The Cinderella stories are probably the most widely recorded of all traditional narratives.Different cultures and different times periods cause variations in these stories.Most Cinderella stories are translations or retellings of Charles Perrault’s classic French Cinderella tale published in 1697.This is the story most people recognize as the real Cinderella.Walt Disney’s animated film is based on Perrault’s.However, over 1000 thousand years ago in China there appeared the first written Cinderella.Even though the setting may change, the Cinderella stories usually have evil sisters, a mean stepmother,someone to help the Cinderella person and an object to prove this is the real Cinderella.
Question What elements of the story make this a fairy tale?
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What elements of the story make this a fairy tale?