...Enujioke 04/24/13 7th pd. Project Fairy Godmother When Cinderella heard that the prince invited all the ladies to a grand ball called “prom”. She wants to go but had no idea on how to prepare herself. Her ugly step sisters were very happy on going so Cinderella decides that she is going to call her godmother for help, so she calls upon her fairy godmother, which came to her rescue. Her fairly godmother was glad that Cinderella called her to help her because it is an honor. Her being a fancy lady, who loves to dress and decorate, she started helping her. She told her that when you are getting ready to go to a prom that the first thing you do is to have everything in place. She went ahead and told her that since they don’t seem to have nothing in place that this is time for them to get going. She took her to a beauty supply and bought some shampoo, comb, hair dryer, brush, makeup, deodorant, shave lotion, soap, and toothpaste. After shopping, she took her home. When they got home, she told Cinderella to take off her clothes and get in the shower and shave and after that, she should dry herself and brush her hair. Then she went ahead and told her to brush her teeth and when she is done, she should come and sit down so that she can help her to straighten her hair and put on her makeup. When she got done with her hair and makeup, she put on some perfume on her and told her to turn around. As Cinderella started turning around, her fairy godmother used her magic wand to make a glass...
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...they cut a very grand figure among those of quality.” Cinderella’s stepmother wouldn’t let her go but her godmother helped her. In the story it states, “The king's son, who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, had arrived, ran out to receive her. He gave her his hand as she alighted from the coach, and led her into the hall, among all the company. There was immediately a profound silence. Everyone stopped dancing, and the violins ceased to play, so entranced was everyone with the singular beauties of the unknown newcomer.” In the other story, “Cinderella Brothers Grimm” it states, “Now it happened that the...
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...This is the very well-known story of a young woman with a wicked stepmother. The young woman was kind and sweet with a gentle nature. But her two stepsisters had their mother’s (wicked stepmother) mannerisms and bad temper. In-turn, the kind young woman (Cinderella) got her kind and gentle nature from her mother, the first wife of the worthy man. The second wife showed her true colors shortly after getting married to the worthy man. The stepmother’s bad temper and wicked ways came out into the open. Cinderella was given very hard tasks around the house to do. After the chores, Cinderella was to sit among the cinders around by the fireplace chimney, from this she was to be known as Cinder-clod. Cinderella also had to sleep on a wretched mattress in a garret on the top of the house. Even though Cinderella was a pretty girl, her wretched clothes still did not prevented her from being hundreds of times more beautiful than her stepsisters. Plus her stepsisters had resplendent garments. In this classic story, I had originally forgotten it to the point that all I reread in the packet was mostly new to me. But after being familiarized with it, this wonderful story stored in memory came back in full force. When the king’s son (the prince) gave a ball, he invited all the higher up people. The two mean stepsisters of Cinderella were invited, but not her. What I found mean and reprehensible was the fact that Cinderella had went over the two meanies linen and ironed out their ruffles so they...
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...Characters: Narrator, Cinderella, Stepsister 1, Stepsister 2, Fairy godmother, Guest 1, Guest 2, Prince Scene 1 (at Cinderella’s home) Narrator: Once upon a time there was a beautiful young girl named Cinderella. She had two ugly stepsisters who were very cruel to her. Stepsister 1: Did you clean the kitchen? Cinderella: Yes, I did. Stepsister 2: Did you polish my shoes? Cinderella: Yes, I did. Stepsister 1: Did you iron my clothes? Cinderella: Yes, I did. Stepsister 2: And...did you make breakfast? Cinderella: Yes, breakfast is ready. Narrator: The evil stepsisters made Cinderella do all the hard work. Cinderella: (calling out) Stepsisters! A letter from the royal palace has arrived for you. Stepsister 1: (fighting) Give it to me! I want to open it. Stepsister 2: (fighting) No! I want to open it. Stepsister 1 & 2: (looking at the invitation card) Look! We are invited to the Prince’s ball at the royal palace. Cinderella: (crying sadly) I wish I could go, too. Narrator: The night of the ball arrived. Stepsister 1: (laughing) Ha, ha! We are going to have a great time at the ball. Stepsister 2: (laughing) Have a great night working, Cinderella. Narrator: After the evil stepsisters had left, suddenly, a fairy appeared. Cinderella: Oh my! Who are you? Fairy godmother: I’m your fairy godmother, beautiful Cinderella. I am here to help you go to the ball tonight. Narrator: The fairy godmother waved her magic wand. Cinderella’s rags turned into a beautiful...
