灰姑娘的英文是怎样的?
灰姑娘的英文故事简短版如下:
Cinderella was a lovely girl.Her old mother died.Her father married a wife,and the stepmother has brought two elder sisters.
She does a lot of housework everyday.So the girl's clothes were very dirty.Everybody called her Cinderella.
The prince gave all the females an invitation,asked them to come in the palace to join the dance party.But Cinderella’s stepmother didn’t let her go.
The day of the party arrived.Cinderella met a fairy godmother.She gave Cinderella a coach,two shoots,two horses and a beautiful dress.But magic will stop working at midnight.
Cinderella arrived at the palace and walked into the dance hall.The Prince saw her.He danced only with Cinderella,and he fell in love with her.
A clock chiming reminded Cinderella of her fairy godmother's warning.She ran out of the palace.The Prince only found Cinderella’s one glass shoot.
The next morning,The Prince proclaimed:Whoever the shoot fits,shall be wife to him.
He arrived at the stepmother's house.And Cinderella’s sisters can’t fit the shoot.But she can.Then Cinderella took the other shoot from her pocket and put it on.
Finally,the Prince and Cinderella were married.They lived happily ever after.
起源:
古斯塔夫·多尔的插图灰姑娘的形象可以上溯到很早的时期。希腊历史学家斯特拉波曾在公元前1世纪记叙了一位嫁到埃及的希腊少女洛多庇斯的故事,这被认为是《灰姑娘》故事的最早版本。洛多庇斯当时正在溪水边洗衣服,突然一只鹰飞过将她的鞋子攫去并让鞋子掉在了身在孟斐斯城的法老的脚下。
法老随后要求国内所有的女子试穿这只鞋子,看看是否合脚,最后找到了洛多庇斯。法老爱上了洛多庇斯并娶她为妻。这个故事后来也见于克劳狄俄斯·埃利安的《史林杂俎》中。