By the way, my favorite #Cinderella variant is a tale from Azerbaijan called Beautiful Fatma.
Here, when the poor girl asks an old woman to help her separate three bowls of mixed seeds, this fairy godmother doesn't summon birds or ants or do any magic at all.

Instead, she brings the girl three bags of sorted seeds, tosses the mix out to the chickens, and says "Let's go."

Work smarter, nor harder 😄

#CommonSenseIsMagic #folktales #folklore #storytelling #SmartWomen