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Cinderella Tales
5th Grade, Research and Inquiry Activities
1. Connect to this link: http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/cinderella/other.html#WICKED.
2. Click on The Wicked Stepmother. Read the Indian version of the Cinderella tale. Write a summary of the events in the tale.
3. Go back to the first page and scroll up to the heading Cinderella (Italian). Click on the hyperlink to read this version. Write a summary of the story events.
4. Compare and contrast the two tales. Tell how they are alike and how they are different.
5. Write a paragraph explaining which tale you prefer and why.
To read more Cinderella tales, go to http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0510a.html.
2. Click on The Wicked Stepmother. Read the Indian version of the Cinderella tale. Write a summary of the events in the tale.
3. Go back to the first page and scroll up to the heading Cinderella (Italian). Click on the hyperlink to read this version. Write a summary of the story events.
4. Compare and contrast the two tales. Tell how they are alike and how they are different.
5. Write a paragraph explaining which tale you prefer and why.
To read more Cinderella tales, go to http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/type0510a.html.