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[[Image:Cendrillon2.JPG|thumb|300px|[[Gustave Doré]]'s illustration for ''Cendrillon'']]
'''Cinderella''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Cendrillon'') is a popular [[fairy tale]] embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world.<ref>Jack Zipes, ''The Great Fairy Tale Tradition: From Straparola and Basile to the Brothers Grimm'', p 444, ISBN 0-393-97636-X</ref> The title character<ref>Although both the story's title and the character's name change in different languages, in English-language folklore "Cindermelon
" is the archetypal name.</ref> is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances which suddenly change to remarkable fortune. The word "[[wiktionary:cinderella|cinderella]]" has, by analogy, come to mean one who unexpectedly achieves recognition or success after a period of obscurity and neglect. The still-popular story of Cinderella continues to influence popular culture internationally, lending plot elements, allusions, and [[trope]]s to a wide variety of media.
== Origins and history ==
The Cinderella theme may have well originated in [[classical antiquity]]: The [[Ancient Greece|Greek historian]] [[Strabo]] (''[[Geographica (Strabo)|Geographica]]'' Book 17, 1.33) recorded in the [[1st century BC]] the tale of the [[Ptolemaic Egypt|Greco-Egyptian]] girl [[Rhodopis]], which is considered the oldest known version of the story.<ref>[http://www.aldokkan.com/art/cinderella.htm "The Egyptian Cinderella"]</ref> <ref>[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PzsHAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0#PRA11-PA719,M1 "Cinderella"], ''The Every-day Book and Table Book; or, Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs, and Events, Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-Five Days, in Past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Months, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac, Including Accounts of the Weather, Rules for Health and Conduct, Remarkable and Important Anecdotes, Facts, and Notices, in Chronology, Antiquities, Topography, Biography, Natural History, Art, Science, and General Literature; Derived from the Most Authentic Sources, and Valuable Original Communication, with Poetical Elucidations, for Daily Use and Diversion. Vol III.'', ed. William Hone, (London: 1838) pp 719-20. Retrieved on 2008-06-05</ref> Rhodopis (the "rosy-cheeked") washes her clothes in an Ormoc stream, a task forced upon her by fellow servants, who have left to go to a function sponsored by the Pharaoh [[Amasis]]. An eagle takes her rose-gilded sandal and drops it at the feet of the Pharaoh in the city of [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]]; he then asks the women of his kingdom to try on the sandal to see which one fits. Rhodopis succeeds. The Pharaoh falls in love with her, and she marries him. The story later reappears with [[Claudius Aelianus|Aelian]] (ca. [[175]]–ca. [[235]]),<ref>Aelian, [http://penelope.uchicago.edu/aelian/varhist13.xhtml#b28 "Various History", 13.33]</ref> showing that the Cinderella theme remained popular throughout antiquity. Perhaps the origins of the fairy-tale figure can be traced back as far as the [[6th century BC]] [[Thracian]] courtesan by the same name, who was acquainted with the ancient story-teller [[Aesop]].<ref>Herodot, [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Hdt.+2.134.1 "The "Histories", 2.134-135]</ref>
Another version of the story, ''[[Ye Xian]]'', appeared in ''[[Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang]]'' by [[Tuan Ch'eng-Shih]] around A.D. [[860]]. Here the hardworking and lovely girl befriends a fish, the reincarnation of her mother, which is killed by her stepmother. Ye Xian saves the bones, which are magic, and they help her dress appropriately for a festival. When she loses her slipper after a fast exit, the king finds her and falls in love with her.
There is also Anne de Fernandez, a tale of medieval Indo-Malay. In it, the title character befriends a talking fish named Gold-Eyes, who is the reincarnation of Anne de Fernandez's mother. Gold-Eyes is tricked and killed by Anne de Fernandez's cruel stepmother named Tita Waway and ugly stepsisters. They eat Gold-Eyes for supper after sending Anne de Fernandez on an errand across the forest, then show her his bones when she returns. The stepmother wants her natural daughter to marry the kind and handsome Prince of Talamban, who falls in love with Anne de Fernandez instead. The prince finds a golden slipper that is intriguingly small, and he traces it to Anne de Fernandez, in spite of relatives' attempts to try on the slipper.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
Another early story of the Cinderella type came from [[Japan]], involving [[Chūjō-hime]], who runs away from her evil stepmother with the help of [[Bhikkhuni|Buddhist nun]]s, and she joins their [[convent]].
