Many Cinderellas

Once upon a time, there was a kindhearted girl. Her evil stepmother would not let her go to the prince’s ball. But a fairy godmother came to the rescue. Can you guess what story this is? Here’s a hint: there is a glass shoe. That’s right! The story is “ Cinderella. ” " Cinderella” is a very old fairy tale.

从前，有一个善良的女孩。 她邪恶的继母不让她去参加王子的舞会。 但一位仙女教母来救了她。 你能猜出这是什么故事吗？这里有一个提示：有一只玻璃鞋。 没错！故事是“灰姑娘” "灰姑娘”是一个非常古老的童话故事。

In fact, it’s over a thousand years old. But the glass shoe and the fairy godmother only appeared around three hundred years ago. This version of “ Cinderella” was published in France in 1697. It introduced most of the details that are familiar today. A pumpkin becomes a carriage. Mice are turned into horses. And the fairy godmother’s magic wears off at midnight.

事实上，它已经有一千多年的历史了。 但玻璃鞋和仙女教母大约在三百年前才出现。 这个版本的《灰姑娘》于1697年在法国出版。 它介绍了今天熟悉的大部分细节。 南瓜变成了马车。老鼠变成了马。 仙女教母的魔法在午夜消失。

But this version is very different from earlier “ Cinderella” stories. One of the earliest known “ Cinderella” stories appeared in China around 860. In this story Cinderella wants to go to a festival and not a ball. And instead of a fairy godmother, there is a magic fish. Cinderella wears a gown made of sea green silk.

但这个版本与早期的“灰姑娘”故事非常不同。 已知最早的“灰姑娘”故事之一出现在860年左右的中国。 在这个故事中，灰姑娘想去参加节日，而不是舞会。 除了仙女教母，还有一条神奇的鱼。 灰姑娘穿着一件海绿丝绸制成的长袍。

Her cloak is made of feathers. And her lost shoe is made of gold. Much later a story called “ Kongjwi and Patjwi” was written. This one comes from Korea. Kongjwi has an evil stepmother and a stepsister named Patjwi. The stepmother gives Kongjwi lots of chores so she cannot go to a feast. A bull, a toad, sparrows, and a fairy all help Kongjwi finish the chores.

她的斗篷是羽毛做的。她丢失的鞋子是金子做的。 很久以后，一个名为“孔吉维和帕吉维”的故事被写成了。 这个来自韩国。孔杰维有一个邪恶的继母和一个名叫帕杰维的继妹。 继母给孔杰维做了很多家务，所以她不能去参加宴会。 一头公牛、一只蟾蜍、一只麻雀和一只仙女都帮助孔杰维完成家务。

On Kongjwi’s way to the feast, she loses her silk shoe in a stream. The local governor finds the lost shoe. He searches for its owner and finds Kongjwi at the feast. In 1634 the first European version of the story was published in Italy. A fairy lives in a date tree over the grave of Cinderella’s mother.

在孔吉维去参加宴会的路上，她在一条小溪里弄丢了她的丝绸鞋。 当地州长找到了丢失的鞋子。他寻找它的主人，在宴会上找到了孔吉维。 1634年，该故事的第一个欧洲版本在意大利出版。 一个仙女住在灰姑娘母亲坟上的枣树上。

The fairy helps Cinderella attend a ball. When she loses her shoe, the king finds it. To find the shoe’s owner, he invites the women of the kingdom to a feast. At the feast the shoe jumps out of the king’s hands. It flies onto Cinderella’s foot! Today even more versions of “ Cinderella” exist. Each story has different details.

仙女帮助灰姑娘参加舞会。当她丢了鞋子，国王找到了。 为了找到这只鞋的主人，他邀请王国的妇女参加一场盛宴。 在宴会上，鞋子从国王手中跳了出来。 它飞到灰姑娘的脚上！ 如今，“灰姑娘”的版本更多了。