Show ClUde rellas real iteal name there it is no fairy tale that is 13 better known or more loved by young readers than the story of the little cinder Nv wench ench who was vas so ill treated tree cited by her h or cruel C r rue I 1 sisters s sis t c r s had biad such a delightful godmother I 1 m ecith e with v i t 1 1 a magic wand and andaas was so lucky aa 15 to lose her pretty glass slipper only to I 1 gain a prince and become a plin princess cess thereby looking over an all old book boo wo we camo came upon an anecdote allec doto that is said to have been the kofl origin in of tin this s favorite little tale Cinde rellas real name it seems was 1 rhodopi Rho 1 and she was a beautiful i 1 egyptian maiden who lived beautiful yea years fil rs before the birth of christ and during fi alic e reign of one of tile the twelve kings of egypt one day rhodope ventured to go in bathing bat liing in a clear stream near her home and meanwhile left her shoes which must have been unusually Y small lying on the bank an ali eagle pa passing sing above chanced to catch catali sight r of the little sandals and mistaking them for a toothsome tidbit pounced down and carr carried aed olf off one in his beak the bird then unwittingly played the part of the fairy godmother for flying directly over memphis whore where king was dispensing justice it let the shoo shoe fall fail right into the kings lap its size beauty and and daintiness immediately attracted the royal eye and the king determined on oil knowing the wearer of so cunning 0 a shoo sent throughout all his kingdom in search of the foot that would wo U id fit it As in ill the story of cinderella the messenger finally discovered rhodope Ebo dope fitted on the shoe and carried lier her in triumph ti to memphis where she became the queen of king and the foundation of tile the fairy tale that was ira S to delight boys and girls 2400 years later Arneri american cai agriculturist |