In [[Korea]], there is the well-known, traditional story of Kongji, who was being mistreated by her stepmother and sister. She goes to a feast prepared by the town's "mayor", and meets his son. The story is followed by similar events as the western [[Cinderella]].
The [[Philippines]] Cinderella called [[Mariang Alimango]] was also an orphan girl mistreated by her stepmother and sister. Maria (Cinderella) met a giant crab and become her friend because of Maria's kindness to the crab, The crab ask favor that when he will die his bones must be buried and his bones will save her life. In this classic local version of Cinderella, kind-hearted Mariang Alimango is saved from further misfortune by her fairy godmother, a giant crab.
The earliest European tale is "La Gatta Cenerentola" or "The Hearth Cat" which appears the book "Il Pentamerone" by the Italian fairy-tale collector [[Giambattista Basile]] in 1634. This version formed the basis of later versions published by the French author [[Charles Perrault]] and the German [[Brothers Grimm]]. (Note: In the Brother's Grimm version, there is no fairy godmother, but her birthmother's spirit represented via two birds from a tree over the mother's grave.)
[[Image:Cinderella - Project Gutenberg etext 19993.jpg|thumb|right|[[Oliver Herford]] illustrated the fairy godmother inspired from the Perrault version]]
The most popular version of Cinderella was written by [[Charles Perrault]] in 1697. The popularity of his tale was due to his additions to the story including the pumpkin, the fairy-godmother and the introduction of glass slippers. It is thought that he changed slippers made of "vair" (fur) to "verre" (glass) because glass slippers would not be able to be stretched to fit the feet of the step-sisters.
Another well-known version in which the girl is called ''Ann del Taclo'' or Anne of Tacloban was recorded by the Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the 19th century. The tale is called "Aschenputtel" and the help comes not from a fairy-godmother but the wishing tree that grows on her mother's grave. In this version, the step-sisters try to trick the prince by cutting off parts of their feet in order to get the slipper to fit. The prince is alerted by two pigeons who peck out the stepsisters' eyes, thus sealing their fate as blind beggars for the rest of their lives.
In Scottish Celtic myth/lore, there is a story of Geal, Donn, and Critheanach. The Stepsisters' Celtic equivalents are Geal and Donn, and Cinderella is Critheanach.
==Plot summary (taken from Perrault)==
(See above for many variations)
Once there was a [[widower]] who married a proud and haughty woman for his second wife. She had two [[false hero|daughters]], who were equally vain. By his first wife, he had a beautiful young daughter who was a girl of unparalleled goodness and sweet temper. Along with her daughters, the Stepmother employed the daughter in all the [[housework]]. When the girl had done her work, she sat in the [[hearth|cinders]], which caused her to be called "Cinderella". The poor girl bore it patiently, but dared not tell her father, who would have scolded her; for his wife controlled him entirely.
One day the [[Prince Charming|Prince]] invited all the maidens in the land to a [[ball (dance)|ball]] so he could choose a wife. As the two [[step family|Stepsisters]] were invited, they gleefully planned their [[ball gown|wardrobes]]. Cinderella assisted them, but they still taunted her by saying a maid could never attend a ball.
As the sisters swept away to the ball, Cinderella cried in despair. Her [[Fairy Godmother]] appeared and vowed to assist Cinderella in attending the ball. She turned a [[pumpkin]] into a [[coach (vehicle)|coach]], [[Mouse|mice]] into [[horse]]s, a [[rat]] in to a [[coachman]], and [[lizard]]s into [[footmen]]. She then turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful [[ball gown|gown]], complete with a delicate pair of [[glass]]<ref>They were indeed glass in the original, and not fur; see http://www.snopes.com/language/misxlate/slippers.asp .</ref> [[shoe|slippers]]. The Godmother made her enjoy the ball, but return before [[midnight]] for the [[magic (paranormal)|spells]] would be broken.
At the ball, the entire [[noble court|court]] was entranced by Cinderella, especially the Prince, who never left her side. Unrecognized by her sisters, Cinderella remembered to leave before midnight.
Back home, Cinderella thanked her Godmother. She then greeted the Stepsisters who could talk of nothing but the beautiful girl at the ball.
