Here’s another twist. In this Cinderella variant folktale from the Emerald Isle, Trembling is the overworked younger sibling (not stepsister) of two terrible older sisters, Fair and Brown.

In this story, the girls go to Sunday Mass instead of a ball to try and win the attention of Prince Emania. In another twist, the prince must fight off other challengers for Trembling’s hand!

Recommended to broaden your collection.

From Riverbank Review-
“This retelling of the Cinderella tale is as fresh as the dawn, and as lovely, too. Based on an Irish variant, it restores an air of mystery and delight to this familiar story.”

From Booklist-
“The bright illustrations in folk-art style introduce the fat, bossy, ugly sisters, Fair and Brown, and the delicate Trembling, who’s left alone at home in the shadows to do all the work. The fairy godmother is an old henwife, who provides Trembling with splendid clothes and a milk-white horse to carry her to church—not the palace ball….A nice variation.”