http://www.surlalunefairytales.com/cinderella/index.html
Well, since I took German fairy tales last semester, I have read many versions of alot of fairy tales, some of which I had never heard of before. So, after reading so many, I decided to chose my favorite one to reread again. The one I chose to write on is Cinderella. I thought the Charles Perrault version of this was very different from the Disney one I had grown up knowing. I thought it was funny the way he said things. For example, it says “She empoyed her in the meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and scrubbed madam’s chamber, and those of misses, her daughters…” (Perrault). Cinderella, as the only child of her father, is forced to do the work around the house that would normally be left for the maid. Also, in this version, the godmother, sends Cinderella to get seven lizards. In the Disney version, however, the fairy godmother brings the mice to her with the flick of her wand. In addition, the finer things which the girls have are made out of velvet, gold, silver, and jewels. I thought that the different things in the story were very interesting. I couldn’t find it online, but in the Brothers Grimm version, the two step sisters were walking home from the ball when two birds came and plucked out their eyes. Until I took that class, I had never read anything like that before and I thought it was very interesting, and funny.
What a cool class! Thinking about humor, where — if anywhere — have you encountered humor in Carter’s stories? Experiencing humor in a text is usually different for every reader, but has anything made you laugh? Has anything seemed intentionally funny?