Folktale Comparison

Book	Culture Version
Cinderella	*American Version   The American version of Cinderella is about a girl who lives with her step mother and two step sisters. The prince is going to have a ball. Cinderella’s fairy godmother makes her dream come true and Cinderella goes to the ball. As she leaves she loses her glass slipper and the prince uses the slipper to find Cinderella and when he does they get married and live happily ever after.
Tattercoats	*England Version   In England the version of Cinderella has a twist. The girl in the story is named Tattercoats who lives with her grandfather. Her Grandfather despises her because he mother died while giving birth to Tattercoats. The Prince announces he is going to have a ball and Tattercoats walks to the Palace to watch. Om the way she meets a wealthy man who falls in love and purposes. She does not accept but does accept to go to the ball at midnight. She shows up in her ripped clothes and everyone laughs. The wealthy man ends up being the Prince and he confesses his love and purposes and they get married and live happily ever after.
Yeh-Shen, A Cinderella Story	*China Version   Yeh-Shen lives with her step mother and step sister. In the beginning the step mother kills Yeh-Shen’s favorite fish and Yeh-Shen is devastated. Yeh-Shen goes to the King’s ball dressed in a gown that was gold and looked like beautiful fish scales and was wearing gold slippers. When she ran away one slipper fell off and then the king sets the shoe for display so the owner will come get it. Yeh-Shen tries to steal the slipper but gets caught and the king does not believe it is her show because she could never afford it. When she shows him the other slipper he realizes her true beauty in her and they get married.

 
Universal theme- Cinderella has many different themes but as you read each one they all come close to the same story line just different characters. Every version had a ball and was about a poor girl who ends up marrying into royalty because of her beauty.

Different Cultures- The American version I feel shows our cultural in just the elegant old fashion way. Throughout the other two versions even through the pictures viewed online you can see difference in food and their attire.