Cinderella (The Real Story) by the Brothers Grimm (Summary) - Minute Book Report
Summary
TLDRThe story revolves around Cinderella, a girl mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters after her mother's death. Despite her hardships, she is aided by a magical hazel tree that grants her wishes, including beautiful dresses for the royal festival. There, she captivates the prince with her charm, and after a series of trials involving a lost shoe, they finally marry. The stepsisters, who attempted to deceive the prince, meet a grim fate with their eyes pecked out by birds.
Takeaways
- đ° The story revolves around a girl whose father is wealthy but whose mother is sick and eventually passes away.
- đČ The girl, later known as Cinderella, is forced to live a life of servitude by her stepmother and stepsisters after her father remarries.
- đ„ Cinderella is made to sleep near the fireplace and covered in cinders, which leads to her nickname.
- đż Her father brings her a hazel twig from a fair, which she plants at her mother's grave, and it grows into a magical tree.
- đïž The hazel tree is inhabited by birds that help Cinderella by granting her wishes, including providing her with dresses for the festival.
- đ The king organizes a three-day festival for the prince to find a bride, which Cinderella's stepsisters are excited to attend.
- đ„Ł The stepmother sets an impossible task for Cinderella to attend the festival, which involves picking lentils from ashes.
- đ With the help of the birds, Cinderella's wishes are granted, and she receives beautiful dresses to attend the festival.
- đ Cinderella and the prince have a wonderful time at the festival, but she must flee each night before the magic ends.
- đ The prince uses a trick with tar to make Cinderella leave behind a glass slipper, which he uses to find her.
- đ The stepsisters mutilate their feet to fit the slipper, but the prince discovers the deception and returns to find Cinderella.
- đ Cinderella's true identity is revealed when the slipper fits her perfectly, leading to a marriage proposal from the prince.
- đïž The stepsisters meet a grim fate, as birds pluck out their eyes as punishment for their cruelty.
Q & A
What is the initial condition of the girl in the story?
-The girl's father is wealthy, but her mother is sick and eventually dies.
Why does the girl visit her mother's grave often?
-The girl visits her mother's grave often because her mother has passed away.
How does the girl's life change after her father remarries?
-After her father remarries, the girl is treated poorly by her stepmother and stepsisters, who force her to do household chores and sleep near the fireplace.
What is the significance of the hazel twig that the girl's father brings back from the fair?
-The hazel twig is significant because the girl plants it at her mother's grave, and it grows into a tree that produces birds that grant her wishes.
What is the purpose of the three-day festival organized by the king?
-The king organizes a three-day festival for his son, the prince, to select a bride from among the young girls of the land.
Why do the stepsisters laugh at the idea of Cinderella attending the festival?
-The stepsisters laugh at Cinderella because she is dirty from housework and they don't think she would be allowed to attend.
What task does the stepmother give Cinderella to potentially attend the festival?
-The stepmother gives Cinderella the task of picking lentils from a pile of ashes, which is meant to be an impossible task.
How does Cinderella manage to attend the festival despite her stepmother's trick?
-Cinderella manages to attend the festival by making a wish at her hazel tree, and the birds bring her a beautiful dress.
Why does Cinderella run away from the Prince at the end of each festival night?
-Cinderella runs away from the Prince at the end of each night because she is afraid of being discovered as the girl who is treated poorly at home.
How does the Prince find Cinderella after she loses her shoe?
-The Prince finds Cinderella by searching for the woman whose foot fits the shoe that got stuck in the tar on the stairs.
What happens to the stepsisters at the end of the story?
-At the end of the story, the stepsisters have their eyes plucked out by birds as punishment for their cruelty.
Outlines
đ Cinderella's Early Life
This paragraph introduces the story of a girl named Cinderella, whose father is wealthy and whose mother is sick. The mother passes away, and Cinderella frequently visits her grave. Her father remarries a woman with two daughters who mistreat Cinderella, forcing her into menial tasks and making her sleep near the fireplace, earning her the nickname Cinderella. Her father brings her a hazel twig from a fair, which she plants at her mother's grave, and it grows into a tree that houses magical birds who grant her wishes.
đ The Royal Festival
The king organizes a three-day festival for his son, the prince, to find a bride among the young women of the kingdom. Cinderella's stepsisters prepare to attend, mocking her for considering joining them due to her dirty state from housework. The stepmother sets an impossible task for Cinderella to attend the festival: picking lentils from a pile of ashes. Despite the birds' help in completing the task, the stepmother still denies Cinderella the chance to go, and the stepsisters leave without her.
đ Cinderella's Wishes
Cinderella wishes upon her hazel tree, and the birds bring her a beautiful gold and silver dress, allowing her to attend the festival. There, she captivates the prince, who dances only with her. However, Cinderella flees at the end of the night, leaving the prince longing for her. The next day, she wishes for another dress, and the birds provide one, leading to another night of dancing and another escape by Cinderella. On the third day, the same sequence occurs, with Cinderella obtaining a new dress and dancing with the prince, only to run away again.
