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A little quiz
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Since there is no prohibition on "original research" here, I just might take a crack it this. (Someone, please twist my arm! ;-)
 
Since there is no prohibition on "original research" here, I just might take a crack it this. (Someone, please twist my arm! ;-)
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== A little quiz ==
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According to the Grimm Brothers in "Children's and Household Tales," in the 1884 translation by Margaret Hunt:
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In the story of Cinderella, the oldest daughter tries on the slipper.
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What reveals her as an imposter?
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:a) She can't get the slipper on.
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:b) The slipper breaks when she squeezes her oversided foot into it.
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:c) She is unable to suppress a cry of pain after she forces it on.
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:d) She cuts off her toe so the slipper will fit, and telltale blood trickles out of it.
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Cinderella's slippers are of what kind?
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:a) Silk
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:b) Gossamer
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:c) Glass
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:d) Golden
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What happens to the oldest sister at Cinderella's wedding?
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:a) A pigeon pecks out one of her eyes.
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:b) She marries the prince's brother.
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:c) The guests laugh at her missing toe.
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:d) A pigeon pecks out one of her eyes as they enter the church, then as they leave the church the pigeons come back and peck  out her other eye.
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For answers, see: [http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~wbarker/fairies/grimm/021.html Cinderella] [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 15:25, 21 April 2007 (EDT)
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