Copyright © 2010 of James Pettis, III
Cinderella is the second story in The New Fairy Tales Series. It is taken from and based on the original fairy tale Cinderella by Charles Perrault in 1697. Cinderella has always been one of my favorite fairy tales and that's one of the reasons I wanted to do it in this series.
Ella is a girl who lived with her mother and father in their lovely mansion. Ella's mother gets sick and passes away leaving her daughter and husband lonely. But Ella's father remarries to a woman named Percilla who has to beautiful daughters named Eldria and Carmen. Soon Ella's father dies leaving her to live with her now evil step-mother and step-sisters. As Ella grows older, she is called Cinderella (because she sits be the fire place and is always covered in ashes), and has grown into a beautiful young woman. Then, a Masquerade Ball is announced to the town that is being thrown by the Prince (an African-American) to find himself a wife. Cinderella is not allowed to go to the ball and is left alone at the house; but Cinderella's Fairy God Mother comes to help her so she too can go to the ball. Cinderella meets the prince and falls in love with him but can't reveal herself to him. After the Ball, the Prince searches for the "Mysterious Woman" in the town with her diamond slipper she left behind. Will the Prince find her or will the step-mother do the unthinkable to prevent their union?
My version of Cinderella has violence in it that isn't seen in other adaptions of Cinderella. The reason I also pointed out the prince is African-American is because Cinderella and her family are Caucasian (and so are most of the other minor characters), I wanted to show a diverse cast in my fairy tales. I have enjoy coming up with different ideas for Cinderella and I hope others will enjoy it aswell. Stay posted for more info about Cinderella.
Ella is a girl who lived with her mother and father in their lovely mansion. Ella's mother gets sick and passes away leaving her daughter and husband lonely. But Ella's father remarries to a woman named Percilla who has to beautiful daughters named Eldria and Carmen. Soon Ella's father dies leaving her to live with her now evil step-mother and step-sisters. As Ella grows older, she is called Cinderella (because she sits be the fire place and is always covered in ashes), and has grown into a beautiful young woman. Then, a Masquerade Ball is announced to the town that is being thrown by the Prince (an African-American) to find himself a wife. Cinderella is not allowed to go to the ball and is left alone at the house; but Cinderella's Fairy God Mother comes to help her so she too can go to the ball. Cinderella meets the prince and falls in love with him but can't reveal herself to him. After the Ball, the Prince searches for the "Mysterious Woman" in the town with her diamond slipper she left behind. Will the Prince find her or will the step-mother do the unthinkable to prevent their union?
My version of Cinderella has violence in it that isn't seen in other adaptions of Cinderella. The reason I also pointed out the prince is African-American is because Cinderella and her family are Caucasian (and so are most of the other minor characters), I wanted to show a diverse cast in my fairy tales. I have enjoy coming up with different ideas for Cinderella and I hope others will enjoy it aswell. Stay posted for more info about Cinderella.
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