Cinderella

Interesting Facts

• In the original version of the fairy tale written by Charles Perrault, Cinderella forgives her sisters and even helps them arrange their lives by marrying them off to noblemen.
• Charles Perrault's fairy tale became the basis for many adaptations, including the famous Disney animated film, which significantly altered and simplified the plot.
• In Perrault's version, Cinderella receives help from her fairy godmother, who uses magic to turn a pumpkin into a carriage and mice into horses.
• One of the most famous elements of the fairy tale is the glass slipper that Cinderella loses at the ball, and it is this slipper that helps the prince find her.
• Charles Perrault's fairy tale differs from later versions in that it lacks the gruesome elements, such as cutting off toes or heels, found in other interpretations, like the Brothers Grimm version.