoming a work of literature with one of the largest numbers of film adaptations ascribed to it. It is perhaps rivalled only by the sheer number of films that have been adapted from or based on Bram Stoker's novel Dracula.[citation needed] Abraham Bram Stoker (November 8, 1847 – April 20, 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. ... This article is about the novel. ...

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Mary Kathleen Turner (born June 19, 1954) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress. ... A Cinderella Story is a teen romantic comedy movie starring Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, producer, fashion designer, and spokesperson. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Cinderelmo is a Cinderella story featuring Sesame Streets Elmo and Keri Russell. ... Sesame Street is an American educational childrens television series for preschoolers and is a pioneer of the contemporary educational television standard, combining both education and entertainment. ... For other uses of this name, see Elmo (disambiguation). ... Keri Lynn Russell (born March 23, 1976) is a Golden Globe-winning American actress and dancer. ... Ella Enchanted is a comedy film and the screen adaptation of Gail Carson Levines 1997 novel of the same name. ... Happily NEver After is a 2007 computer-animated film based on the fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... Year of the Fish is a rotoscoped/animated independent feature film written and directed by David Kaplan, based on a ninth century Chinese variant of the fairy tale Cinderella, set in a massage parlor in modern-day New York’s Chinatown. ... Princess Fiona is the Princess in the films Shrek, Shrek 4-D, Shrek 2, Shrek the Third, and the upcoming Shrek 4. ... This article is about the film. ...

Television

The Electric Company was an educational American childrens television series produced by the Childrens Television Workshop (now Sesame Workshop) for PBS in the United States. ... Faerie Tale Theatre, fully Shelley Duvalls Faerie Tale Theatre, is a live action childrens television series created by Shelley Duvall that ran from 1982 to 1987 retelling popular fairy tales. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year 1987. ... Cinderella is the 20th episode of the television anthology Faerie Tale Theatre. ... Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former teen model and American film actress who is best known for her role as Alexandra Alex Owens in the 1983 movie Flashdance and as Bette on the lesbian themed drama series The L Word Beals was born to... Floricienta is a very famous Argentinian soap opera or romantic comedy based on Cinderellas Story. ... Floribella is the name of two different Portuguese-language telenovelas, primarily targeted for children, but with elements for an adult audience as well. ... Lola. ... Floricienta is a very famous Argentinian soap opera or romantic comedy based on Cinderellas Story. ... Scroogerello is the fifteenth episode of the Disney animated television series DuckTales. ... DuckTales is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. ... Original run April 4, 1996 – November 1, 1996 No. ... Animé redirects here. ... Tatsunoko Production Co. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Nippon Animation logo. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Grimms Fairy Tale Classics , Grimm Masterpiece Theatre) is an anime series produced by Nippon Animation. ... Coronation Street is an award-winning British soap opera. ... The Charmings was a 1987–1988 television sitcom series. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance to the Gregorian calendar. ...

Books

Witches Abroad is a Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, originally published in 1991. ... Terence David John Pratchett, OBE (born 28 April 1948) is a British fantasy and science fiction author, best known for his Discworld series. ... This article is about the Gail Carson Levine novel. ... Gail Carson Levine Gail Carson Levine (born September 17, 1947 in New York, N.Y.) is an American author of young adult books. ... This article or section contains a plot summary that is overly long or excessively detailed compared to the rest of the article. ... About Margaret Peterson Haddix She is an author of teen and adult books. ... In The Glass Slipper, Prince Charles is the son of a Duke. ... Eleanor Farjeon (February 13, 1881 – June 5, 1965) was an English author of stories and poems. ... Phoenix and Ashes (2004) is a fantasy novel written by Mercedes Lackey, a well-known fantasy author. ... Mercedes Lackey (born June 24, 1950) (also known as Misty Lackey) is a prolific American author of fantasy novels. ... Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister is a novel by Gregory Maguire, retelling the tale of Cinderella through the eyes of her Ugly Stepsisters. ... Gregory Maguire (born June 9, 1954 in Albany, New York) is an American author. ... I was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers is a childrens novel written by British author Philip Pullman. ... Philip Pullman CBE (born October 19, 1946) is a British writer. ... Timberlake Wertenbaker ) is a British playwright and translator who was born in New York City and was raised in France. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... For the Canadian freestyle swimmer, see Mary Stewart (swimmer). ... A bound can be: an upper bound - mathematics Bound (movie) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Donna Jo Napoli is an author of childrens and young adult books, as well as a prominent linguist with work in syntax, phonetics, phonology, morphology, historical and comparative linguistics, Romance studies, structure of Japanese, structure of American Sign Language, poetics, writing for ESL students, and mathematical and linguistic analysis... Chinese Cinderella book cover. ... Adeline Yen Mah (Chinese: ; Pinyin: ; Yale (Cantonese): ma5 yim4 gwan1 ling4) (official birthday 30th November 1937, however real birthday not known, this is in fact her fathers birthday) is a Chinese-American author and physician. ... Kaori Yuki (由貴 香織里 Yuki Kaori) is a manga artist (or mangaka) from Tokyo. ... James Finn Garner is the author of He was born in Detroit, Michigan and was raised in Dearborn, Michigan. ... For other uses of this word, see Silk (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Bombyx mori Linnaeus, 1758 For the band named Silkworm, see Silkworm (band). ...

Comics

Cinderella appears as a character in Bill Willingham's Vertigo series, Fables. Cinderella (or "Cindy" as her fellow Fables call her) is the third and final of Prince Charming's ex-wives and is Fabletown's resident super spy. Her cover is the ownership of her own shoe store, the Glass Slipper, and she maintains a bitter persona in order to throw off the suspicions of the rest of her community. Bill Willingham (born December 1956 in Fort Belvoir, Virginia) is an American writer and artist of comic books. ... Fables is a Vertigo comic book series created and written by Bill Willingham. ... Fables is a fictional fantasy comic series for mature readers published by DC Comics. ...


Cinderella Jumprope Song

There is a jumprope song for children that involves Cinderella: Jump rope, also known as skipping rope or skip rope, is a game played primarily by children and primarily by girls in which one or more children jump over a spinning rope so that it passes under their feet and over their heads. ...

Cinderella dressed in yella, went upstairs to kiss her fella. By mistake she kissed a snake, how many doctors will it take? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.

Cinderella dressed in blue, went upstairs to tie her shoe, made a mistake and tied a knot, how many knots will she make? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.


Cinderella dressed in green, went downtown to buy a ring, make a mistake and bought a fake, how many days before it breaks? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.


The counting continues as long as the jumper avoids missing a jump. If they do then the counting starts again.


Variations

Heard in Jackson Heights, Queens, late 1950s: This article is about the borough of New York City. ...

Cinderella dressed in yellow, went downtown to meet her fellow (or "went downtown to buy some mustard"). On the way, her girdle busted. Cinderella was disgusted.

Heard in Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland (Irish: , Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a constituent country of the United Kingdom lying in the northeast of the island of Ireland, covering 5,459 square miles (14,139 km², about a sixth of the islands total area). ...

Cinderella dressed in yellow, went upstairs to kiss her fellow. how many kisses did she give him? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, etc.

Songs

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Some popular songs that make reference to the story of Cinderella include: