Cinderella--Charles Perrault's version

I recently recorded Charles Perrault's version of Cinderella and was surprised by quite a bit of the content within it.  In this version, Cinderella's father is present throughout much of the plot, though not spoken of frequently other than to say he is controlled by the stepmother; he essentially allows the mistreatment of Cinderella to happen and, as far as I can note, what happens to the father or stepmother is not described.
I did note, however, there is a moment at the ball where Cinderella gives her sisters fruit, very expensive fruit, which she had received from the prince; I've never seen Cinderella interact with her family at the ball and love this gracious gesture that he describes as it happens and then has the stepsisters brag about it.  There are two nights of the ball and also the Godmother makes several appearances.

Here's a link to the story available on public domain in the United States:

Project Gutenberg: The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault

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I found it to be a really empowering experience to record this one:

I got to utilize the work I have been doing on voice, especially with heightened text.  A lot of this text is similar to prose I've seen in Shakespeare lately and the morals at the end resemble a lot of verse that I have enjoyed.  

I feel like this work of acting/reading is so powerful in so many ways. Over the last three years, since I became a mother, I've been trying to consistently make better choices in my lifestyle and part of that--during the last year in particular--showed up physically as I lost 20 pounds gradually and because of choices I have been able to steadily maintain.  For a few months, I would do a pilates workout for strength several days per week and use the 2.5 pound weights they recommend in the video, and I noticed such a change in everything of which my body is capable.  Not only is my body physically stronger, but my voice can project much further with potency and with subtle variety.  A lot of people who see me read text regularly have noticed a change with my delivery, and it means SO much to me that I am making a difference with people I see frequently and for whom I care about greatly.

I hope you enjoy the story of Cinderella as I have recorded it.  

One more thing to note: you have to open Sound Cloud files in a browser window, and I've been told that people who click on this via Facebook cannot do that from within their social media app.