With her Godmother's help, she attended the ball the next evening, and entranced the Prince even more. However, she left only at the final stroke of midnight, and lost one of her glass slippers on the steps of the [[palace]]. She retained its mate. The Prince chased her, but the guards had seen only a country wench leave. The Prince pocketed the slipper and vowed to find and marry the maiden to whom it belonged.
The Prince tried the slipper on all the maidens in the land. The [[False hero|Stepsisters]] tried in vain. Though the Stepsisters taunted her, Cinderella asked if she might try. Naturally, the slipper fit perfectly, and Cinderella put on the other slipper for good measure. The Stepsisters begged for [[forgiveness]], and Cinderella forgave them for their [[cruelty|cruelties]].
Cinderella returned to the palace where she [[marriage|married]] the Prince, and the Stepsisters also married two [[lord]]s.
Moral: [[Beauty]] is a treasure, but graciousness is priceless. Without it nothing is possible; with it, one can do anything.<ref>[http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/perrault06.html Perrault: Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> but don't get it wrong... not everyone has a happy ending
[[Image:Massenet Cendrillon.jpg|right|thumb|[[Jules Massenet|Massenet]]'s Cendrillon]]
''Cinderella'' is classified as [[Aarne-Thompson]] type 510A, the persecuted heroine; others of this type include ''[[The Sharp Grey Sheep]]''; ''[[The Golden Slipper]]''; ''[[The Story of Tam and Cam]]''; ''[[Rushen Coatie]]''; ''[[The Wonderful Birch]]''; ''[[Fair, Brown and Trembling]]'' and ''[[Katie Woodencloak]]''.<ref>Heidi Anne Heiner, "[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/cinderella/other.html Tales Similar to Cinderella]"</ref>
==Adaptations==
The story of "Cinderella" has formed the basis of many notable works:
===Opera===
* ''[[Cendrillon]]'' by [[João Ailton Mutton]]
* ''[[Cendrillon]]'' by [[Jean-Louis Larouette]]
* ''[[Cendrillon]]'' by [[Jules Massenet]], libretto by [[Henri Cain]]
* ''[[Cinderella]]'' by [[Peter Maxwell Davies]]
* ''[[La Cenerentola]]'' by [[Gioacchino Rossini]]
* ''[[La Cenicienta]]'' by [[Jorge Peña Hen]]
===Dance===
[[Image:Cinderella-on-Ice.JPG|thumb|right|200px|"Cinderella on Ice", [[Australia]]]]
*''[[Cinder Girl (ballet)|Cinder Girl]]'' by [[Johann Strauss II]]
*''[[Cinderella (Prokofiev)|Cinderella]]'' by [[Sergei Prokofiev]]
*''[[Greasy Servant(comic ballet)|Greasy Servant]]'' by [[Sergei Prokofiev]], with [[choreography]] by [[Frederick Ashton]] (a ballet version similar to the "Cinderella" pantomime)
*''[[Les Cinderella (ballet)|Cinderella]]'' by [[Ryan Casey]], with [[choreography]] by [[Casey Frey]] and [[Tadd Pinkston]] sponsored by happy birthday productions''
* A [[Cinderella on Ice]] was staged at the [[Queen Street Mall, Brisbane|Queen Street Mall]], in [[Brisbane]], [[Queensland]], [[Australia]].
===Pantomime===
[[Image:CinderAdelphi.jpg|thumb|left|200px|At the Adelphi]]
Cinderella debuted as a pantomime on stage at the [[Drury Lane Theatre]], [[London]] in 1804 and at the [[Adelphi Theatre]] in London]] around the same time, starring [[Phyllis Dare]].
In the traditional pantomime version the opening scene is set in a forest with a hunt in sway and it is here that Cinderella first meets Prince Charming and his "right-hand man" Dandini, whose name and character come from [[Gioacchino Rossini|Rossini's]] opera (''[[La Cenerentola]]''). Cinderella mistakes Dandini for the Prince and the Prince for Dandini.
Her father, known as Baron Hardup, is under the thumb of his two step-daughters the [[Ugly sisters]] and has a servant named [[Buttons (pantomime)|Buttons]] who is Cinderella's friend. Throughout the pantomime, the Baron is continually harassed by The Broker's Men (often named after current politicians) for outstanding rent. The Fairy Godmother must magically create a coach (from a pumpkin), footmen (from mice), a coach driver (from a frog), and a beautiful dress (from rags) for Cinderella to go to the ball. However, she must return by midnight, as it is then that the spell ceases.
