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Re: Random thought regarding Cinderella
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lugnet.castle
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Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:08:27 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Tanya K. Burkhart writes:
> Okay - Cinderella is a European fairy tale - why did they have a PUMPKIN to
> turn into a coach? Pumpkins are new world plants. Is it another lost in the
> translation thing, like the fur slippers vs. glass slippers?
Fairy tales change with time, to better fit the current conditions and ideals
of the time. In fact, the origin of Cinderella, IIRC, is China, although
almost every culture seems to have a variation on it, or at least a similar
story.
Jeff
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| Okay - Cinderella is a European fairy tale - why did they have a PUMPKIN to turn into a coach? Pumpkins are new world plants. Is it another lost in the translation thing, like the fur slippers vs. glass slippers? I thought of this as I was wishing (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jan-02, to lugnet.castle)
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