While on cow duty he meets a scary and angry looking bull and offers him friendship, “ We could be cousins, you and I, for we look to be patched together from the same odds and ends.
The stepfamily finds the boy occupation that keeps him out of their sight from sunup to sundown herding father’s cows in the hills. His dad, a traveling peddler, who sells needles and pins, brings home a new wife with three grownup daughters. Here the Irish lad by the name of Becan has a misfortune to be born with big feet and even bigger misfortune of losing his mom at thirteen. In these stories, there were heroic young men up against superior rivals, pretty maidens in distress, and always magical gifts that saved the day. This Irish version of the original Cinderella reminds me of the old traditional European fairy tales I read as a child. The Irish Cinderlad by Shirley Climo, illustrated by Loretta Krupinski You might end up being a wicked-stepmother, but it’s all in day’s work. Kids might also enjoy acting out their favorite version of Cinderella. Use our Venn Diagram to chart out the differences and similarities of the Cinderella stories. Who are the good characters? What makes them good? What do you like about fairy tales? What don’t you like? How does a boy Cinderella character different from a girl character? We selected ten for your consideration.Īs you read Cinderella stories with your kids, ask: Upon further investigation, we discovered a whole new treasure trove of Cinderella books: Cinderella as a skeleton, Cinderella as a hen, and Cinderella as a fashionista.
Apparently, we were not through with Cinderella. I didn’t think anything because we have not come across it yet. When I mentioned to our librarian my post Who needs another Cinderella Book, she asked what I thought of Cinderella as a boy version.