Cinderella Tales From Around the World

Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper (French: Cendrillon ou La Petite Pantoufle de verre, Italian: Cenerentola,German: Aschenputtel, Russian Золушка, Zolushka), is a European folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression. Written versions were published by Giambattista Basile in his Pentamerone (1634), by Charles Perrault inHistoires ou contes du temps passé (1697),[1] and by the Brothers Grimm in their folk tale collection Grimms' Fairy Tales (1812).

Although the story's title and main character's name change in different languages, in English-language folklore "Cinderella" is the archetypal name. The word "Cinderella" has, by analogy, come to mean one whose attributes were unrecognized, or one who unexpectedly achieves recognition or success after a period of obscurity and neglect. The still-popular story of "Cinderella" continues to influence popular culture internationally, lending plot elements, allusions, and tropes to a wide variety of media.

The Aarne–Thompson system classifies Cinderella as "the persecuted heroine". The story of Rhodopis about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt is considered the earliest known variant of the "Cinderella" story (published 7 BC), and many variants are known throughout the world.

Different version from differents Cultures:

Culture	Title
China/Chinese	Yeh-Shen, The Chinese Cinderella (author Unknown)
Egypt/Egyptian	The Egyptian Cinderella, Rhodopis (author unknown)
England/English	Tattercoats as told by Joseph Jacobs
Europe/European	Cinder Maid as told by Joseph Jacobs
France/French	Cinderella by Charles Perrault
Germany/German	Cinderella as told by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm (1812, 1st Edition)
German	Ashputtel as told by Jacob and Wihelm Grimm (1857, 7th Edition)
Italy	Cinderella as told by D.L. Ashliman
Korea/Korean	Korean Cinderella retold by Shirley Climo
Norway	Katie Woodencloak as told by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe
Russia/Russian	Vasilissa the Beautiful as told by Heidi Anne Heiner
Russian	The Babba Yaga as told by Aleksandr Afanasyev
Russian	The Wonderful Birch as told by D. L. Ashliman
Scotland	Rashin-Coatie as told by D. L. Ashliman
Romania/Romanian  (dragonrest.net)	The Old Man and His Daughter retold by Marguerite L. M. Wolf
Vietnam/Vietnamese	The Story of Tam and Cam as told by D.L. Ashliman

By Lenny