Cinderella

“Folklore began as stories and poems told across the generations, as people sought to entertain, to explain the world, and to transmit cultural values and beliefs. Each type of folklore has its owncharacteristics and have universal themes and motifs that appear in different guises around the world.” (Lee Galda, Literature and the Child)
Compare three variants of a single folktale from threedifferent cultures for similarities and differences of such features as plots, characters, and settings. Give specific names, places, and examples with page numbers within the books to support youranalysis.

Folktales can include one of the following: Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Good Sister-Bad Sister, Rumpelstiltskin, Jack and the Beanstalk, The Three Little Pigs

Culture/Origin of BookTitle & Author |Protagonist
Main Character |Portrayal of Hero |Characteristics of other Characters |Dominant Plot Situation |Conclusion/Indication of Characters’ Fate |Qualities Admired |Settings|Recurring Patterns: Shared Theme or Motif | |-Ancient Egypt
-The Egyptian Cinderella by Shirley Climo and Illustratde by Ruth Heller.

|Rhodopis (the "rosy-cheeked"), a Greek slave girl in AncientEgypt. |She looks different from the Egyptian Girls; she is loved by animal, works hard and good hearted. |-An old kindly master who spent the day sleeping under a tree.
-The other three servantstreat her very harshly.
-The falcon, the symbol of the god Horus.
-The Pharaoh, a handsome prince who was to find the girl that lost the shoe. |Rhodopis has no mother, father and no friends. She is aslave who works hard every day washing clothes or gatering the reeds along the riverbank. |-Only the beatiful rose-red slippers that master gives to her make Rhodopis smile. So when a falcon swoopsdown and snatches one of the slippers away, Rhodopis was heartbroken. Then the falcon dropped it into his lap as a sign. The Pharaoh promised to find the slipper's owner and make her queen of Egypt...