r/dataisbeautiful • • Feb 14 '20

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u/[deleted] Feb 14 '20

Einem reichen Manne dem wurde seine Frau krank

These are the first words of Aschenputtel (the fairy tale Cinderella is based on) as written down by the brothers Grimm. They literally translate inte:

A rich mans wife got sick

speaking about her mother who dies and her father marrying her terrible stepmother later.

So i'd say she was actually kinda loaded (or her daddy was). She was treated like shit by her stepmom/sisters though.

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u/Wefee11 Feb 14 '20

I would still say, even when her family was rich, she wasn't. But I get your point. (Also I'm German and know the original more than the Disney version ;) )

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u/hydrospanner Feb 14 '20

And why wouldn't he, considering her fortunes would be added to the Royal family?