The Cinderella Story Around the World

The classic tale of a women who lost her shoe and gained a prince has been told for centuries in many different parts of the world. Those tales vary, but are mostly really gruesome compared with the 1950 Disney animated movie. They involve murder, sex, cannibalism, resurrection, and a massive dose of family dysfunction. The one version that creeped me out the most is not included in this video. The tale from China has the Cinderella character leaving her shoe behind at a banquet, and the king becomes obsessed with the owner of the tiny shoe, and vows to marry her even though he had never met her or had even seen. That only makes sense in the context of the old tradition of binding a woman's feet to make her more attractive to men. It's creepy because it reflects historical reality. You may be more disturbed with the cannibalism in this video from Weird History.