Introduction to the story:
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl who had a vicious stepmother and two cruel sisters. She was often bullied by her stepmother and two sisters, forced to do heavy work and often covered in dust, so she was nicknamed "Cinderella".
One day, the prince in the city held a ball and invited all the girls in the city to attend, but Cinderella was not allowed to attend by her stepmother and two sisters, and she was asked to do a lot of work, which made her very disappointed and sad.
At this moment, a fairy appeared, helping her to turn into a noble girl, a mouse into a groom, a pumpkin into a carriage, and a beautiful suit and a pair of crystal (glass) shoes for Cinderella to wear.
Cinderella was very happy and hurried to the palace to attend the dance. Before she left, the fairy reminded her not to stay until midnight, after which the magic would be lifted automatically. Cinderella agreed, and she attended the dance. As soon as the prince saw her, he was fascinated by her and immediately invited her to dance.
The happy time passed quickly, and it was almost midnight. Cinderella had to leave at once, leaving a glass slipper in a hurry.
The prince was very sad, so he sent a minister to travel all over the country to find a girl who could wear this glass slipper. Despite the efforts of her stepmother and sister, the priest succeeded in finding Cinderella.
The prince was very happy, so he proposed to Cinderella, and Cinderella agreed. They lived happily ever after.
The image of Cinderella can be traced back to a very early period. The Greek historian Strappo (Geography A 1 7, 1.33) described the story of a Greek girl, Lo Daubisse, who married in Egypt in BC1century, and was regarded as the earliest version of Cinderella.
Daubisse was washing clothes by the stream when suddenly an eagle flew by, took her shoes and put them at the feet of Pharaoh in Memphis. Pharaoh then asked all the women in the country to try on the shoe to see if it fitted, and finally found Luo Daubisse. Pharaoh fell in love with Rodobius and married her.
This story was later found in Claudius Elian's Various History.
Another version of Cinderella is Xian Ye in China, which appeared in the novel Youyang Miscellaneous Notes in about 860 AD. In the story, the industrious and lovely Ye Lin keeps a goldfish. Goldfish is closely related to Ye Laolin. Only when Ye Laolin walks to the edge of the pool does he surface and stick his head out.
Later, the goldfish was killed by Ye Lin's stepmother. Ye Liam lifted the fishbone according to the guidance of the gods, so she was finally able to put on decent clothes and secretly attend a festival. When I hurried home, Ye Xian left a shoe behind.
The king of the island country picked up his shoes and fell in love with Ye Yan to marry her. In addition, there are similar stories in many works such as Arabian Nights in the Middle Ages.
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