Cinderella

Also known as The little glass slipper, The Glass Slipper, Aschenputtel, Cendrillon, La Cenicienta, Cendrillon ou la Petite Panto, Persecuted Heroine

Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper, is a French fairy tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world. The protagonist is a young girl living in unfortunate circumstances who is suddenly blessed with remarkable fortune, ultimately ascending to the throne through marriage. The earliest known version of the Cinderella story is usually considered to be the Greek story of Rhodopis, as described by the scholar Strabo sometime between 7BC and AD23, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt.

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"Cinderella" is a French fairy tale about a girl in difficult circumstances who experiences a sudden change of fortune and marries into royalty, with thousands of versions told around the world. The story has ancient roots, with scholars tracing similar narratives back to the Greek tale of Rhodopis, a slave girl who married an Egyptian king, recorded by the scholar Strabo between 7 BC and AD 23.

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Folk tale.Folk_Tale_Name: Cinderella
Folk tale.Image_Name: Cendrillon.jpg
Folk tale.Aarne Thompson Grouping: ATU 510 A (Persecuted Heroine)
Folk tale.AKA: The Little Glass Slipper
Folk tale.Mythology: European
Folk tale.Region: Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
Folk tale.Published_In: Mother Goose Tales (1697)

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Aarne–Thompson–Uther Tale Type Index: 510A

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Ancient versions
European
Aspasia of Phocaea
''Le Fresne''
{{lang|mt|italic=no|Ċiklemfusa}} from Malta
Outside Europe
{{lang|zh-Latn|Ye Xian}}
''{{lang|vi|Tấm}} and {{lang|vi|Cám}}''
''Kongjwi and Patjwi''
Other East and Southeast Asian versions
West Asian versions
''One Thousand and One Nights''
Literary versions
''La gatta Cenerentola'', by Basile
''Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle de verre'', by Perrault
''Aschenputtel'', by the Brothers Grimm
Summary
1812 version
Plot variations and alternative tellings
The magical help
Villains
Ball, ballgown, and curfew
Identifying item
Revelation
Conclusion
Works based on the Cinderella story
Opera and ballet
Theatre
Musicals
Films and television
Animation - English Language
Animation - Non-English Language
Non-English language live-action films and TV
English language live-action feature films
English language live-action TV films and series
Books
Video games
See also
Footnotes
References
Further reading
External links

The first literary Italian version of the story, Cenerentola, was published in Italy by Giambattista Basile in his Pentamerone in 1634. The version that is now most widely known in the English-speaking world was published in French by Charles Perrault in Histoires ou contes du temps passé (Histories, or Tales of Past Time) in 1697 as Cendrillon, and was anglicized as Cinderella. Another version was later published in German as Aschenputtel by the Brothers Grimm in their folk tale collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' in 1812.