An inventive twist on the classic tale publishers weekly. The egyptian cinderella shirley climo resources to support the teaching of the egyptian cinderella story by shirley climo. This really emphasizes how wonderful rhodopis, the egyptian cinderella, is. She is one of only two hetaerae mentioned by name in herodotus discussion of the profession the other is the somewhat later archidike. Editions of the egyptian cinderella by shirley climo. It is a book that has outstanding illustrations in bold and rich colors. The pharaoh picked up the shoe and said, this was no accident. Little does she know that the falcon will deliver her slipper to the great pharaoh himself, who will search egypt to find its owner. In this version of the cinderella story set in egypt in the sixth century b. Climo has woven this ancient tale, a mixture of fact and myth, with clarity. Ruth heller travelled to korea to do the research for this book. The egyptian cinderella ancient egypt book, teaching. Oct 19, 20 the egyptian cinderella is a really great way of introducing children to the ancient egyptian culture. The egyptian cinderella laurens world literature for.
Jan 20, 2015 the egyptian cinderella read aloud shirley climo vi le. Egyptian cinderella guided reading resources for ks2 year. The illustrations are incredibly beautiful and visually appealing. I also thought it would be fun to make horus in awe of rhodopis since he is the falconheaded god of the sky and everyone is usually in awe of him. Little does rhodopis know, but the falcon who has snatched one of her rosyred slippers will. The egyptian cinderella pimsleur arabic egyptian basic course level 1 lessons 110 cd.
Egyptian cinderella guided reading resources for ks2. The story is recognizable as a cinderella story but has some twists and turns that made it different due to a different culture. The egyptian cinderella, written by shrley climo, retells the classic cinderella story of an oppressed, humble greek slave girl named rhodopis who loses one of her rose red slippers only to have it returned by royalty seeking to marry whom the slipper fits. The story is arguable the oldest version of cinderella, dating back to ancient egypt and was a perfect story to use for a mixed year 3 and 4 class. We also compared the egyptian version of cinderella with the wellknown western version, originally written by charles perrault in 1697 and animated by walt disney in 1950. The egyptian cinderella is a 1989 childrens book written by shirley climo and illustrated by ruth heller. In the original story he drops the slipper but does not drop the nuts or deliver the invitation. The fact that rhodopis was a slave who was made into a queen of egypt is also a great classroom connection.
A retelling of an ancient egyptian version of cinderella features rhodopis, who is devastated when a falcon swoops down and steals one of her precious red slippers until the pharaoh uses it as a clue to find his bride. Rhodopis, unlike most greek maidens, is very blond and pink, and the three egyptian servant. Its a lengthy tale for a childrens book but very well done. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo kids book club. The egyptian cinderella is a wonderful story to read to a young child or outloud to a classroom. Rhodope, the egyptian origin of the story of cinderella. An egyptian tale rhodopis, an egyptian tale, is popularly labeled the earliest or first cinderella story. This egyptian spin on the classic cinderella tale was initially recorded in the first century by a roman historian and is retold here by folklorist shirley climo. The egyptian cinderella book and any of the other ones like this are a great source to have at hand. The egyptian cinderella is an alternative version of the popular fairy tale perfect for teaching stories from other cultures when covering ancient egypt within ks2. Learn to draw ariel, cinderella, belle, rapunzel, and all of your. Jun 03, 2009 a retelling of an ancient egyptian version of cinderella features rhodopis, who is devastated when a falcon swoops down and steals one of her precious red slippers until the pharaoh uses it as a clue to find his bride.
The modernday egyptian cinderella story, currently repeated with little variation online, is an example of how repetition becomes history in the digital age. The egyptian cinderella an egyptian tale one of the worlds oldest cinderella stories recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century b. The egyptian cinderella tells the story of cinderella, but with a girl named rhodopis who was kidnapped from greece and taken to egypt. As a tale of cinderella, it can also fit into a fairy tale unit. The egyptian cinderella does a superb job of introducing young and old readers alike to one of the first cinderella tales. They are able to relate to a version of cinderella that they are more familiar with and see how it is applied to the ancient egyptian culture. I think this is a great story to comparecontrast different cinderella stories but without doing more research on egyptian culture i am not sure it would be good to use as.
The origins of the fairytale figure may be traced back to the 6thcentury bc hetaera rhodopis. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo scholastic. Just then, a hawk dove from the sky, dropped a golden shoe in the pharaohs lap, and flew off. Isbn 069004822x plot summary in this ancient tale dating back to the amasis dynasty 570526 b. Rhodopis was born in greece, but had been kidnapped by pirates and sold into egyptian slavery. Buy egyptian cinderella by shirley climo from waterstones today. The egyptian cinderella story debunked ancient history. It is an liberally expanded retelling of the ancient greek fairy tale of rhodopis, which is the earliest known version of cinderella hence the title. Miss sofies story time kids books read aloud 346,967 views. The story shares so many great aspects of egyptian culture, including.
Ancient egyptian sandals made from vegetable fiber. It would be a great way to introduce egyptian history to an elementry class or a unit on fairy tales. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo librarything. A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations that makes a winner for story hours, as well as a useful resource for the study of cinderella through the ages. Because shes so different, the egyptian servant girls tease her and make her do all the work. The egyptian cinderella is a captivating retelling of the classic cinderella tale. The egyptian cinderella is written by shirley climo and illustrated by ruth heller. Once upon a time, a long time ago in ancient egypt, there lived a lovely slave girl named rhapdosis. Although she isnt the only person working for the man who kidnapped her, since shes shite, the other girls make her do all the work. Nov 12, 1989 the most disturbing features of this trite tale are the racist connotations, whether conscious or not. Long ago in the ancient land of egypt were the green water of the nile river flows into the blue water of the mediterranean sea lived a young maiden named rhodopis. Rhodopis, a greek slave in ancient egypt, is given a pair of rosered slippers by her kindly old master. The reader meets rhodopis, an orphaned slave from greece who lives tortured by the other slave girls for her unique beauty and kind heart, until her master gifts her beautiful slippers that end up in the hands of the. Mar 23, 2017 the modernday egyptian cinderella story, currently repeated with little variation online, is an example of how repetition becomes history in the digital age.
