Cinderella

Cinderella is a popular fairy tale; embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward, which received literally hundreds of tellings before modern times. The earliest version of the story originated in China around AD 860. It appeared in The Miscellaneous Record of Yu Yang by Tuan Ch'ing-Shih, a book which dates from the Tang dynasty. The best-known version was written by the French author, Charles Perrault in 1697, based on a common folk tale earlier recorded by Giambattista Basile as La Gatta Cennerentola in 1634, but the animated film from Walt Disney Productions, (see Cinderella (1950 movie)) has become the standard contemporary version.

External links

• SurLaLune Fairy Tale Pages: The Annotated Cinderella
• http://www.usm.edu/english/fairytales/cinderella/cinderella.html
• Teaching aid to "Cinderella": many links; variations in character, setting, and plot elements, parallel versions
• Cenerentola by Giambattista Basile