WaltDisneyiscreditedforcreatingsuchwonderfulthingsasDonaldDuckandMickeyMouse.However,hecannottakethecreditforcreatingotherwell-lovedcharacters,suchasCinderellaandSnowWhite.TheyarealmostautomaticallyassociatedwithDisneybecauseDisneyturnedoldfables(寓言)intocartoonmovies.

TheoriginalCinderellavariesverymuchfromtheDisneyversionweknowtoday.Itstartedoffwiththegirlmourninghermother’sdeathandgoingtohertombthreetimesaday.Inaddition,therewereonlybirdsthathelpedCinderella;therewasnosuchthingasafairygodmotherorhelpfulmice,norwastherementionofahorseandcarriage.

Thestepsisterswerecruel:theyalwaysthrewCinderella’sfoodintotheashesofthefireandmadehersleepontheashesonthefloor,hence（因此）hername.

Intheoriginalstory,theking’sballactuallylastedforthreedays.Withthehelpofthebirds,thegirl,beautifullydressed,dancedwiththeprinceonallthreenightsandtheprincefellinlovewithher.However,shebrokeawayfromhimtorushbackhomeeachnight.Onthelastnight,theprinceplacedsoothingstickyonthestairs;asCinderellamadeherescape,ashoegotstuckonit.

Herenowiswherethestorybecomesunpleasant:whentheprincewenttothehouselookingforthegirlwhosefootfittheshoe,thewicked(邪恶的)stepmothertoldoneofhertwodaughterstocutoffherbigtoetofitintotheshoe.Thedaughterdidastold.Sotheprincetookherawaytobehisbride.ButwhentheypassedthetombofCinderella’smother,thebirdscalledouttotheprince,

“Turnandpeep,there’sbloodintheshoe;

theshoeistoosmall,thetruebridewaitsforyou.”ZXXK

Realizinghehadbeentricked,theprincereturnedthedaughtertohermother.Theotherthenhadtocutoffpartofherheelinordertofitintotheshoe,withthesameresult.OnlyCinderella’sfootfitperfectlyandsotheprincechosetomarryher.Thestoryendswiththeweddingday:asCinderella’stwostepsistersfollowedher,pretendingtobedevotedtohersothattheycouldenjoytheking’sriches,twobirdsflewbyandplucked(啄)outtheireyes.Becauseoftheirwickednessandfalsehood,theyhadtospendtherestoftheirdaysblind.

TheoriginalCinderellaissodifferentfromtheDisneyversion.ThankgoodnessDisneymadesuch