WaltDisneyiscredited（表扬，称赞）forcreatingsuchwonderfulthingsasDonaldDuckandMickeyMouse．However，hecannottakethecreditfor（把…归功于自己）creatingotherwell-lovedcharacters，suchasCinderellaandSnowWh

　　Walt Disney is credited（表扬，称赞） for creating such wonderful things as Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse．However，he cannot take the credit for （把…归功于自己）creating other well-loved characters，such as Cinderella and Snow White．They are almost automatically associated with Disney because Disney turned old fables（寓言） into cartoon movies．

　　The original Cinderella varies very much from the Disney version （版本we know today．It started off with the girl mourning （哀悼）her mother's death and going to her tomb three times a day．In addition，there were only birds that helped Cinderella； there was no such thing as a fairy godmother or helpful mice，nor was there mention of a horse and carriage．

　　The stepsisters were cruel：they always threw Cinderella's food into the ashesof the fire，and made her sleep on the ashes on the floor，hence（因此）her name．

　　In the original story，the king's ball（舞会） actually lasted for three days．With the help of the birds，the girl，beautifully dressed，danced with the prince on all three nights and the prince fell in love with her．However，she broke away from him to rush back home each night．On the last night，the prince placed something stiky（粘性的） on the stairs； as Cinderella made her escape，a shoe got stuck on it．

　　Here now is where the story becomes unpleasant：when the prince went to the house looking for the girl whose foot fit the shoe，the wicked（邪恶的） stepmother told one of her two daughters to cut off her bigtoe to fit into the shoe．The daughter did as told．So the prince took her away to be his bride（新娘）．But when they passed the tomb of Cinderella's mother，the birds called out to the prince，

　　"Turn and peep，there's blood in the shoe；

　　The shoe is too small，the true bride waits for you．"

　　Realizing he had been tricked（受骗），the prince returned the daughter to her mother；the other then had to cut off part of her heel in order to fit into the shoe，with the same result．Only Cinderella's foot fit perfectl