Debbie haren sherry climo the princess and the golden shoes egyptian cinderella father remarried and new queen was mean towards the princess rhodopis is the girls. I like the egyptian cinderella because it totally matched the story of the princess cinderella. Despite the change in setting and the famous glass slippers being substituted by leather ones with toes of rosered gold, your class will be familiar with this exotic version of cinderella. I enjoyed reading the authors note at the end and finding out that there really was a greek slave girl named, rhodopis, who married the pharaoh amasis, back in 570 b. Similar to the original, there was a greek slave girl named rhodopis who married the pharaoh amasis. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo, ruth heller. A stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations school library journal.
Compare and contrast different versions of cinderella by. Mar 31, 2017 the pharaoh of the story was one of the ptolemies. An ancient egyptian cinderella story the red slippers. The tale was first recorded by the greek historian strabo in the first century bcad and is generally considered to be loosely based upon a real person written about by. School library journal notable 1989 childrens trade books in social studies ncsscbc. Learn to speak and understand egyptian arabic with pimsleur language programs learn to draw disneys enchanted princesses. Sep 15, 1989 the egyptian cinderella is written by shirley climo and illustrated by ruth heller. Only the beautiful rosered slippers her master gives her can make rhodopis smile. The story of this woman, whose bones incomprehensibly ended up in the pyramid, is a faithful reproduction of the story of cinderella. This no prep book unit is based on shirley climos the egyptian cinderella and contains 43pages of interactive, cross curricular and engaging activities all standardsaligned. In this story, rhodopis, meaning rosycheeked in greek, is taken from her home and bought as a slave in egypt.
Prekk, 12 o rhodopis, a greek slave in ancient egypt, is given a pair of rosered slippers by her kindly old master. The red slippers, an ancient egyptian cinderella story. The servant girls were not nice to her and bossed her around. But when the gods see her kindness and gentleness in the face of adversity, a very different fate for her is soon set in motion. This books is colorful and gives the students a view of how an artist sees the characters in the book. The egyptian cinderella is a really great way of introducing children to the ancient egyptian culture. The egyptian cinderella shirley climo ks2 story books. This is a story about an egyptian slave named rhodopis. What i dont like is that the characters worship the gods and goddesses and it talks about it in the book a little bit. She has nothingno mother or father, and no friends.
She looks different than the other slaves and servants there because of her hair and rosyred face. Rhodopis, illustration by ruth heller for the egyptian cinderella. According to herodotus, rhodopis was a historical person, namely a thracian freedwoman of the 6th century b. The story of rhodopis, a greek slave girl in ancient egypt, is an interesting variant of the traditional cinderella legend.
The egyptian cinderella heritage learning kalispell, mt. Egyptian cinderella ancient egypt for kids, life in ancient. The egyptian cinderella this ancient egyptian version of cinderella is considered the oldest version of the story, recorded by the roman historian strabo in the first century bc. Rhodopis works with three other egyptian girls, but they are servants. Shirley climo is the author of many childrens books including the egyptian cinderella and king of the birds, both illustrated by ruth heller, and t. The last of the dynasty was cleopatra, one of the most famous women in history. Rhodopis as know n as the ciderella in this story faces many challegenes, but soon is rewarded in the end. The egyptian cinderella read aloud shirley climo youtube. They will be using key vocabulary relating to the story and will be demonstrating their understanding. She has nothing no mother or father, and no friends. The following link is a great resource about egyptian. It told me if i am rude to someone, a problem will come to me, so it represents the bible. Cinderella penguin by janet perlman childrens books read aloud once upon a story duration.
I do egyptian profiles with my second graders every year they. The egyptian cinderella a stunning combination of fluent prose and exquisitely wrought illustrations school library journal. The egyptian cinderella by shirley climo and by the grimm brothers exposition cinderella grimm brothers version exposition cinderella was at her mothers bed side dear child, be pious, and then the good god will always protect thee rhodopis captured by pirates. Three servant girls treat her poorly because she is. The egyptian cinderella retells the classic story with a cultural twist that incorporates traditional egyptian aspects. In the ancient worlds version of cinderella, the lead character was a beautiful servant girl called rhodopis. The red slippers an ancient egyptian cinderella story retold by lin donn creation stories. When a falcon swoops down and soars away with one of them, she is heartbroken. The the children will become familiar with the story of the egyptian. Because of her rosy complexion and fair hair, rhodopis is scorned and teased by the egyptian servant girls who work for her kind but disinterested master. The children loved reenacting the story through drama and it was a great opportunity to take some freeze frame photos of individual scenes to create a display that retold. The story of rhodopis which is the real cinderella. The story was first recorded by the greek historian strabo in the late first century bc or early first century ad and is considered the earliest known variant of the cinderella story. Rhodopis the egyptian cinderella adapted from the strabo, historian, 64 bc 24 ad long ago in the land of egypt, land of the green nile and the blue mediterranean and the rising sun, there lived a slave girl named rhodopis.
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