Compare And Contrast Cinderella And Disney's Cinderella

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Im guessing you have all read the disney cinderella. Did you know there is another Cinderella though. The other Cinderella is the Grimms Cinderella. The Grimms Cinderella is the original. It is darker than disney's Cinderella. The differences between grimm's Cinderella and disney's Cinderella are striking and they deserve thorough examination In both Cinderellas the sisters are evil. They are evil on the outside and inside. No matter what the sisters look like they are just pure evil. In disney's the sisters appearance matches the way they are. While in the Grimms Cinderella they are beautiful on the outside. When they want something they get it and Cinderella doesn't want much. The two sisters live like royalty in their house, but Cinderella

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