AfterIreadthesetwodifferentversionsofCinderella,Ifoundtherearemanysimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthem.First,Iwillgooverthecommonthingsthatthesetwobookshave.Theybothhaveverysimilarcharacteristics.Forexample,Cinderellaisalwaysaverybeautifulandnicegirl.Shehastodoallthehardanddirtyworkunderthedisciplineofbadcharacters.Badcharactersarecommonlyinvolvedinthesestories.Forexample,Yeh-Shenhadawickedstepmother,whopromotedherownchild,butwasverymeantoher.Rhodopis,aGreekslavegirllivinginEgypt,hadhercompanionservantswhomadefunofherappearanceandkeptdistancefromher.Second,theyhavebothhaveasimilarplotandtheme.Bothstorieshaveagoodendingtowardtheirdestiny.InbothversionsofCinderella,theyfinallygetgreatrewardsandmarrytotheroyalties.Third,therearealwayssomebelongingsbeingtakenawayfromCinderella.Elegantdresses,shoes,androse-redslippersoftenplayimportantrolesinthesestories.Forexample,intheChineseversionofCinderella,Yeh-shenlostthegoldshoesinahugeparade.Thekinggottheshoesandfoundalongwaytofindtherightpersonwhocouldfitinit.Fourth,theyareallattributedtothesupernaturaloranimals.IntheChineseversionofCinderella,Yeh-ShenwashelpedbytheFishspirit,andRhodopiswashelpedbythefalcon.Fifth,themostbutnottheleast,theyarebothillustratedbybeautifulcolorsandtexturestodescribethestoryofCinderella.ThisisespeciallytrueinthestoryoftheEgyptianCinderella,whichpresentsgreatdetailsoflifeinancientEgypt.Certainly,therearealsosomedifferencesbetweenthesetwobooks.TheEgyptianCinderellawasbasedonatruestoryofancientEgypttosomeextent.Thisisunlikeotherfairytales,whichusealotofimagination.InthehistoryofancientEgypt,RhodopisdidmarrytotheKingPharaohAmasis.Furthermore,thereisnopunishmenttobadcharactersintheEgyptianversionofCinderella.

　　IliketheChineseversionofCinderellabetterbecauseitoriginatedfromChina.Ihaveheardthistypeofstoryalongtimeago.IthassomesortoftraditionalChineseculturevaluesandelementsinsidethestoryaswell.Inaddition,itwasillustratedbyEd.YoungwhomIhaveverystrongrespectfor.Toconclude,nomatterwhethertheyarewesternoreasternversionsofCinderella,theyalltellthegreatfairytalesthatwelike.OnethingIhavelearnedfromthesefairytalesisthatweneedtobeoptimisticwhenweencounterproblemsinourlife.Thefinaloutcomewillturnoutgreatifwetryveryhardtowardsourgoalsandmakeithappen.