degrimm1-2, Exercise 3: Two versions of one tale

Model answer (one possible choice: Cinderella, in Perrault and in the Grimms; check each detail):

Probably shared:
1. A mistreated girl who is helped by a magical figure or force and goes to a ball or festival.
2. A lost shoe that leads to the identification of the heroine and a marriage.

To check by reading both:
1. Who helps her: a fairy godmother in Perrault, and in the Grimm version a tree and birds linked to her dead mother (check against the editions you read).
2. The tone of the ending: Perrault adds explicit morals and a forgiving finish, while the Grimm version has more severe treatment of the stepsisters (check the edition, since the details changed between editions).

The exercise shows why the same plot can carry quite different meanings depending on who wrote it down and for whom.