Jacob Grimm

Wilhelm Grimm

Originally published in German as: Aschenputtel. Z'urich: NordS'ud-Verlag, 2011.

A Grimm's Fairy Tale

Cinderella

Wren Hardwick

I have the complete set of the Grimm Fairy-Tales, and there are so many that I haven’t read! They are very short, as one would know, so I have decided to read each one and give them a review. Some are very vulgar, some are very cute and some don’t even make sense. Some of them are well known fairy-tales and some have never been told. Some are fairy-tales we know but are not the same because they have been downplayed for the children. 

Things to know: 
-	There is no fairy godmother
-	There are no talking mice
-	There is no absent father (for the father is very present)
-	There is no one night, but three nights
-	And there are a lot of cutting off toes and heels

This story is different than what Disney portrayed for kids (and for good reason on some of the parts). I am not sure cutting toes and heels off would have made it the same magical story it is today. I wish they would have kept the dad though and I am not sure where the fairy godmother came from.

Cinderella A Grimm's Fairy Tale

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