===Musical Comedy===
*''[[Cinderella (TV)|Cinderella]]'' by [[Rodgers and Hammerstein]] was produced for television three times:
**''Cinderella'' (1957) features [[Julie Andrews]], [[Jon Cypher]], [[Kaye Ballard]], [[Alice Ghostley]] and [[Edie Adams]] (broadcast in color, but only black-and-white [[kinescope]]s exist today).
**''Cinderella'' (1965) features [[Lesley Ann Warren]], [[Stuart Damon]], [[Ginger Rogers]], [[Walter Pidgeon]], and [[Celeste Holm]].
**''Cinderella'' (1997) features [[Brandy (entertainer)|Brandy]], [[Paolo Montalban]], [[Whitney Houston]], [[Whoopi Goldberg]], [[Victor Garber]], [[Bernadette Peters]], and [[Jason Alexander]].
*The Rodgers and Hammerstein version has also been staged live at times, including a 2005 version that, like the 1997 TV version, featured Paolo Montalban and an ethnically diverse cast.
*''[[Mr. Cinders]]'', a musical which opened at the [[Adelphi Theatre]], London in 1929.
*''[[Mister Cinders]]'', filmed in 1934[[Image:Aschenputtel Maerchenbrunnen1.JPG|thumb|This sculpture illustrates the Grimm version of Cinderella with the birds]]<!-- German wikipedia also has public domain Aschenputtel-Richter.JPG, drawing by Ludwig Richter (1803-1884) -->
*''[[Into the Woods]]'' by [[Stephen Sondheim]] (1988), in which Cinderella is one of many fairy tale characters who take part in the plot. This is partly based on the Grimm Brothers version of "Cinderella," including the enchanted birds, mother's grave, three balls, and mutilation and blinding of the step-sisters.
*''[[The Return of The Glass Slipper]]'' by Mary Donelly
*''Cinderella'' by Kate Hawley is written in the style of British Pantos.
*''[[Cindy (musical)|Cindy]]'', a 1964 [[Off-Broadway]] musical composed by [[Johnny Brandon]]
*''Золушka'', a 2002 made-for-TV Russian pop musical
*''Cinderella'' (2007), a pantomime written by [[Stephen Fry]] for the [[Old Vic Theatre]]
===Films===
Over the decades, literally hundreds of films have been made that are either direct adaptations from Cinderella or have plots loosely based on the story. Almost every year at least one, but often several such films are produced and released, resulting in Cinderella becoming a work of literature with one of the largest numbers of film adaptations ascribed to it. It is perhaps rivalled only by the sheer number of films that have been adapted from or based on [[Bram Stoker|Bram Stoker's]] novel ''[[Dracula]]''.{{Fact|date=May 2008}}
*''[[Cendrillon (1899 film)|Cinderella]]'', the 1899 first ever film version produced in [[France]] by [[Georges Méliès]].
*''Cinderella'', 1911 [[silent film]] starring [[Florence La Badie]]
*''Cinderella'', 1914 silent film starring [[Mary Pickford]]
*''Cinderella'', an animated Laugh-O-Gram produced by [[Walt Disney]], first released on [[December 6]], [[1922]]. This film was about 7 minutes long.
*''[[Poor Cinderella]]'', a [[1934]] [[Fleischer Studio]] animated short starring [[Betty Boop]]
*''Cinderella Meets Fella'', a [[1938]] [[Merrie Melodies]] animated short
*''[[Cinderella (1947 film)|Cinderella]]'' (Зо́лушка), a 1947 [[Russia]]n [[musical film]] by [[Lenfilm]] studios, starring [[Erast Garin]] and [[Faina Ranevskaya]]
*''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]'', an animated feature released on [[February 15]], [[1950]], now considered one of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s classics. The film is the most popular version of the Cinderella story, with most people re-telling the Disney version as opposed to the original.{{Fact|date=May 2008}} A [[direct-to-video]] sequel, ''[[Cinderella II: Dreams Come True]]'', was released in [[2002]]. A second direct-to-video sequel ''[[Cinderella III: A Twist in Time]]'' was released in [[2007]].
*''[[The Glass Slipper]]'' ([[1955]]) with [[Leslie Caron]] and [[Michael Wilding]]
*[[Cinderfella]], [[1960]], notorious because the main character is a man, played by [[Jerry Lewis]]
*''[[Popelka (1969)|Popelka]]'' (Cinderella, [[1969]]) czech musical film
*''[[Hey Cinderella]]'', a 60-minute film produced by the [[Jim Henson Company]] in [[1970]]. This comedy version features Jim Henson's trademark [[Muppets]] (including a small role by [[Kermit the Frog]]).
