Cinderella Poems

A Grimm MythA Disney MythEssay Prompt

Cinderella PoemsCinderella by Molly Crue

I wish I could be your CinderellaI wish I could meet you at a ball andYou find my glass slipper and bring it backThen sweep me off my feetTake me away in that carriageLet it just be you and ILet me be your one and only princessI want to be your CinderellaOh please let me be your one and only Cinderella

Cinderella PoemsCinderella by Jie Fang

Is Cinderella leading a happy life with her dearest prince still, hand in hand, heading towards the same destination? She knows how to eat with a fork made of gold? She finds the silver cup too heavy to hold? She ever fails to meet his expectation? Can the loneliness her happiness kill? She has a friend to talk to?

Yes, she should be happy, she must be happy, for I have provided her the best life a girl can possibly have, and I have given her my every care to turn her into a real princess.The prince said with confidence.

But is she still Cinderella?

Cinderella Poems    Cinderella's Ball – Joseph Cavero

Is that what this is, a game to youJust bat them eyes and they run to youSorry sweetheart not a man like meI've been around the blockI know when a dog has fleesNo matter how you tryPlay dress up and allYour still left out......of Cinderella's Ball

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Cinderella the Story Cinderella is a well-known classic folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward.

Thousands of variants are known throughout the world

A young woman living in unfortunate circumstances which suddenly change to remarkable fortune.

The still-popular story of Cinderella continues to influence popular culture internationally

The Egyptian Cinderella

The tale of the Egyptian girl Rhodopis is considered the oldest known version of the story.

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 Chinese Cinderella

Ye Xian, 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.

The Persian CinderellaSettareh and her stepsisters go to the bazaar to choose cloth for gowns.

Settarah, however, gives alms to a beggar and buys a curious blue jug instead. Inside the jug is a fairy who grants her wish for a gown.

She captures the attentions of the prince, and a lost diamond bangle fallen from her ankle provides the clue to her whereabouts.

On the day of Settareh's anticipated wedding to the Prince, the jealous stepsisters seek vengeance and usurp the magical powers of the fairy. They fasten Settareh's hair with enchanted hairpins to transform her into a turtledove.

But Prince Mehrdad's affections remain steadfast, and it is he who breaks the spell.

A Grimm Cinderella 19th Cen.

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 stepsisters 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 the stepsisters' eyes, thus sealing their fate as blind beggars for the rest of their lives.

The New Cinderella

One of the most popular versions 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

Perrault’s PrincessOnce there was a widower who for his second wife, married a proud and haughty woman. 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.

The Stepmother and her daughters forced the first daughter to complete 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 she dared not tell her father, who would have scolded her; his wife controlled him entirely.

One day the Prince invited all the young ladies in the land to a ball so he could choose a wife. As the two Stepsisters were invited, they gleefully planned their wardrobes. Although Cinderella assisted them and dreamed of going to the dance, they taunted her by saying a maid could never attend a ball.

As the sisters swept away to the ball, Cinderella cried in despair. Her Fairy Godmother magically appeared and vowed to assist Cinderella in attending the ball. She turned a pumpkin into a coach, mice into horses, a rat into a coachman, and lizards into footmen. She then turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown, complete with a delicate pair of glass slippers. The Godmother told her to enjoy the ball, but return before midnight for the spells would be broken.

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. Back home, Cinderella graciously thanked her Godmother Singing. She then greeted the Stepsisters who enthusiastically talked of nothing but the beautiful girl at the ball.

When another ball was held the next evening, Cinderella again attended with her Godmother's help. The Prince became even more entranced. However, this evening she lost track of time and left only at the final stroke of midnight, losing one of her glass slippers on the steps of the palace in her haste. The Prince chased her, but outside the palace, the guards had seen only a simple country wench leave. The Prince pocketed the slipper and vowed to find and marry the girl to whom it belonged. Meanwhile, Cinderella kept the other slipper, which had not disappeared when the spell had broken.

The Prince tried the slipper on all the young women in the land. When the Prince arrived at Cinderella's villa, the Stepsisters tried in vain. When Cinderella asked if she might try, the Stepsisters taunted her. Naturally, the slipper fit perfectly, and Cinderella produced the other slipper for good measure. The Stepsisters begged for forgiveness, and Cinderella forgave them for their cruelties.

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

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Disney’s Princess

Cinderella is a 1950 American animated feature produced by Walt Disney and based on the fairy tale "Cendrillon" by Charles Perrault.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWGbAPGUJv8

Essay

Write an essay comparing and contrasting the similarities and differences found in the Cinderella myths.

Choose two myths to compare and contrast. Your essay should be at least one page.