| Cinderella, heroine of a European folktale, is mistreated by her jealous stepmother and stepsisters; a supernatural helper intervenes on her behalf, and her fortune is reversed when a prince falls in love with her and marries her. The familiar English version is a translation of French writer Charles Perrault’s “Cendrillon,” which appeared in the collection of fairy tales, Contes de ma Mère l'Oye (1697). Some features in Perrault’s version are original touches, such as the fairy godmother and the glass slipper. |
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