6 THE STORY TELLER Cinderella Resources - Naace

1 6 THE STORY TELLER . Cinderella Resources Yvette Blake Literacy Consultant, Warrington LEA. Booklist Children's Version In her introduction Vivian French explains that for her, that touch of magic a sense of The history of the Cinderella ' STORY is fascinat- enchantment, of some mysterious force that ing and complex, covering hundreds of years, changes the ordinary into the extraordinary,' is many countries and a variety of versions. I the key distinguishing feature between folk and believe that the most important thing for chil- fairy tales. Because she listened to fairytales dren to understand is that the STORY is rooted long before she could read them she has firstly in oral storytelling tradition and only later rejected complex narratives in favour of clarity.

2 Written down. Any version then, is a re-telling I have tried to write in such a way that both and this makes being a STORY detective so younger listeners and older readers would find exciting, as we look for examples of where the the stories accessible and immediate.' In her different authors have stamped their own version, Vivian reminds us of the clock ticking individuality on their retelling. The choice of away throughout the STORY . main ingredients may vary slightly, different characters portrayed more prominently, the setting may be localised or it may be the choice Cinderella ' in the Walker Book of Fairy Tales of language used that makes each retelling so adapted by Amy Ehrlich, illustrated by Diane individual and special.

3 The illustrations too add Goode with an introduction by Bruno their own distinct contribution. A skilful artist Bettelheim. Published by Walker Books Ltd will enrich the STORY by his/her imaginative (1986) ISBN 0 7445 0339 6. interpretation of it. Many of our younger children know Disney's cartoon version (1950) This version is based on the work of Charles very well, certainly the version written by Perrault. Charles Perrault in 1697 is the most frequently retold. But other variations exist too, such as Allerleirauh or Many Furs where the Cinderella Cinderella ' in The Illustrated Book of Fairy character has to leave home disguised in a coat Tales Retold by Neil Philip, illustrated by Nilesh of fur, feather, moss or donkey skin taking with Mistry.

4 Published by Dorling Kindersley(1979). her some of her beautiful dresses. She is mis- ISBN 0 7513 5628 X. treated as a scullery maid but is able to attend the ball where of course the young man of the This book contains Fairy Tales from around the household falls in love with her. The task then, world. The version retold is that of Charles for us as teachers, is to introduce our children to Perrault. However each page contains some that rich world of retelling and variation so that notes about the origins of the STORY and its through their exciting exploration of the old and different versions and has a copy of Rex modern their appreciation of our STORY telling Whistler's reversible drawing (1935) of tradition is deepened.

5 Cinderella and her fairy godmother. There are many books to draw upon and the list below includes just some of those I've found in school, the library and in bookshops. The majority of them are also wonderfully illustrated. Cinderella ' in Favourite Fairy Tales, retold by Sarah Hayes and illustrated by Lynch. Published by Walker Books (1997) ISBN. Stories within other Collections number 0 7445 5564 7. In this version Cinderella goes to the ball three Cinderella ' in The Kingfisher Book of Fairy- times before losing her glass slipper. On each tales retold by Vivian French, illustrated by occasion her dress is more beautiful than the Peter Malone. Published by Kingfisher (2000).

6 Last. Lynch has been awarded many prizes ISBN 0 7534 0394 3 for his illustrations of children's books. THE STORY TELLER 7. Cinderella in The Orchard Book of Fairy golden slipper is left behind. When the Prince Tales, retold by Rose Impey and illustrated by arrives at her house the two sisters in turn claim Ian Beck. Published by Orchard books (1994) that the shoe fits, one cuts off her toe, the other ISBN 1 85213 810 6 her heel. However the birds alert the Prince to their trickery. Aschputtel is discovered at last This retelling is in the tradition of Perrault but in and on their wedding day the doves peck out Rose Impey's literary style. the eyes of the wicked sisters as a punishment for their cruelty.

7 Cinderella retold by Kathleen Lines and illustrated by Shirley Hughes in The Tattercoats and Catskin in English Fables and Hutchinson Treasury of Fairy Tales with a Fairy Stories retold by James Reeves and foreword by Naomi Lewis. Published by illustrated by Joan Kiddell Monroe. Published Hutchinson Children's Books (1999) ISBN. by Oxford University Press (1954) ISBN 0 19. 0 09 176793 8. 274137 3. A Perault version with the characters given These two stories belong to that category added interest through Shirley Hughes' illustra- associated with Allerleirauh or Many Furs. tions. In Tattercoats a Lord refuses to see his grand-daughter because her birth caused the death of his favourite daughter.

8 Abandoned by Cinderella in Collins Treasury of Fairy Tales her family and mistreated by the servants her retold by Helen Cresswell and illustrated by only friend is a crippled goose-herd. When the Sian Bailey. Published by Collins (1997) ISBN. King orders a ball to be held for his son, the 0 00 193957 2. Lord is forced to attend and Tattercoats would A Perrault version with a commanding fairy like to go too. The goose-herd with his magic godmother who appears wearing a tattered pipe escorts her to the town and on the way she cloak and looking like a beggar and who sends meets the young prince who falls in love with Cinderella to the ball just once. her. He invites her to the ball and she arrives at midnight still wearing her tattered clothes.

9 However when the Prince asks her to marry Cinderella in The Orchard Book of Stories him, the goose-herd plays his pipe and her from the Ballet retold by Geraldine clothes are transformed into a shining white, McCaughrean and illustrated by Angels Barrett. diamond studded ball gown. Published by Orchard Books (1994) ISBN In Catskin a proud gentleman rejects his 1 85213 493 3 daughter at birth because he longs for a son. On her fifteenth birthday he declares that she is old This STORY is a retelling of Prokofiev's ballet enough to be wed and will be given to the first which was based on Perrault's version. The man who asks her. Unfortunately, this was an sisters are called Gouda and Gorgonzola; the old, unpleasant looking man whom the girl fairy godmother arrives dressed as a beggar could not bear and so she asked the hen-wife to summoning fairies to bring gifts for Cinderella .

10 Help her. Three times the old man came to her and Cinderella declares her love for the prince and each time she demanded a different col- at the ball. oured dress, the last of which was made from catskin. Finally she ran away, wearing the catskin dress, and went to seek work in a nearby Aschputtel in Rumplestiltskin and other castle. One day a ball was to be held in honour Grimm Tales retold by Carol Ann Duffy and of the young Lord, who had returned from the illustrated by Marketa Prachaticka. Published by court in London. Catskin appeared there in one Faber and Faber (1999) ISBN 0 571 19631 4. of her fine dresses and the Lord immediately fell In this version Aschputtel is helped by her dead in love with her but she mysteriously vanished mother through a bird that came every day to sit before he could find out her name.