Cinderella Tales: International Cinderella Stories and Tales

Book excerpt: Cinderella is one of the world's most beloved fairy tales thanks to the heroine's inspirational "rags to riches" story. The figure Cinderella has been known by many names, such as Aschenputtel in German, Cendrillon in French, and Cenerentola in Italian. Fairy tale scholars believe there may be over 1,000 versions of the Cinderella story from around the world. Fairytalez has gathered a wonderful collection of the beloved classic familiar Cinderella stories by Charles Perrault, and the Grimm Brothers, but also other tales from other corners of the world. Enjoy this wonderful collection of Cinderella stories from all over the world and find your own personal favorite Cinderella tale.List of stories, including author/editor and origin:Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper, Charles Perrrault, FranceCenerentola, Giambattista Basile, ItalyAschenputtel, Brothers Grimm, GermanThe Hair of the Orphan Girl, Ferencz Aureliu Pulszky, HungaryThe Three Girls Who Went as Servants to the King ́s Palace, G.A. Aberg, SwedenRhodopis and Her Little Gilded Sandals, Olive Beaupre Miller, EgyptThe Wonderful Birch, Andrew Lang, Slavic RegionMdjaveig, Daughter of Mani, Jon Arnason, IcelandThe Green Knight, Andrew Lang, DenmarkThe Hearth Cat, Zófimo Consiglieri Pedroso, PortugalThe Indian Cinderella, Cyrus MacMillan, Canada