"Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a folk tale about oppression and triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The protagonist is a young woman living in forsaken circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune, with her ascension to the throne via marriage. The story of Rhodopis, recounted by the Greek geographer Strabo sometime between around 7 BC and AD 23, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt, is usually considered to be the earliest known variant of the Cinderella story. Amazon & The Book Depository have copies of the book if you'd like to own a copy. If you haven't already, please follow the show on Instagram for updates. https://www.instagram.com/stwdpodcast/ -- "Our Story Begins" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under     Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License     http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/