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...finest fashions one sister stating "I will wear my red velvet suit with French trimming." (Perrault). They went to these lengths so they could represent themselves as wealthy and therefore worthy for the prince. While Cinderella, who has nothing of value is left behind unable to go because of this socioeconomic division. Marxist state that one simply cannot jump ranks of class, and Cinderella has an internal realization of this knowing that it would be a fruitless endeavor. Cinderella, powerless on her own, is only able to go to the ball because of the help she receives from her fairy godmother. She is given a horse drawn carriage along with willing coachmen, footmen, and an exquisite dress made from “cloth of gold and silver, all beset with jewels” (Perrault). The small animals that are transformed have their freedom disregarded and become willing servants of the more powerful Fariy Godmother. Once Cinderella arrives at the ball she is believed to be a real princess based on the way she arrives and how she is dressed. Cinderella does not...
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...The Mean Cinderella Cassandra Once upon a time there was a sweet lady who married a fine man. They both had children to marriages before, the sweet lady had two children, Manny and Mary. They were both very well polite, and he had a short, sassy and, hateful daughter. Her name was Cinderella. Cinderella was very mean and lazy so she made her father, stepmother, and step sisters do all the housework, but they didn’t complain because they were all very scared of her. One day, the king’s son invited everyone to a wonderful ball dance where he would find the one women he would marry. Cinderella thought the ball would be very boring, but allowed the rest of the family to go. Though none of them had nice clothes, they all looked beautiful. Not...
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...class (peasants) triumphing over the higher class (nobles). In their original versions, most folk tales are not children's stories because of the violent nature of the story. Most folk tales come from true stories with tragic endings or violent and horrific events. For example, the “humpty dumpty” story was about a man who tried to commit suicide several times and succeed at the end. Also the “little red riding hood” story masked the ending of little red riding hood falling victim to a rapist. Unlike a folk tale which has cultural background, a fairy tale involves magic and fantasy. Examples of fairy tales are, “Goldilocks and the Three Bears”, “Beauty and the beast”, and Disney’s “Cinderella”. Usually fairy tales include fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, gnomes, and talking animals. Since folktales usually mirror the values and culture of the society from which they originated, a fairy tale can be a folk tale. In essence a fairy tale can also be a subgenre or genre of a folktale. Up until 1450 folktales were passed on orally, so not all folktales were the same. Because Folktales have been told by so many different people there were many different versions. In 1450 the printing press was invented and the folk stories were written in books. People around the world began to put more of their efforts in recording their cultural history by collecting regional folktales into books. That’s how our wonderful folktales from the 17, 18th, and 19th centuries emerged. There are three...
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...Student Life Abena Oforiwaa Ampofo Prom Neshaminy Presents: Cinderella’s Closet Staff Writer Every girl’s dream at a tender and impressionable age is to be a princess and attend a ball. Cinderella, an orphan and maid was able to attend the Royal Ball because of an intervention by her fairy godmother and is thought of as the ultimate princess. In this day and age however, balls have been replaced by prom. Prom, a dance event held by high schools is a time for students to have fun while socializing and end the stressful year on a good note. Although prom is an enchanting affair, it also comes with an expensive price tag. The cost of prom includes transportation, beauty treatment and the icing of the cake, timeless hours spent in boutiques...
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...There are many fairy tales that we have heard as children, but as society is changing so are those fairy tales. Cinderella as so happens to be one of those fairy tales that has been changed over the years. Now in days there are many versions of Cinderella. Almost every culture has their own version of Cinderella. All the Cinderella stories have a similar plot, but all still share some differences. Differences such as who helped Cinderella, how she was helped, what cloth she wore, and the ending are different as well. Charles Perrault and the Grimm Brothers both wrote similar versions of the famous Cinderella story it is the differences in each story that make each of them a masterpiece. In each story of Cinderella...
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...Great Expectations and Fairy tales Tolkien describes the facets which are necessary in a good fairy tales as fantasy, recovery, escape, and consolation - recovery from deep despair, escape from some great danger, but most of all, consolation. Speak- ing of the happy ending,�all complete fairy stories must have it�However fantastic or terrible the adventure, it can give to child or man that hears it,�a catch of breath, a beat and lifting of the heart near to tears. (Uses of Enchantment, pg.143) Great Expectations shares many of the conventions of fairy tales. The one dimensional characters, the use of repetition, and the evil women seem to make the similarities strikingly strong. However, are they strong enough to conclude that it is indeed a fairy tale? It can not be ignored that it also falls short on some important areas, such as the traditional fairy tale ending. Is there enough evidence to classify it either way? Fairy tales have characters of complete good or complete evil. There are no characters who posses both of these qualities. In reading Great Expectations it is plain to see that there is indeed total goodness and total evil. This can be seen in many of the characters. There is no goodness to be found in Orlick. He plays the role of the bully. His hot temper results in the near death of Mrs. Joe and in the near death of Pip. Compeyson is another who has no goodness to be found in him. He is full of evil and hate. It was said that "He had no more heart than...
