A Brief Introduction to Cinderella in Grimm's Fairy Tales

Cinderella tells the story of a filial and kind girl who has been abused by her stepmother and sisters for a long time. She works as a maid in the kitchen and is forced to do heavy work, often covering herself with dust, so she is nicknamed Cinderella.

At this time, a fairy appeared, helped her to become a noble and lovely girl, and turned the mouse into the groom, the pumpkin into a carriage, and changed a beautiful suit and a pair of crystal shoes for Cinderella to wear. As soon as the prince saw her, he was fascinated by her. After experiencing the obstacles of his stepmother and sisters, he finally lived happily with the prince.

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The fairy tale Cinderella is widely circulated in Asia, Africa, Europe and America, and more than 700 versions have been found so far. Cinderella is a well-known classic fairy tale. During the period of 1892, Cox collected and sorted out "Cinderella" stories circulating in Europe and published "Cinderella Stories Collection", which recorded 345 stories of this type.

Since then, folklore researchers have conducted more extensive investigations and statistical work. Up to now, more than 700 Cinderella stories have been found in Asia, Africa, Europe and America. Together with pictures, music and various scripts on this theme, there are no fewer than 1500 existing forms.

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Baidu encyclopedia-Cinderella