°A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward, of which there were hundreds of versions before modern times.
°The main character in this story, a mistreated and impoverished girl. At a royalball she meets a handsome prince who later identifies her with a dropped article, most commonly a slipper, and removes her from her poverty.
°A popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression and triumphant reward, of which there were hundreds of versions before modern times.
°The main character in this story, a mistreated and impoverished girl. At a royalball she meets a handsome prince who later identifies her with a dropped article, most commonly a slipper, and removes her from her poverty.