Monthly Archives: October 2023

Can you identify the fairy tale references in this poem by Anne Caston: Prelude  by Anne Caston Every tree is one tree. That tree grows in every forest, that forest always dark and deep, always lying precisely at the edge … Continue reading →

The story I selected that features familiar parallels with the Cinderella fairy tale is “The Rough-Face Girl”, which takes place in an Algonquin setting. The protagonist was selected to take care of a fire for years upon years, inflicting a … Continue reading →

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REv5iCESpyg This commercial ad for Aldi in “Cendrillon” (French for Cinderella) shows a guy looking for the shoe owner of the woman he saw at a club in the modern world, sharing photos of the shoe online but also the … Continue reading →