This one is obvious – it’s Cinderella, of course. Cendrillon, Aschenputtel or Aschenbrödel. In the fairy tale the number of doves helping her to sort the lentils from the ashes is not clear but in this depiction (the same half-timbered house which illustrated the story of the seven little goats) there are seven doves. Seven doves for the seventh fairy tale! I have to admit to cheating again – in order to get the mural square I had to delete a panel. It only contained the prince, though.

It’s the most international of all fairy tales, with Italian and French sources, a couple of German versions, and apparently versions of this story are found in India, Arabia, Iran, and South East Asia.

Seven for September #16

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