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This is the Conversation Forum for Chinese Foot Binding << amazing post Excellent article! >> Subject: Cinderella Posted Oct 22, 2003 by 2 of 3   Posting 1 I read somewhere once that the story of cinderella is based on an old oriental story that was used to promote foot binding. Note that in Cinderella, the Prince found Cinderella cause of her tiny feet - the only ones in the village that could fit the little glass slipper. So in fact the story was saying small feet make you attractive! 2/3 Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Cinderella Posted Oct 27, 2003 by Farlander This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 that's interesting... one of the legends say that cinderella's origins were european, and that her shoes were originally made of hide. maybe somewhere somehow it got mixed up with chinese legends, and became what it is today. the evolution of memes... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Cinderella Posted May 15, 2006 by iPad This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 Well theres four possible explainations, one that Cinderella was based on a ancient Chinese story. As it contains concepts such as fairies and magic these are all very common in north europian folklore so may be taken from elements of our ancient stories. Alternatively according to one concept in media studies there is only actually ten different stories and each story only has a few basic variations once cultural significance is taken out of it. Or it was entirely made up by the named author. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Cinderella Posted Feb 10, 2007 by LuckyLucyJo This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 Yeah, I'm pretty sure our Cinderella, as we know it, was French, but probably Oriental at its roots. I think I've even heard a Japanese version of it, and I know I've heard the Chinese one. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Cinderella Posted Jun 13, 2008 by Malabarista - live a little! The night is young, and we have umbrellas in our drinks. This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 Well, in the medieval French version, the slipper is indeed made of hide - with the fur still on it. And the prince goes around trying every maiden's "fur slipper" until he finds the one that fits best - that's symbolism all its own! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Cinderella Posted Aug 17, 2009 by stellaramberchris This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 6 Hi, just one more thing, the french for fur is "fourrure" which in the old verbal tradition over the years became corrupted into "verre" - glass, much more glam than furry slippers if not as comfy! Conversation list Conversation list

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