What do you make of the various versions of Cinderella? Why do you think this story is so appealing to so many around the world? "Cinderella" is arguably best-known fairy tale in the word. There are many various versions but all of them share the idea of a reduction in social status, usually associated with mistreatment/servitude in one's own home. It is often associated with ashes or the hearth. And they provide insights into …
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…Rough-Face Girl bathes in the lake, puts on the finest robes, and transforms back to her naturally beautiful self after knowing that she will marry the Invisible Being. Thus, the transformation and acknowledgment of her beauty is only emphasized after the test, not before. As a result, the marriage between the Invisible Being and the Rough-Face Girl is based on her inner (inside) beauty and wisdom, not initially on the superficial level of outside beauty.