E08 · Brothers Grimm

Cinderella

A stepsister cuts off her toe to make the slipper fit.

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Cinderella — Dark Fairytales

Scheduled · Dec 18, 2026

The Grimms’ Ash-Maiden has a golden slipper, a tree at her mother’s grave, and birds who expose the false brides. The stepsisters’ punishment comes at the wedding.

Scheduled for Dec 18, 2026. New tales every Friday: video at 4:00 PM ET, podcast at 9:00 PM ET.

The recording will appear here when it is publicly available.

Text & translation

Grimm’s Fairy Tales (1922), edited by Frances Jenkins Olcott, based on Margaret Hunt and the Wehnert illustrated edition. Public domain source edition, with light language edits. Read the source edition ↗