Saturday, January 8, 2011

Children's Story - Cinderella

One of my all time favourite children's story is Cinderella. I told this story to the class on Thursday. Some of the reasons why i choose this story is because firstly this was the story that i was exposed to a lot of times during my childhood days. Secondly, this story is filled with fantasy that made me enjoyed it even more. The happy ending in this story always made me feel happy and gave a hope that whatever that goes around comes around.
One of the elements in this story that i think that makes the story interesting is the characters in this story. The character of Cinderella in this story has caught my attention the most. She is a very kind, sweet hardworking girl and also very beautiful. I liked her good behaviour. She's not rude nor disrespectful. Besides the plot of the story is also good. At the beginning she was treated badly by the stepmother and stepsisters but at the end the three of them realize their mistakes and Cinderella was happily married to her prince charming. The other element which i like in this story is the setting of place in this story. The house where Cinderella and her stepsisters stays in, the castle where Cinderella goes for a ballroom dance with the prince. Evrything is just so mesmerizing.
The characters are portrayed very well in this story. Cinderella is portrayed as a hardworking and kind person. She helps with all the housework but not her lazy and cruel stepsisters. I admire the character of the fairy godmother who helps Cinderella to go for the ballroom dance with her magical wand. The plot of this story starts with the introduction of the major characters in this story and the way Cinderella is treated by her stepmother and stepsisters. She does all the washing and cleaning in the house. The climax is when she leaves her glass slippers on the stairs and evrything turns back to normal. The resolution of this story is when the prince tries to find out whose are those glass slippers and eventually gets married to Cinderella.
This story is suitable for children because it has a happy ending which will not make the children sad when they finish reading or listening to the story.

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