Cinderella
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Cinderella

B1IntermediateSeptember 13, 202621 min

OK Let’s Learn all about this iconic fairy tale. Its origins go back to the 1600’s and maybe even further. We will learn who wrote it, and how it became one of the world’s most enduring and loved underdog stories. The original rags to riches story! Reach out for questions, feedback and future episode suggestions: [email protected] Go to our new website- okletslearn.com Support the podcast and be named a producer/ inaugural supporter of the show here at this Patreon link: www.patreon.com/oklets...

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Welcome to the OK Let's Learn podcast. This is a family-friendly podcast. We touch on science, history, people, books, and stories in tons of different topics. My name is Kevin O'Keeve, so today, OK, let's learn all about the fairy tale Cinderella. Yes, the prototypical classic iconic fairy tale when people think of

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fairy tales, the first one they think of is Cinderella. No doubt. So we will talk about the history of Cinderella, who first wrote the story, how it came about, and all through the history in so many different versions. How ultimately did it come to the attention of Walt Disney? And yes, I will tell the classic story right

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here, so okay, let's learn. So what I have found fascinating from year to year with my students is that really, yes, Disney Plus is out there, but they have such a huge library of movies and shows and YouTube and everything that competes for the attention of our young children out there. I mean when our kids were growing up the VHS was out there and yes obviously

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