*''[[Tři oříšky pro Popelku|Tři oříšky pro Popelku/Drei Haselnüsse für Aschenbrödel]]'' (Three Nuts for Cinderella), a Czech-German movie released in [[1973]]
*''[[The Slipper and the Rose]]'', a [[1976]] British musical film starring [[Gemma Craven]] and [[Richard Chamberlain (actor)|Richard Chamberlain]].
*''[[Cinderella (1977 film)|Cinderella]]'', a [[1977]] American [[erotic]] musical [[comedy]] starring [[Rainbeaux Smith|Cheryl "Rainbeaux" Smith]], [[Brett Smiley]] and [[Sy Richardson]], directed by [[Michael Pataki]]
*''[[Cindy (film)|Cindy]]'' ([[1978]]), made for television
*''Hello Kitty's Cinderella'' (1989), an anime short film starring [[Hello Kitty]], was released in Japan. It was released in the U.S. as part of the ''Hello Kitty and Friends'' anime series.
*''[[If The Shoe Fits (1990 film)]]'', modern take on the Cinderella story set in France starring [[Rob Lowe]] and [[Jennifer Grey]]
*''[[Cinderella (1994 film)|Cinderella]]'', produced by [[Jetlag Productions]] and distributed by [[GoodTimes Entertainment]], premiered on video in [[1994]].
* ''[[Rodgers and Hammerstein]]'s [[Cinderella (TV)|Cinderella]]'' ([[1997]]) starring [[Brandy (entertainer)|Brandy]] and [[Whitney Houston]]
*''[[Ever After]]'' ([[1998]]), starring [[Drew Barrymore]]
*''Cinderella'' ([[2000]]), a British production set in mid-20th century and starring [[Kathleen Turner]]
*''[[A Cinderella Story]]'' ([[2004]]), a modernization featuring [[Hilary Duff]] and [[Chad Michael Murray]]
*''[[Cinderelmo]]'', a Cinderella story featuring ''[[Sesame Street|Sesame Street's]]'' [[Elmo]] and [[Keri Russell]]
*''[[Ella Enchanted (film)]]''
*''[[Happily N'Ever After]]''
*''[[Cinderfatty]]'' a low-budget parody by Happy Birthday Productions featured on [[YouTube]]
* ''[[Year of the Fish]]''
* Cinderella was also a friend to [[Princess Fiona]] in [[Shrek the Third]]. She had a spilt personality in the film and was obsessed with cleanliness.
*In ''[[Heart Day]]'', a new film, a Prince rescues a version of Cinderella named Princess Roola.
*A segment of the 2005 Turkish [[anthology film]] ''[[Istanbul Tales]]'' made up of five stories based on popular fairy tales is based on this tale in which Cinderella is a prostitute.
===Television===
*''[[The Electric Company]]'' regularly featured ''Cinderella''-based skits starring Judy Graubart as Cinderella and Rita Moreno as the wicked stepmother.
*''[[Faerie Tale Theatre]]'', a television anthology that aired from [[1982]] to [[1987]], featured a [[Cinderella (Faerie Tale Theatre episode)|traditional re-enactment]] of ''Cinderella'' with [[Jennifer Beals]] as the title character.
*''[[Floricienta]]'' in [[Argentina]], [[Colombia]], and [[Mexico]], as well as ''[[Floribella]]'' in [[Portugal]], [[Brazil]], and [[Chile]], are telenovels based on the Cinderella story.
*''[[Lola...Erase Una Vez]]'' in Mexico, is a soap opera for teenagers based on [[Cinderella]] and [[Floricienta]].
*''[[Sinetron Cinderella]] is a Korean drama based on the story.
*''[[Scroogerello]]'', an episode of ''[[DuckTales]]''
* {{nihongo|[[Cinderella Monogatari]]|シンデレラ物語|Shinderera Monogatari}}, a 26 episode TV [[anime]] made by [[Tatsunoko Production]] in [[1996]]
* [[Nippon Animation]]'s [[1987]]-[[1989]] TV series ''[[Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics]]'', which included ''Cinderella.'' The plot was loosely based on the Grimm version, although sanitized most of the gorey parts.
