characters

=Characters: What is it? = Characters are the people or other creatures who are in a story.

Most stories have a few **main characters**, who the story is mostly about.

**Supporting characters** are other characters in a story who are not in the story as much.

Readers learn about characters by: -their dialogue (things they say) -their actions (things they do) -other character's dialogue and behaviors toward that character



=Characters of Cinderella- = Different versions of Cinderella have different characters but these are the characters that most American children know.

Cinderella- Sweet young girl who always does as she is told but is mistreated by her step-mother
 * Main Characters: **

Cinderella's Step-mother- Cruel woman who married Cinderella's father before his death and is now Cinderella's gaurdian

Fairy Godmother- A fairy who comes to help Cinderella get her wish
 * Supporting Characters: **

Prince-The handsome young man who every girl in Cinderella's town wants to marry

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Step-Sisters- Daughters of the evil step-mother who are also cruel to Cinderella

__**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">Read another version of Cinderella avaliable in the library. Tell us the main Characters from that fairy tale. Click on the discussion tab to tell us your answer. **__

Below is a list of some of the other versions in our school library : China: Louie, Ai-Ling. //Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China//. Illus. by Ed Young.

Egypt: Climo, Shirley. //The Egyptian Cinderella//. Illus. by Ruth Heller.

France: Perrault, Charles. //Cinderella//. Illus. by Loek Koopmans.

India: Babeaux Brucker, Meredith. //Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India//. Illus. by Lila Mehta.

Indonesia: Sierra, Judy. //The Gift of the Crocodile: A Cinderella Story//. Illus. by Reynold Ruffins.

Ireland: Climo, Shirley. //The Irish Cinderlad//. Illus. by Loretta Krupinski.

Jewish: Silverman, Erica. //Raisel’s Riddle//. Illus. by Susan Gaber.

Jewish: Jaffe, Nina. //The Way Meat Loves Salt: A Cinderella Tale from the Jewish Tradition//. Illus. by Louise August.

Mexico: Domitila: //A Cinderella Tale from the Mexican Tradition//. Adapted by Jewell Reinhart Coburn. Illus. by Connie McLennan.

Middle East: Hickox, Rebecca. //The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella Story//. Illus. by Will Hillenbrand.

Native American: Martin, Rafe. //The Rough-Face Girl//. Illus. by David Shannon.

United States: Ketteman, Helen. //Bubba the Cowboy Prince: A Fractured Texas Tale//. Illus. by James Warhola.

West Africa: Onyefulu, Obi. Chinye: //A West African Folk Tale//. Illus. by Evie Safarewicz.

Zimbabwe: Steptoe, John. //Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters.//