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...encounters is her stepmother who is determined to keep Cinderella at home doing chores, while her own biological daughters, Anastasia and Drizella, are given all the privileges and opportunities to enjoy life. When the king announces that there will be a grand ball at the palace, dresses are bought for Anastasia and Drizzella. The stepmother wants to show her two daughters off for the ball, but Cinderella is expected to stay home and do chores. While not strictly forbidden to go, the stepmother assumes that Cinderella will stay home because she has work to do and nothing appropriate to wear. With the help of her fairy godmother and magic, Cinderella is overcomes the obstacle of not being able to attend the ball. The fairy godmother equips Cinderella with a magical carriage made from a pumpkin, footmen created from mice, a fancy dress and glass slippers. The godmother warns Cinderella that the finery will disappear at the stroke of midnight. Because of the magic, Cinderella attends the ball where the Prince dances with her and falls madly in love with the beautiful girl in the glass slipper. At the stroke of midnight, Cinderella flees from the Prince's embrace, accidentally dropped her glass slipper. Distraught at losing the love of his live, the Prince sends an note throughout the kingdom, looking for the owner of the glass slipper. Every young woman in the area is asked to try on the slipper. When the note arrives at Cinderella's house, the stepsisters try the slipper on...
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...finding her prince charming. There are more than 1500 different versions of “Cinderella” from cultures all over the world. The story of Cinderella has been in existence since 1865 and published by George Routledge. This fairy tale is one of the oldest and most familiar to young children that inspire them to believe anything is possible. The literary elements in Cinderella include the setting, characters, plot, conflict, climax, and ending. The setting was in a faraway kingdom a long time ago. The characters included a young girl name Cinderella, her stepmother, two stepsisters, the prince, and fairy godmother. The Plot of this fairy tale is a young girl who is being treated unfairly, but dreams of finding her true love. She is being mistreated by her stepmom and sisters and works as a maid in the home. Cinderella begs to go to a ball and is told she could go after all chores are completed. Once she completes the chores and finds a dress, she is maliciously attacked by her stepsisters and destroys her dress. Cinderella was shattered and thought she would never recover from this. The conflict in this story is the continual dislike from the stepmother and stepsisters against Cinderella. The climax is so exciting in this story. After Cinderella meets her fairy godmother, she dresses her in a beautiful gown and sends her to the ball, Cinderella forgets about the time and at 12:00 midnight her fantasy is over. She runs out of the ball and leaves her glass slipper. The prince is searching...
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...wedlock; otherwise the kingdom would be passed down. “Let my son have it, let him take my place, I will never be fit to rule over house, let alone a kingdom. Find him a bride, and arrange the wedding and coronation under the light of the next moon. This will be my final act as king. Now let me retire to my chambers beside my passed wife.” The young prince looked in horror—his shock after losing his mother was now tenfold after hearing he would marry and inherit the kingdom before the next full moon. He ran to his room and wept quietly on his bed, as he could not talk any sense into his father. “Oh child, what’s the matter?” Sensing his troubles, his godmother, the Rose Fairy, materialized in the room and sat next him, laying a hand on his shoulder. “Grieving for your mother? It’s okay, my young prince, I am here now.” “Yes, godmother,” sniffled the prince, “but there’s more....
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...hopeful end of every fairy tale. Stories of a damsel in distress, waiting for her Prince Charming to make her the woman she knows she can be. A wife, a mother, a princess perhaps. Mothers and fathers read these stories to their children in storybooks every night before bed, leaving their daughters to dream about someday finding a prince charming of their own and indeed, living happily ever after just like mommy and daddy. However, not all “happily ever-afters” are quite so sweet. My life has been surrounded by not so happily ever afters. The adult relationships in my family have typically ended in divorce, betrayal, and abandonment, leaving the women of my family on their own. However, unlike the princesses in fairytales, these women are not waiting for their true Prince Charming to come and find them so they can be taken care of for the rest of their lives. They work hard every day to make a happily-ever-after of their own; on their own. Throughout the years of my life I have watched the women in my family create lives for themselves without their Prince Charming swooping her up onto his horse bringing her back to his castle to live a life of happiness, love, and prosperity. My mother, a single mother at the age of 21, stuck with a job that she hated and a two-bedroom that houses herself and her small daughter, managed to turn her life around. She went back to school at age 25 and started her own business, which is still successful to this day. My Godmother, who takes the role...
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...She is their household slave. Until one day her family leaves to go to Prince Charming’s ball and Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother gives her a dress and all the other ball necessities until midnight. At the ball, the prince is captivated by Cinderella’s beauty and dances with her the entire night. However, she has to leave before the clock strikes midnight and in her hurry, she loses one of her glass slippers. Prince Charming then tries to find the mystery girl by making every woman in the kingdom try on the slipper. Surprisingly, he succeeds. They get married and live Happily Ever...
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