The Egyptian Cinderella
Poor Rhodopis! She has nothing - no mother or father, and no friends. She is a slave, from the far-off country of Greece. Only the beautiful rose-red slippers her master gives her can make Rhodopis smile. So when a falcon swoops down and snatches one of the slippers away, Rhodipis is heartbroken....
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Poor Rhodopis! She has nothing - no mother or father, and no friends. She is a slave, from the far-off country of Greece. Only the beautiful rose-red slippers her master gives her can make Rhodopis smile. So when a falcon swoops down and snatches one of the slippers away, Rhodipis is heartbroken. For how is she to know that the slipper will land in the lap of the great Pharoah himself? And who would ever guess that the Pharoah has promised to find the slipper's owner and make her queen of all Egypt?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780064432795 (0064432793)
Publish date: February 28th 1992
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 32
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Childrens,
Cultural,
Fairy Tales,
Culture,
Picture Books,
Egypt,
Folklore,
African Literature,
Egyptian Literature,
Cinderella
The Egyptian Cinderella is actually a Greek baby stolen by pirates and sold into slavery in Egypt. Shoes are a gift from her master. Rhodopis doesn't go to the ball; a falcon takes her shoe and brings it to the Pharaoh. Author's note includes brief history of this version of the Cinderella tale.
Continuing on my Cinderella odyssey - I did not enjoy this quite as much as I enjoyed The Persian Cinderella by the same author - the story wasn't quite as interesting for me and the illustrations aren't even in the same ballpark. I would give this a 3.5, but I have to round up because I think it i...
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