At this moment, a fairy appeared, helping her to turn into a noble girl, a mouse into a groom, a pumpkin into a carriage, and a beautiful suit and a pair of crystal (glass) shoes for Cinderella to wear. Cinderella was very happy and hurried to the palace to attend the dance. Before she left, the fairy reminded her not to stay until midnight, after which the magic would be lifted automatically. Cinderella agreed, and she attended the dance. As soon as the prince saw her, he was fascinated by her and immediately invited her to dance.
The happy time passed quickly, and it was almost midnight. Cinderella had to leave at once, leaving a glass slipper in a hurry. The prince was very sad, so he sent a minister to travel all over the country to find a girl who could wear this glass slipper. Despite the efforts of her stepmother and sister, the priest succeeded in finding Cinderella. The prince was very happy, so he proposed to Cinderella, and Cinderella agreed. They lived happily ever after.
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The origin of the name
Cinderella is the French name of Cinderella, but it is actually not the real name of the character, but a nickname. The word Cinderella is a combination of French words cendre and souillon. "cendre" constitutes the first part of Cinderella, which means "ashes" in French, hence its name, because Cinderella is always dirty when she lies on charcoal ashes after work.
Souillon means "bitch", which is the disparaging name of two sisters for Cinderella. Cinderella also has a nickname, Cucendron(cu means cul, and Chinese means "ass"; Cendre, which means "ash" as mentioned above, was also taken by her tacky sister. As for Cinderella's real name, we don't know.
Cinderella's two nicknames come from the word "cendre", which has always symbolized humiliation and repentance: the Bible, Odyssey and church elders have used it.
Cinderella's shoes
The description of Cinderella's last pair of shoes is different in each edition. In the Brothers Grimm version, shoes are made of gold; In Charles perrot's version, Cinderella wears glass shoes.
There is some controversy about the statement of glass shoes. According to several versions, Cinderella's shoes are actually not verre (glass) but vair (squirrel hair), but the pronunciation of these two words is exactly the same.
In 1697, Charles perrot's version mentioned "la pantoufle de verre", which seems reasonable, because in the old customs of Scotland, Catalonia and Ireland, glass or crystal shoes are often made. Honoré de Balzac and Emile Littre once suggested using squirrel fur instead of glass fiber, but they were not unanimously recognized, because no one ever used squirrel fur to make shoes.
Besides, it is not appropriate to wear squirrel fur shoes to the dance. In the17th century, in the era of Charles perrot, glass was a rare and precious substance for ordinary people. And if you want to wear glass shoes, the size of the shoes must be exactly the same as the feet, which is more obvious. Therefore, it is more reasonable to choose "glass shoes" than "squirrel shoes".
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Baidu encyclopedia-Cinderella