Review Short Story “Cinderella”
Tittle: Cinderella
by: Suzie Chuang
The Cinderella story tells about a girl named Cinderella, she lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters, they treated Cinderella very badly. Not far from the house there was a palace which was going to hold a big party and Cinderella, her stepmother and her two stepsisters were also invited to the party. but her stepmother did not allow Cinderella to come to the party, she felt very sad. In the midst of her sadness, a good fairy appeared who wanted to help Cinderella take part in the dance party at the palace by changing Cinderella's clothes into a beautiful dress and also changing her footwear into beautiful glass shoes. and the fairy godmother said that Cinderella had to go home at midnight because the magic only lasted until midnight.
Cinderella looked so beautiful in her dress and glass slippers that even the royal princes began to fall in love with her. when it was midnight he immediately went home in such a hurry that one of the glass slippers was left in the palace but he ignored it. At the palace the prince thought about Cinderella and he found a glass slipper and he was determined to find out who the owner of the glass slipper was and would marry the owner of the glass slipper.
The next day the prince went to all the houses in his area to find out who owned them, and arrived at Cinderella's house. When the two stepsisters tried on the shoe, it turned out that it didn't fit their feet, then Cinderella came to try on the glass slipper and the shoe fit Cinderella's foot and the prince was sure that the owner of the glass slipper was Cinderella. then they got married and lived happily
Pros of the “Cinderella” tale:
1. Moral lesson: you must always be patient in facing life, like Cinderella, who was always patient with her stepmother and two stepsisters who were always mean to her, then she was married by a prince who really loved her. That's patience will get beautiful results
2. Interesting plot: tells a story with a very tense plot and also contains romance
3. Memorable characters: Cinderella, prince, fairy godmother, stepmother and stepsisters
Cons of the “Cinderella” tale
• This story is fictional and does not exist in the real world