Cinderella-
- Classic Version- Brothers Grimm Version, Lin-Lan, Yeh-Hsien, Story of the Black Cow
- In the classic versions the stepmother is the villain, Cinderella is a passive character, absent or dead fathers, fairy Godmother has something to do with ending
- Catskin Versions- Donkeyskin, Catskin, Princess in the Leather Suit
- In the Catskin versions the father wants to marry the daughter, Cinderella takes an active role in her future, mother is dead, forced to leave home
Little Red Riding Hood-
- The Story of Grandmother- very gruesome, LRRH gets no real instructions from mother, she saves herself
- Perrault Version- Has a moral, still no instructions from mother
- Red Cap, Brothers Grimm- LRRH and Grandmother are saved by a hunter, similiar to the stories we know today, has a "second story" that tells what happens to the good girl
- James Thurber Version- Very different from the usual, both LRRH and wolf know the story, "Not so easy to fool little girls as it used to be"
- Goldflower and the Bear- Little brother represents the masculine figure, Goldflower knows what is happening the whole time, very clever, saves the day
- Roald Dahl Version- My favorite!, LRRH shoots wolf and gets the skin, in a later story the little pigs have to call "Miss Hood" to get help, then she kills the pig also
- Jealousy and envy are the basis for most versions of this story
- Anne Sexton Version- Not written for children, story implies that Snow White will someday be just like her stepmother, looking in mirror.
- The Young Slave- an early version, uncle saves Snow White from horrible aunt, put to sleep with a poison comb
- Brothers Grimm Version- Very similiar to Disney's version, real mother is introduced in the beginning and step mother dies at the end, involves mirror, poison apple, prince, etc.
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