Ashputtel, or Cinderella, is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward. In it, a young girl is forced by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters to a life of servitude. Sleeping next to the fireplace, she earns the nickname Ashputtel. Elements of the Grimm treatment of this story are much more intense than other versions (Perrault and Disney, for example), with the stepsisters experiencing a more violent conclusion. The theme of the persecuted heroine whose attributes go unrecognized has remained popular in modern storytelling, movies and media.
Rapunzel
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookThe Twelve Dancing Princesses
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookLittle Red-Cap (or, Little Red Riding Hood)
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookGrimm's Fairy Tales
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookThe Wolf and the Seven Little Kids
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookThe Goose-Girl
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookSnowdrop (or, Snow White)
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookThe Golden Bird
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookRumpelstiltskin
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookAshputtel (or, Cinderella)
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookTom Thumb
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobookThe Seven Ravens
The Brothers Grimm The Brothers Grimm
audiobook
The Frog King, or Iron Henry
Brothers Grimm
bookCat and Mouse in Partnership
Brothers Grimm
audiobookbookOur Lady's Child
Brothers Grimm
bookThe Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
Brothers Grimm
bookThe Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
Brothers Grimm
bookFaithful John
Brothers Grimm
bookThe Good Bargain
Brothers Grimm
bookThe Strange Musician
Brothers Grimm
bookThe Twelve Brothers
Brothers Grimm
bookThe Pack of Ragamuffins
Brothers Grimm
bookLittle Brother and Little Sister
Brothers Grimm
bookThe Three Little Men in the Forest
Brothers Grimm
book
Favorite Fairy Tales (The Three Little Pigs, The Three Bears, The Wolf and the Seven Kids)
Joseph Jacobs, Robert Southey, Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
bookThe Princess Panda Tea Party
Jewel Kats
bookThe Door
Magda Szabó
audiobookJack and the Beanstalk
Naomi McMillan
bookThree Billy Goats Gruff
Staffan Götestam, Josefin Götestam
audiobookLittle Women
Louisa May Alcott
audiobookbook