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Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 4

The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. Despite a cruel stepmother’s schemes, Jouanah, a young Hmong girl, finds true love and happiness with the aid of her dead mother’s spirit and a pair of special sandals. Infosoup… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 4

Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 3

The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. Cendrillon is pestered by la belle-m’re (her stepmother) and les belles-soeurs (her stepsisters) but is helped by the bayou creatures who are ses bon amis (her good friends) and by… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 3

Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 2

The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. A Cambodian version of Cinderella in which a poor girl marries a prince, is killed by her jealous stepfamily, and then, through her virtue, returns to become queen. Infosoup In… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 2

Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 1

The Cinderella Story is found all over the world. Enjoy these retellings from multiple cultures other than the traditional tale Americans are used to hearing. In this version of Cinderella set in Egypt in the sixth century B.C., Rhodopis, a slave girl, eventually comes to be chosen by the Pharaoh to be his queen. Infosoup… Continue reading Folklore & Fairytales Cinderella… Versions from Other Cultures Part 1