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.
Classics for Kids
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audiobookThe Juniper-Tree
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audiobookBriar Rose (or, Sleeping Beauty)
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audiobookThe Golden Bird
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audiobookRapunzel
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audiobookSnow-White and Rose-Red
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audiobookThe Frog-Prince
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audiobookTom Thumb
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audiobookGrimm's Fairy Tales
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audiobookLittle Red-Cap (or, Little Red Riding Hood)
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audiobookHansel and Gretel
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audiobookThe Twelve Dancing Princesses
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Grimm's Fairy Tales (Volume 1)
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audiobookThe Frog King, or Iron Henry
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bookGrimm's Fairy Tales (Volume 2)
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audiobookCat and Mouse in Partnership
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audiobookbookGrimm's Fairy Tales (Volume 3)
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audiobookOur Lady's Child
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bookGrimm's Fairy Tales (Volume 4)
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audiobookThe Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was
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bookGrimm's Fairy Tales (Volume 5)
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audiobookThe Wolf and the Seven Young Kids
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bookGrimm's Fairy Tales (Volume 6)
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audiobookFaithful John
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Cinderella, Rumpelstiltskin, and Other Stories
Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Charles Perrault
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Tiler Peck, Kyle Harris
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Shawn K. Stout
bookCinderella
Matt Beames
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Charles Perrault
bookThe BFF Bucket List
Dee Romito
bookGrimm's Fairy Tales: Book 2 of 2: 31 Stories from the Famous Collection
Patrick Healy, Brothers Grimm
audiobookCinderella
Henry W. Hewet
bookThe Misadventures of Max Crumbly 1 : Locker Hero
Rachel Renée Russell
audiobookbookHarry, Gunnar och presenten
Sofia Nordin, Kajsa Gordan
audiobookbookDisney Wish Audio Story Collection : Audio Adaptation
Steve Behling
audiobookCinderella (Unabridged)
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