Worldwide there are around 700 versions of Cinderella,one of the earliest dating to the first century BCE,though every time I hear Cinderella story I always think of Bill Murray in "Caddyshack".The rendition most of us are familiar with is thought to be political in nature as is often the case with fairy tales and fables. The glass slippers in particular were most likely a dig at Louis XIV and his lavish fashion choices and buildings like the Versailles and the hall of mirrors. The slippers also could have been a nod to France getting their own glassworks and no longer depending on other means to satisfy the lavish lifestyles of the royals. Seriously though glass slippers? who would ever wear them even if your trusted fairy godmother handed them to you?
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