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Cinderella, or The Little Glass Slipper, is a French fairy tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world. The protagonist is a young girl living in unfortunate circumstances who is suddenly blessed with remarkable fortune, ultimately ascending to the throne through marriage. The earliest known version of the Cinderella story is usually considered to be the Greek story of Rhodopis, as described by the scholar Strabo sometime between 7BC and AD23, about a Greek slave girl who marries the king of Egypt.

Sleeping Beauty

classic fairytale (ATU 410)

Pinocchio ( , ) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the children's novel The Adventures of Pinocchio (1881) by Italian writer Carlo Collodi of Florence, Tuscany. Pinocchio was carved by a poor man named Geppetto in a Tuscan village. He is created as a wooden puppet, but he dreams of becoming a real boy. He is known for his long nose, which grows when he lies.

1838 literary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen

Diamonds and Toads

Fairy tale by Charles Perrault

Jorinde and Joringel

fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm

Riquet with the Tuft

French literary fairy tale

short story by Madame d'Aulnoy

Princess Belle-Étoile

Countess d'Aulnoy fairy tale

La Chatte blanche

Graciosa and Percinet

French fairy tale

The Hut in the Forest

fairy tale version by the Brothers Grimm

La Biche au bois

fairy tale by Madame d'Aulnoy

thumb|Page from Contes des fées bearing Fortunee Fortunée or Felicia and the Pot of Pinks is a French literary fairy tale, written by Madame d'Aulnoy. Andrew Lang included it in The Blue Fairy Book.

The Golden Branch

The Princess Mayblossom

French fairy tale

Peruonto is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone.

Belle-Belle ou Le Chevalier Fortuné

Fairy tale by Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy

The Galoshes of Fortune

short story by Hans Christian Andersen

The Green Serpent

French fairy tale by Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy

fairy tale short story by Pavel Bazhov

Youth without age and life without death

Romanian fairy tale

The Pigeon and the Dove

French literary fairy tale written by Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy

fairy tale by Giambattista Basile (1634)

The Bee and the Orange Tree

The Boy with the Moon on his Forehead

Bengali fairy tale

The Love for Three Oranges

Italian fairy tale

French fairy tale written by Marie Catherine d'Aulnoy and published in her book Fairy Tales (Les Contes des Fees) in 1697