Cinderella Moral Rebuttal

* As Isak Denisen says, "we must be unswervingly loyal to the story." I thought it more loyal to the story if beauty, instead of grace, gets its hearts desire. So, except for a few tweaks to keep the rhyme, I took the moral that Perrault gives us and switched grace with beauty and beauty with grace. Although I am not usually really cynical, I think this new version is much more loyal to the story.

Original:

The beauty of a woman is a rare treasure
To admire it is always a pleasure
But what they call real grace
Is priceless and wins any race.

That’s what the fairy in this tale
Taught Cinderella without fail,
Here’s how she could become a queen
Teaching lessons, yet staying serene.

Beauties: that gift is worth more than a dress
It’ll win a man’s heart; it will truly impress.
Grace is a gift that the fairies confer:
Ask anyone at all; its what we prefer.

Surely it’s a benefit
To show real courage and have some wit,
To have good sense and breeding too
And whatever else comes out of the blue.
But none of this will help you out ,
If you wish to shine and gad about.
Without the help of godparents
Your life will never have great events.

Switched:

The grace of a woman is a rare treasure
To admire it is always a pleasure
But what they call real beauty
Is priceless and wins all the booty

That’s what the fairy in this tale
Taught Cinderella without fail,
Here’s how she could become a queen
Two glass slippers, and tiny feet to be seen.

Beauties: no gift is worth more than a dress
It’ll win a man’s heart; it will truly impress.
Beauty is a gift that the fairies confer:
Ask anyone at all; its what we prefer.

Surely it’s a benefit
To show real courage and have some wit,
To have good grace and breeding too
And whatever else comes out of the blue.
But none of this will help you out,
If you wish to shine and gad about.
Without the help of a really great dress
Your life will always be a mess.