num_pages: 29
description:  Within four days the date-tree had grown as tall as a woman and out of it came a Fairy who said to Zezolla What do you wish for? Before Perrault and the Brothers Grimm Basile penned the first modern literary version of the Cinderella fairytale. It is the story of Zezolla the daughter of an Italian Prince who is betrayed by her governess and forced to live the life of a servantthat is until the King announces a feast. With assistance from a date-tree given to her by the Fairies of Sardinia Zezolla is able to attend the feast and her life is forever changed.In addition this book contains The She-Beara close variant of The Cat Cinderella also from Giambattista Basiles The Pentameronefor an English readership to enjoy.[Folklore Type: ATU-510: Cinderella and Catskin  A  B (Persecuted Heroine  Unnatural Love)]
language: English
title: Zezolla, The Cat Cinderella: An Italian Fairytale
publisher: Blackdown Publications