Begrudging family members then get their reward for cruelty. When found, Cinderella becomes the spouse of royalty. The nobleman must search in some way to find out her identity. All of a sudden, her fortune changes as she attracts the attention of a nobleman. There are thousands of renditions of the story which feature a young person(mostly young women, but can be young men) who is in tragic circumstances and living off the charity of others. Plus, we’ll offer a link to a test we’d appreciate if you completed to show what you learned!Ĭinderella is a folk tale that is present in many forms and variants. This space will offer a new place for youth, teens, and adults to learn more about a variety of topics, with new content added regularly.įor each class, we'll share background information, educational videos, lesson plans, resources available for continued learning and more. Cinderella is a sweet fantasy and I very much liked this version of it.Welcome to the Abilene Public Library’s Virtual Classroom. It also teaches children to always be kind and genuine. This is why the ending, where Cinderella finds true love and gets the life she always deserved, felt appropriate and comforting.

Saying something like, 'She slept at the top of the house, in an attic, on a thin straw mattress, while her sisters had rooms with polished floors and beds in the latest fashion and mirrors where they could see themselves from head to foot' really made the reader feel sad for Cinderella. Cinderella was portrayed as being 'a girl of wonderful goodness and gentleness,' while her step-sisters were characterized as being 'very proud, haughty women, just like their mother.' I think the author did a good job showing empathy towards Cinderella's character. I believe the author did a good job with capturing the true personalities of each character. I enjoy the happily ever after parts of a story and this story was an example of that. The plot of Cinderella is always a classic fairytale. I say this because the gowns worn in this story were equally the same as those worn long go and the details in the faces were the same as portraits from long ago as well. These illustrations had a style that reminded me more of the 1700s. What I liked about this one was how the illustrations were different from the original story.

The little glass slipper story