DEVELOPING LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

Developing Learning in Early Childhood



Compare Cinderella fairy tale and Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale

Introduction

Great children's literary work, especially fairy tales, can be found in many different styles and forms. Only a few people realize that these tales have been passed on year after year, century after century. The tales change and form similar but new ones as the year passes by. Each century opens a new door to interpretation, style, presentation, appearance, and meaning. The story of a young cinder girl, name Cinderella, has been a classic fairy tale for several centuries. It is a tale that can be compared and contrasted to other works based on the tale. Through research, analysis and common knowledge, it is possible to find similarities and differences between the different publications of Cinderella. From the 18th century to the 20th century, different varieties of Cinderella stories can be compared and contrasted to each other through illustration, presentation, appearance, meaning and style.

Cinderella and Rumpelstiltskin

The first story that appears in the primer is Cinderella, or as the primer has published Cinderilla or the Little Glass Slipper which spelled "Cinderella" differently. The story's appearance and presentation doesn't have and illustrations or extraordinary fonts. Instead the presentation is of a reflective and educating nature. It is a rather a prolonged story for children, but the content of the story is very descriptive and thorough of the events that take place. Because the presentation and the appearance of the story are of an educated nature, the detailed descriptions of the actions give the Cinderella story a special meaning. The significant meaning of the story is that good things happen to those who wait and believe in miracles. Even though the meaning appears to be out there, it is still realistic and teaches a lesson that is often taught to children when in school. Besides the meaning of the story, the events that take place in the story and how they are portrayed share a comparable relationship.

The situations in the story are complicated to describe, but the story does a decent job in explaining and giving a description of how the events turn out. Even though the actions do not clearly illustrate every single element in the story, the description that is given helps the reader create an image of what is going on in the story. The story of Cinderella is one of the most common stories many people have heard before. There are many different ways to tell stories, but this particular story is close to the popularized version of Cinderella that most everyone is familiar with. The primer's version of Cinderella combines meaning, presentation, style and appearance in an educative atmosphere. The intentions and significance of the story of Cinderella is to teach children how to read and appreciate literary works.

The second presentation of Cinderella dates back to the beginning of the 19th century. The 1800 version of Cinderella or The Little Glass Slipper can be compared and contrasted to the version of ...