Rhodopis, Cenerentola, Cinderella and Kakari Haibara
By: Charz
Tags: Aesop, Aschenputtel, Brothers Grimm, Cendrillon, Charles Perrault, Cinderella, Classic folk tale, Herodotus, Kakari Haibara, Kibishii Moe, Little Red Riding Hood, Majolica Ru Fei, Naucratis, Ookami Ryoko, Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi, Otogi Bank, Rhodopis, Sappho, The Ant and the Grasshopper
Category: Funny, Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi
Akihiro Ōji (白馬 王子) is The Prince (Ōji)
….more exactly a Prince of Tennis
Kakari Haibara (かかり 灰原) is Cinderella (灰, はい : Ash)
“Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper” (French: Cendrillon, ou La petite Pantoufle de Verre) is a classic folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward.
The still-popular story of Cinderella continues to influence popular culture internationally, lending plot elements, allusions, and tropes to a wide variety of media.
The Cinderella theme may well have originated in classical antiquity. The Greek historian Strabo (Geographica Book 17, 1.33) recorded in the 1st century BC the tale of the Greco-Egyptian girl Rhodopis, “rosy-cheeked”, who lived in the Greek colony of Naucratis in Ancient Egypt. It is often considered the oldest known version of the story:
Herodotus, some five centuries before Strabo, supplied further information about Rhodopis in his Histories, writing that Rhodopis came from Thrace, and was the slave of Iadmon of Samos, and a fellow-slave of Aesop. She was taken to Egypt in the time of Pharaoh Amasis, and freed there for a large sum by Charaxus of Mytilene, brother of Sappho the lyric poet.
Aesop (ca. 620-564 BC), known for the genre of fables ascribed to him (see Aesop’s Fables), was by tradition born a slave (δούλος) and was a contemporary of Croesus and Solon in the mid-sixth century BC in ancient Greece.
Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi
A love comedy parodying fairy tales such as “Little Red Riding Hood,” “The Ant and the Grasshopper,” etc.
The Fairy godmother (Majolica Ru Fei, The Mad Scientist)
As the sisters swept away to the ball, Cinderella cried in despair. Her Fairy Godmother magically appeared and vowed to assist Cinderella in attending the ball.
The Rat and The Pumpkin
She turned a pumpkin into a coach, mice into horses, a rat into a coachman, and lizards into footmen. She then turned Cinderella’s rags into a beautiful gown, complete with a delicate pair of glass slippers.
Return before five o’clock
The Godmother told her to enjoy the ball, but return before midnight for the spells would be broken.
The Prince and Cinderella dancing at the ball
At the ball, the entire court was entranced by Cinderella, especially the Prince, who never left her side.
The missing glass slipper…well, sort of
When another ball was held the next evening, Cinderella again attended with her Godmother’s help. The Prince became even more entranced. However, this evening she lost track of time and left only at the final stroke of midnight, losing one of her glass slippers on the steps of the palace in her haste.
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