my friend asked me if i could make a bunch of sketches to different Cinderella stories from around the world. so i took a crack at it.
first up: Egypt. which is the story of Rhodopis.
the story of Rhodopis involves dancing, 3 houseservant women who think they're better than the Greek imported slave, a hippo, monkey, and birds, a shoe stealing hawk, and of course, the pharaoh. it was interesting.Next: Ireland.
in Ireland, it's not a girl. it's a boy named Becan, who has huge feet as opposed to Cinderella and her tiny feet. his stepmom and her three daughters are all huge jerks and threaten to kill his friend the magical speckled bull, so he runs off with the bull. the bull dies in a fight with another bull, and Becan is told to take his tail (it will help him!). at some point he fights a giant and takes his shoes. and then he goes and saves a princess from a dragon, but runs off when it's over, leaving behind one enormous boot. and the story's familiar from there on out.and then there's China.
in China her name is Yeh-Hsien, and her story involves a magical fish that she caught and raised until it was over 10 feet long. her father's 2nd mother tricks her into leaving and kills the fish. but the bones grant Yeh-Hsien's any wish, so she gets pretty clothes to go to a festival. her 2nd mother spots her, so she runs and leaves behind a shoe. the shoe is found and gets sold to the emperor, who goes looking for the girl who fits it.there's also a Filipino version and an African version that i was gonna sketch stuff for, but i pretty much passed out last night. so. that's all i've got. :P
