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Cinderella:A Cultured Character

Folktales Fairytales Fables

Genre: Folktales

Subgenre:

Fairytales Myths Legends Fables Parable

A folktale is a story that was passed from generation to generation by word of mouth long before it was ever written.

Storytellers recount folktales, adding their own personal touches to entertain listeners and to teach a moral, or lesson.

Folktale

Fairytale

• Fairytales are stories with fairies or other magical creatures, and are usually written for children.

• A modern fairy tale is written in a traditional style with the elements of folklore but with a contemporary twist.

Fable

• Narration demonstrating a useful truth• Animals speak as humans• Supernatural tales• Morals or lessons are revealed and stated at the end. • Characters often have generic names such as Dog, Rooster, Boy.• Fable adaptations are now being published.

A recurring thematic element a story. It could be a dominant theme or a

central idea that is consistent throughout the genre.

Motif

Cinderella

Yeh-ShenCinderella Ashenputtel

The setting is where the story takes place. It can be a place that truly exists or an imaginary place.

Setting

Home Paradise (literal or figurative) Bad place – from which the protagonist tries

to escape Usually features a castle, forest, or a town.

Setting

Characters in folktales can be people or talking animals who sometimes have extraordinary or magical abilities.

Good (nice) characters Evil (mean) characters Helper character – friend

Characters

The conflicts are usually everyday problems that most people likely experience.

The resolution is always that good wins over evil.

Conflict and Resolution:

The style of a folktale is informal and conversational and reflects the culture of its origin.

Stylistic Motif

Begins with “Once upon a time” Ends with “…happily ever after”

Style

The theme of a folktale, or the folktale's moral, is to teach a lesson or value.

Theme

There are at least 900 versions of the Cinderella story.“Yeh-Shen” is, perhaps, the original story and it comes from China in 850-860 A.D.

Admirable traits for Chinese women: obedience and dependence.

Cultural characteristics in the story: shoe size.

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/china/clothing/

Yeh-Shen

In 1697, Charles Pirrault authored a French version of the Cinderella story. This is the version that was later adapted by Disney and is the tale we are most familiar with today.

In this version, however, Cinderella intentionally left her slipper behind and the prince never sees her in “rags.”

Cinderella

Genre Definition

Definition Frequently Found Elements

FOLKTALES The songs, stories, myths, and proverbs of a people ashanded down orally beforethey were ever writtendown.

• Stories were created by adults for the entertainment of other adults.• Stories frequently involve trickery.•Narrative story handed down within a culture.Examples include: Little Red Riding Hood Hansel and Gretel

Fairy Tales Stories with fairies or othermagical creatures, usuallyfor children. A modern fairytale is written in a traditionalstyle with theelements of folklore butwith a contemporary twist.

• Stories include fantasy, make believe, and often magic.• Stories often begin “Once upon a time . . . ” or“Long, long ago . . . ” .• Characters include royalty or a kingdom setting.• Stories end “ . . . happily ever after.”• Incidents may come in threes.• Characters or events may be found in sevens.• Characters are clearly defined as good and evil.• Good conquers evil.• Magical devices such as wands, swords, or horses assist the resolution of the story.Examples include: Cinderella Sleeping Beauty

Fables Narration demonstrating auseful truth, especially inwhich animals speak ashumans.

• Fables are supernatural tales.• Morals or lessons are revealed and stated at the end.• Characters often have generic names such as Dog, Rooster, Boy.• Fable adaptations are now being published.Examples include: Thumbelina The Farmer and The Stork

Read the German version of Cinderella, “Ashenputtel” by The Brothers Grimm.

As you read, identify three characteristics of a fairytale represented in the story and write your answers in your English binders.

Bring your textbook and your binders to class tomorrow.

Homework:

Rheinhart., & Holt, W. (2008). Elements of literature, first course

(Teacher's ed). New York: Holt, Rhinehart, & Winston.

Disney collection . (n.d.). Thomas Kincade . Retrieved October 6, 2010, from www.thomaskinkade.com/magi/servlet/com.asucon.ebiz.catalog.web.tk.CatalogServlet?catalogAction=Product&productId=205258

GenreCharacteristicsChart.pdf. (n.d.). uascentral. Retrieved October 6, 2010, from https://uascentral.uas.alaska.edu/onlinelib/Fall-2008/ED682-J01/GenreCharacteristicsChart.p

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