Cinderella

About the Tale Level

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T he story of Cinderella is perhaps the most widely told tale in the

world, with adaptations cropping up in numerous countries
including China, Korea, South Africa, Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland,
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England, and of course, North America. Just how many Cinderellas are Vocabulary
there on the planet? Scholars estimate the number to be somewhere alas, chores, coach,
spell, vowed
between 300 and 3,000. While it would be impossible for you to read
every one, there are literally dozens of wonderful versions readily Supportive Features
available for your class to share, compare, and relish. familiar story,
predictable structure

Discussion Questions Challenging Features

1. Do you think Cinderella was treated fairly by her stepsisters? long sentences, four to
five lines of text per page;
2. What happened when the clock struck midnight? multisyllabic words

3. Cinderella stories are told all over the world. Comprehension

Why do you think this is so? Use this book with the
Comprehension Quilt
on page 23.
Notable Retellings
Phonics
B Cinderella by Charles Perrault (Nord-Sd Velag, 2002). This exquisitely long o (oo, oa, ow, o_e):
illustrated translation of Perraults classic Cinderella makes for a hoped, coach, old, broken,
magical read-aloud indeed. no, home, low, owner; words
ending with -ed: named,
B The Rough-Face Girl by Rafe Martin (Putnam, 1998). Kids are sure to lived, helped, curled,
be engaged by this moving tale of a Native American girl with a rough appeared, turned, agreed,
face but a very tender heart. danced, vowed, knocked,
lied, nodded, asked, invited
B Yeh-Shin: A Cinderella Story From China by Ai-Ling Louie (Putnam,
1996). Ed Youngs misty, marvelous illustrations bring this Asian Writing
Cinderella tale to life. Have children write their
own version of the story.
Encourage them to include
Companion Reproducible as many details as possible.

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what they would wish for if they had a fairy
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 Cinderella
A retelling by Violet Findley Illustrated by Lynne Cravath

Cinderella had a great big wedding and

even invited her mean stepsisters. Then,
she and the handsome prince lived happily
ever after.
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Just then, Cinderella came into the room. One morning, an invitation came. The
Will you please try on this shoe? asked handsome prince was having a ball! The
the prince. mean stepsisters were very excited. You see,
Cinderella nodded. they both hoped to meet and marry him.
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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful
girl named Cinderella. She lived with two
stepsisters, who were very mean. They made
her dress in rags and do all the chores.
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A
On the day of the ball, Cinderella helped
her stepsisters get ready. She ironed their
dresses. She curled their hair. They were
so mean they didnt even say thank you.
4 B
The shoe fit perfectly! At last, he had found
the girl from the ball.
Will you marry me? asked the prince.
Of course, said Cinderella.
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Finally, the prince knocked on one last door.
Cinderellas mean stepsisters answered. Both
lied and said the shoe was theirs. But, try as
they might, it was too small to fit their big feet.
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True to his word, the prince went from house
to house. He tried the shoe on every girl he
met. But, alas, it didnt fit any of them.
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Bong! The clock struck midnight and the
spell was broken. Cinderellas coach turned
back into a pumpkin. Her dress turned back
into rags.
I guess I will just have to walk home, she
said sadly.
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I wish I could go to the ball, too, cried
Cinderella.
Poof! A lady with a magic wand appeared.
It was Cinderellas fairy godmother!
I will help you, she said.
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You look lovely! There is only one rule.
You must be home by midnight or the spell
will be broken, said the fairy godmother.
Cinderella agreed. Then she waved goodbye.
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Poof! The fairy godmother turned a pumpkin
into a coach. She turned mice into horses.
She turned Cinderellas rags into a fancy
dress and her old shoes into glass slippers.
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Cinderella was the star of the ball. Everyone
thought she was amazing, especially the
prince. He quickly fell in love with her and
they danced all night.
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A minute later, the prince ran out to find
Cinderella. But all that was left of her was
a glass slipper.
I will search high and low to find the
owner of this shoe, he vowed.
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Cinderella had such fun she forgot to look
at the clock until it was almost midnight.
Oh, no! There was no time to say good-bye
to the prince. She ran outside so fast that
she lost one of her glass slippers.
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