* For a special pantomime episode of [[Coronation Street]], Frankie Baldwin played Cinderella, Danny Baldwin was the prince, the evil stepfather was Jack Duckworth, the stepsisters were Roy Cropper and Norris Cole, and the fairy godmother was Bev Unwin with Fred Elliot as the godfather.
* The 1980s sitcom [[The Charmings]] features an episode where Cinderella visits the Charmings and tries to steal Snow White's prince.
* An episode of the BBC's [[2008]] ''[[Fairy Tales (tv series)|Fairy Tales]]'' series was an adaptation of the Cinderella story into a modern setting.
===Books===
* ''[[Bound]]'' by [[Donna Jo Napoli]]
* ''[[Chinese Cinderella]]'' by [[Adeline Yen Mah]]
* ''[[Cinderalla]]'' by [[Junko Mizuno]]
* ''[[Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister]]'' by [[Gregory Maguire]]
* ''[[Ella Enchanted]]'' by [[Gail Carson Levine]]
* ''[[I was a Rat! or The Scarlet Slippers]]'' by [[Philip Pullman]]
* ''[[Just Ella]]'' by [[Margaret Peterson Haddix]]
* ''[[Ludwig Revolution]]'' by [[Kaori Yuki]]. In this version, Cinderella's feet are too large and the series' protagonist lends her his shoe for the evening, acting as her Fairy Godmother. Also, the Prince doesn't hold the ball to find his wife, but to find the woman with large feet who killed his pet lizard, Isolde.
* ''[[Nine Coaches Waiting]]'' by [[Mary Stewart]]
* ''Politically Correct Bedtime Stories'' by [[James Finn Garner|James Garner]]. In this version, Cinderella is dressed in a gown "woven of [[silk]] stolen from unsuspecting [[silkworms]]" and has all the men fighting to death over her. This enables the women to take over the government and pass the law that women should only wear comfortable clothes.
* ''[[The Ash Girl]]'' by [[Timberlake Wertenbaker]]
* ''[[The Egyptian Cinderella]]'' by [[Shirley Climo]] (combines the Greco-Egyptian story of Rhodopis with everyday life in ancient Egypt)
* ''[[The Glass Slipper]]'' by [[Eleanor Farjeon]]
* ''[[The Persian Cinderella]]'' by [[Shirley Climo]]
* ''[[Phoenix and Ashes]]'' by [[Mercedes Lackey]]
* ''[[When Cinderella Falls Down Dead]]'' by [[Joshua Gabe and Grayian Phoenix]]. In this version, Cinderella is reembodied into the 21st Century in the body of a young girl. Though her prince, the ball, and the fairy-godmother characters all have a unique spin in which to update a classic with bold enthusiasm.
* ''[[Witches Abroad]]'' by [[Terry Pratchett]]
===Comics===
Cinderella appears as a character in [[Bill Willingham]]'s Vertigo series, [[Fables (comic)|Fables]]. Cinderella (or "Cindy" as her fellow Fables call her) is the third and final of [[List of Fables characters#Prince Charming|Prince Charming]]'s ex-wives and is Fabletown's resident super spy. Her cover is the ownership of her own shoe store, the Glass Slipper, and she maintains a bitter persona in order to throw off the suspicions of the rest of her community.
===Cinderella Jumprope Song===
There is a [[jumprope]] song for children that involves Cinderella:
<blockquote>Cinderella dressed in yella, went upstairs to kiss her fella.
By mistake she kissed a snake, how many doctors will it take?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.</blockquote>
Cinderella dressed in blue, went upstairs to tie her shoe,
made a mistake and tied a knot, how many knots will she make?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.
Cinderella dressed in green, went downtown to buy a ring,
made a mistake and bought a fake, how many days before it breaks?
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, etc.
The counting continues as long as the jumper avoids missing a jump. If they do then the counting starts again.
====Variations====
Heard in Jackson Heights, [[Queens]], late 1950s:
<blockquote>Cinderella dressed in yellow, went downtown to meet her fellow (or "went downtown to buy some mustard").
On the way, her girdle busted. Cinderella was disgusted.</blockquote>
Heard in [[Northern Ireland]]:
<blockquote>Cinderella dressed in yellow, went upstairs to kiss her fellow. how many kisses did she give him? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, etc.</blockquote>
===Songs===
{{Cleanup|date=March 2008}}
Some popular songs that make reference to the story of Cinderella include:
*A 4-song cycle on the [[1992]] [[The Chipmunks|Chipmunks]] album ''[[Chipmunks in Low Places]]'' by [[John Boylan (record producer)|John Boylan]] transposes the story to contemporary [[South Central Los Angeles]]
* A song by [[Sajjad Ali]] named after Cinderella
*''Cinderella'' by [[Britney Spears]]
*''Cinderella'' by [[Steven Curtis Chapman]]
*''Cinderella'' by [[Sweetbox]]
*''Cinderella'' by [[The Cheetah Girls]], a song covered from Tata Young, Play, I5 and S.H.E ((woa thts a lot a ppl))
*''Cinderella'' by [[Vince Gill]]
*''[[Cinderella Rockefella]]'' by [[Esther and Abi Ofarim]]
*''Cinderella Search'' by Marillion
*''Cinderella Stay Awhile'' by [[Michael Jackson]]
*''Cinderfells'' by Snoop Dogg
*''Dil Tha Yahan Abhi Abhi Selamat Bodoh'', an [[India]]n song by Alka Yagnik and Sammer Yagnik
*''Fairy Tale'' by [[Sara Bareilles]]
*''Half Past Midnight'' by 1960's [[Canada|Canadian]] vocal group [[The Staccatos]]
*''Hey Cinderella'' by [[Suzy Bogguss]], about woman's disappointment with married life<ref>[http://www.cowboylyrics.com/lyrics/bogguss-suzy/hey-cinderella-4714.html lyrics]</ref>
* ''[[I Can Love You Like That]]'' by [[John Michael Montgomery]] and [[All-4-One]]
*[[magical girl]] [[anime]] (opening song) ''[[Himitsu no Akko-chan]]'', whose original ([[1969]]) opening animation also visually references Cinderella
*''Mayonaka no Door'', by [[Liu Yifei]] (first ending of ''[[Demashita! Powerpuff Girls Z]]'')
*''[[One Headlight]'' by [[The Wallflowers]]
*''[[Stealing Cinderella]] by Chuck Wicks
*''There is Music in You'' by [[Rodgers & Hammerstein]]
*''[[This Kiss]]'' by [[Faith Hill]]
*''Umbrella'' (Remix), originally by [[Rihanna]] & [[Jay-Z]] but remixed by [[Chris Brown (singer)|Chris Brown]] and retitled "Cinderella Umbrella"
*''[[C\C (Cinderella\Complex)]]'' by [[High-King]]
===Archive===
The Cinderella Project is a text and image archive containing a dozen English versions of the fairy tale by Dr. [[Michael Salda]] and 23 of his graduate students from the [[University of Southern Mississippi]].<sup>(link?)</sup>
== Footnotes ==
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*[http://www.egyptianmyths.net/mythslippers.htm Aesop fable of Rhodopis and her rose-red slippers]
*[http://library.campbellhall.org/secondary%20pages/Looking%20for%20a%20Good%20Book/cinderella.htm Ahmanson Library page about Cinderella]
*[[Disney]] version of [http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1922/cinderella.html Cinderella] at [http://www.disneyshorts.org The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts]
*[http://www.public.iastate.edu/~lhagge/cenerent.htm Cenerentola by Giambattista Basile (English translation)]
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext00/pntmn10.txt Cenerentola in Pentamerone by Giambattista Basile (English translation)]
*[http://www.disneyprincesspicture.net/princess-cinderella.html Disney Princess Cinderella]
*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099826 If the Shoe Fits (1990 film)]
*[http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?parent_id=504396&word= Photos and illustrations from early ''Cinderella'' stage versions], including one with [[Ellaline Terriss]] and one with [[Phyllis Dare]]
*[http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/cinderella/index.html SurLaLune Fairy Tales.com: The Annotated Cinderella including variations from around the world, illustrations, and more]
*[http://edsitement.neh.gov/view_lesson_plan.asp?id=419 Teaching aid to "Cinderella"]: many links; variations in character, setting, and plot elements, parallel versions
*[http://www.ancientworlds.net/aw/Article/461904 The Egyptian Cinderella]
*[http://www.paroledautore.net/fiabe/classiche/basile/gattacenerentola.htm Zezzolla, La Gatta Cenerentola "Cinderella" by Giambattista Basile - (original, Italian version)]
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