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Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Sootface: An Ojibwa Cinderella Story-retold by Robert D. San Souci 32 pgs

A retelling of Cinderella from an Ojibwe tale.  "Older sisters made their youngest sister do all the work. When the flames from the cooking fire singed her hair or burned her skin, they laughed and called her Sootface.
While she worked, Sootface dreamed that one day she would find a husband. Then a mighty warrior with the power to make himself invisible decides to marry. Only a woman with a kind and honest heart could see him, and be his bride.  Her courage and good nature bring her the husband she has longed for. "

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*possible uses: Standard 2.1.9.9 (compare and contrast 2 or more versions of a story including a text by or about a MN Native American.  This is a Native retelling of Cinderella.  Choose another version and use Sootface to compare/contrast characters, setting, plot, conflict, etc).