Cinderella

Subjects:

• Anthropology » Folklore
• Anthropology » Cultural Anthropology
• Literature » Literature (General)

Reviews:

• For the storyteller who love variants.
  —Off the Loom Newsletter
• The usefulness and excellence of this part of the series will certainly create a demand for future works.
  —Public Library Quarterly
• Accessible and well organized, this will be a boon to librarians and storytellers.
  —Children's Bookwatch
• Take the Cinderella classic select the 24 which represent the broadest range of cultures and variations on the theme, and include the author's research notes on the text and you have a unique, educational approach capable of wide interest.
  —Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin

Table of Contents:

• Preface v
• Acknowledgments vi
• Tales 1
• Introduction to the Tales 3
• Rhodopis: A Cinderella in Ancient Egypt? 5
• Yeh-hsien (China) 6
• Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper (France) 9
• Peu d'Anisso (France) 16
• Aschenputtel (Germany) 20
• Allerleirauh, or the Many-furred Creature (Germany) 27
• Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes (Germany) 32
• Cap o'Rushes (England) 40
• Billy Beg and the Bull (Ireland) 44
• Fair, Brown, and Trembling (Ireland) 53
• Hearth Cat (Portugal) 61
• Katie Woodencloak (Norway) 65
• The Wonderful Birch (Finland) 75
• The Story of Mjadveig, Daughter of Mani (Iceland) 81
• Little Rag Girl (Republic of Georgia) 88
• Vasilisa the Beautiful (Russia) 92
• The Little Red Fish and the Clog of Gold (Iraq) 104
• Nomi and the Magic Fish (Africa) 111
• How the Cowherd Found a Bride (India) 114
• The Invisible One (Native American: Micmac) 119
• Poor Turkey Girl (Native American: Zui) 122
• Ashpet (United States: Appalachia) 128
• Benizara and Kakezara (Japan) 134: