The Four Versions Of Disney's Cinderella

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So, what’s up? Today I am talking about Cinderella. No, not the boring Disney version. We will be talking about four different versions from all over the world. They are all pretty old, one of them are over one-thousand years old! So, let’s begin. First up, similarities. Like I said, they are all very old, except for one. Each one has evil step sisters that make her life suck I feel bad for her. They are all kind of violent, not for the kids. They all have some sort of magic in the stories that help her out. They are all nonfictional stories that have all kinds of magical people, creatures, and things. In each one the main character gets married and lives happily ever after. Time to contrast the four stories. All of them are very different

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