đ The Lost Slipper
On the third night, the prince manages to prevent Cinderella's escape by covering the stairs in tar, causing one of her glass slippers to stick. With the shoe as a clue, the prince embarks on a search for the woman it fits. The stepsisters, in their desperation to marry the prince, mutilate their feet to fit into the shoe. The first stepsister cuts off her toe, and the second cuts off part of her heel, but the prince realizes neither shoe truly fits and returns to find the rightful owner.
đ Cinderella's True Love
Cinderella tries on the shoe, and it fits perfectly. The prince recognizes her as his true love, and they decide to marry. The story concludes with the wedding of Cinderella and the prince, and the stepsisters are punished for their cruelty by having their eyes plucked out by birds.
Mindmap
Keywords
đĄCinderella
đĄStepmother
đĄFestival
đĄHazel Tree
đĄBirds
đĄPrince
đĄTransformation
đĄGlass Slipper
đĄResilience
đĄStep-Daughters
đĄJustice
Highlights
A girl's mother passes away, leaving her to be raised by a wealthy father and sick mother.
The girl frequently visits her mother's grave, showing her deep affection and remembrance.
The father remarries, bringing two step-sisters into the girl's life who mistreat her.
The girl is forced into domestic servitude, earning her the nickname 'Cinderella'.
Cinderella's father brings her a hazel twig from a fair, which she plants at her mother's grave.
The hazel tree grows, becoming a magical source that grants Cinderella's wishes through the help of birds.
The king organizes a three-day festival for the prince to find a bride among the young women of the land.
Cinderella's step-sisters mock her aspirations to attend the festival due to her dirty appearance from housework.
The step-mother sets an impossible task for Cinderella to attend the festival: picking lentils from ashes.
Cinderella's wish is granted as birds help her complete the task, showcasing the magic of the hazel tree.
Despite Cinderella's efforts, her step-mother still prevents her from attending the festival.
Cinderella receives a beautiful gold and silver dress from the hazel tree, allowing her to attend the festival.
At the festival, Cinderella captivates the prince with her charm, and they share a dance.
Cinderella flees from the prince at the end of the first festival night, creating a sense of mystery.
Cinderella receives a second dress from the hazel tree, continuing her magical appearances at the festival.
The prince is enchanted by Cinderella, dancing only with her during the second night of the festival.
Cinderella's flight from the prince at the end of the second night adds to the intrigue of her identity.
For the final day, Cinderella is granted another beautiful dress, maintaining the suspense of her true identity.
The prince's clever plan to cover the stairs with tar leads to Cinderella leaving behind a glass slipper.
The step-sisters' attempts to fit the shoe by mutilating their feet are both gruesome and unsuccessful.
Cinderella's perfect fit in the glass slipper reveals her as the mysterious woman the prince has been seeking.
The story concludes with Cinderella marrying the prince and her step-sisters facing a dire punishment.
Transcripts
This is a story about a girl whose father is wealthy and her mother is sick.
The mother dies and the girl visits her grave often.
The father remarries a woman who has two daughters, all of which treat the girl poorly.
They force the girl to cook and clean and even sleep near the fireplace and in the cinders,
which is why they call her Cinderella.
The father goes to a fair one day and, upon request, brings back Cinderella a hazel twig,
which she plants at her motherâs grave.
The hazel tree grows and produces birds that grant Cinderella wishes.
Meanwhile, the king holds a three day festival so that the kingâs son, the prince, can
select a bride from among all of the young girls of the land.
The two step-daughters prepare for the festival and laugh at the notion that Cinderella would
even think about going since she is so dirty from the housework.
The step-mother says that Cinderella can attend the festival if she can pick lentils from
a pile of ashes.
Cinderella calls on the birds to help her and they succeed.
However, the step-mother rejects Cinderellaâs act and they attend the festival without her.
Cinderella makes a wish at her hazel tree and birds bring her a beautiful gold and silver
dress.
She attends the festival and the Prince enjoys her company by only dancing with her.
However, at the end of the evening, Cinderella runs away from the Prince.
The next night, Cinderella asks the hazel tree for another dress and, again, birds appear
with another beautiful dress.
After a night of dancing with the Prince, Cinderella runs away from the Prince again.
On the third day, Cinderella asks the hazel tree for another dress and, again, birds arrive
with a beautiful dress.
The Prince and Cinderella dance again, but at the end of the night, Cinderella, again,
runs away.
However, the Prince covers the stairs with tar and one of Cinderellaâs shoes gets stuck.
The Prince, now with one shoe, searches for the woman whose foot fits.
The first step-daughter fits the shoe after cutting off her toe and the Prince takes her
away.
However, the Prince realizes that the shoe doesnât really fit and returns to the home.
The second step-daughter fits the shoe after cutting off part of her heel and the Prince
takes her away.
But again, he returns after seeing that the shoe doesnât really fit.
When Cinderella tries the shoe, it fits and they decide to get married.
In the end, the Prince and Cinderella get married and the two step-daughters have their
eyes plucked out by birds.
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