Tale Summary
In the Grimm Brothers' version of Cinderella, she had a hazel bush where a white dove makes any of Cinderella’s wishes come true. She leaves behind a small golden slipper at the ball and her two stepsisters try cutting off a toe or a heel to fit into the small shoe. Kind Cinderella, about to be wed, allowed her horrible stepsisters to join the festivities, where the doves from the hazel bush pecked out their eyes so the stepsisters were blind for the rest of their lives.
Fairy Tale Title
Cinderella
Fairy Tale Author(s)/Editor(s)
Brothers Grimm
Fairy Tale Illustrator(s)
Richard André
Common Tale Type
Cinderella
Tale Classification
ATU 510A
Page Range of Tale
pp. 106-111
Full Citation of Tale
Brothers Grimm. “Cinderella.” Grimm’s Household Fairy Tales, translated by Ella Boldey, with illustrations by R. André, New York: McLoughlin Bros., 1890, pp. 106-111.
Original Source of the Tale
Brothers Grimm
Tale Notes
The three black and white illustrations of this version reinforce the depressing emotions expressed in the story. Certain instances of the story are chosen to be depicted instead of others and they all point to Cinderella’s way of escape from the oppression of her stepmother and stepsisters: Cinderella in the kitchen with the white dove, Cinderella receiving the dress from the birds, and the prince holding her shoe. Loving and kind Cinderella never prevents her stepsisters from attending the festivities for her wedding. However, karma catches up with her stepsisters in the end.
Research and Curation
Sara Yunes, 2020
Book Title
Grimm's Household Fairy Tales
Book Author/Editor(s)
Brothers Grimm
Illustrator(s)
Richard André
Publisher
McLoughlin Bros.
Date Published
1890
Decade Published
1890-1899
Publisher City
New York
Publisher Country
United States
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Digital Copy
Available at the University of Florida's Digital Library
Book Notes
None
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