Cinderella by Charles Perrault

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"Cinderella" by Charles Perrault is a classic 17th-century French fairy tale about a mistreated young woman whose kindness and magical assistance lead her from servitude to marrying a prince, forming the basis for many later adaptations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French literature work
literary fairy tale
short story
AarneThompsonUtherType ATU 510A
alsoKnownAs Tales of Mother Goose
author Perrault
surface form: Charles Perrault
basedOn Cinderella (fairy tale)
surface form: Cinderella folklore tradition
century 17th century
character evil stepmother
fairy godmother
two stepsisters
countryOfOrigin France
firstPublishedIn Histoires ou contes du temps passé
genre fairy tale
folk tale adaptation
hasAdaptation Cinderella (fairy tale)
surface form: Cendrillon (opera by Jules Massenet)

La Cenerentola (opera by Gioachino Rossini)
includesMotif lost shoe test
magical helper
persecuted heroine
rags to riches
influenced Cinderella (1950 film)
surface form: Cinderella (1950 Disney animated film)

ballet adaptations of Cinderella
numerous film adaptations
numerous stage adaptations
language French
literaryPeriod French classical age
mainCharacter Cinderella (fairy tale)
surface form: Cinderella

Prince Charming
moral grace and charm are more valuable than outward adornment
patience and humility can be rewarded
notableFeature introduction of the glass slipper
mice transformed into horses
presence of a fairy godmother
pumpkin transformed into a coach
originalTitle Cinderella (fairy tale)
surface form: Cendrillon ou la petite pantoufle de verre
partOf Mother Goose tales tradition
plotElement glass slipper left behind
magical transformation for a royal ball
marriage to a prince
mistreated heroine in domestic servitude
search for the owner of the slipper
publicationYear 1697
targetAudience children
general readers
theme injustice and envy
kindness and virtue rewarded
magical intervention
social mobility

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this entity surface form: Charles Perrault's fairy tale Cinderella (indirectly, via the film)
Cinderella (1950 film) basedOn Cinderella by Charles Perrault
Cinderella (1950 film) basedOn Cinderella by Charles Perrault
this entity surface form: Cinderella fairy tale
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this entity surface form: Charles Perrault's Cinderella