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Christel Tsilibaris tells a story that she found in a textbook used in the first two years of primary school 180 in Greece. It comes from the culture of the Greeks, who for a long time - until the twenties of the last century - lived in Asia Minor, and had to move back to Crete. The story goes that really think of Cinderella. 180 Christel wonders whether the Greek story of Cinderella has affected. Or is it the other way around?
There was once a king and a queen a very beautiful 180 and sweet daughter had. They were a happy family. But the happiness did not last, because the queen became ill and died. The king could not remain without a queen. He also found that his daughter needed a new mother, so he remarried. Thus came a new queen. Like the king, she had been married once before. Her husband was deceased. From this first marriage she brought a daughter. 180
At first all went well. But after a while it appeared that the new queen was not as sweet as they occurred. Had first And her daughter was already out. They were both very jealous. Especially the daughter of the king, their stepdaughter and stepsister. That they wanted to throw preferably from the palace.
One day, the queen called the daughter 180 of the king himself. She said to her: "Somewhere in the forest lives an old woman. I want you to go looking for her. You have to ask her for a pan. We need to eat. "
The daughter of the king knew that a trip through the forest many dangers entailed. 180 But they did not disobey against 180 the queen, who was also her new mother. She made a sign of the cross and went away.
Along the way, they came to a jasmine tree. The tree spoke to her and asked, "sweet 180 girl, can you please give me a bucket 180 of water, because it is very hot and I'm such a terrible thirst." The girl said: "I will give you three buckets of water." And so they did. The tree thanked 180 her and said, "The flowers that I wear, smell nice. I wish that you will smell like the flowers that I wear. "Equally delicious
The girl walked on. Moments later, she came to a pomegranate 180 tree. The tree spoke to her and asked, "sweet girl, can you please give me a bucket of water, because it is very hot and I'm such a terrible thirst." The girl said: "I will give you three buckets of water." And so they did. The tree thanked her and said, "The pomegranates that I wear, are nice and red. I wish that your cheeks will be if the pomegranates that I wear. "As beautiful 180 and red
The girl walked on. Moments 180 later, she came to a carob tree. The tree spoke to her and asked, "sweet girl, can you please give me a bucket of water, because 180 it is very hot and I'm such a terrible thirst." The girl said: "I will give you three buckets of water." And so they did. The tree thanked her and said, "The fruits that I wear, are nice and black. 180 I wish that your eyes will be like the fruit that I wear. "As beautiful and black
The girl went to work. She made the whole house cleaned and made ready to eat. The old woman was very pleased. 180 "Come with me," she said. "Then I will reward you for the work you have done for me."
It was a long trip and it was very hot. The girl was very thirsty. She found a small lake. She bent over to there to drink. But when she did, she slid away into the water. She could just grab the bushes along the edge of the water, but lost one of her golden shoes. The shoe sank into the water. Doing nothing, she thought. 180 With a shoe she walked on.
When the girl came home, her stepmother 180 and stepsister saw that she was covered. From head to toe with gold There they were, of course, immediately very jealous. They wanted the stepsister would be too. Completely covered with gold
"I have a plan," the queen said to her daughter. "We first make the food ready. Then you can pan back to the old woman, and thank her for her help. She will surely also cover from head to toe with gold. "
So it happened. The daughter of the queen went with the pan on the way to the old woman. Along the way, they came to the jasmine tree. The tree asked her for water, for he had a terrible thirst. "No," said the girl, "that I do not, for I am your servant, do not." - "As you wish," said the tree. "Now my fruit still beautiful. But if I do not get water, they are ugly. I wish you that you will be. "Very ugly
The girl continued. She came to the pomegranate tree. The tree asked her for water, for he had a terrible thirst. "No," said the girl, "that I do not, for I am your servant, do not." - "As you wish," said the tree. "Now my pomegranates still red. But if I do not get water, they turn yellow. I wish you that you will be. "Very yellow
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