"The Gift of the Crocodile", written by Judy Sierra, is a folktale that is from the island of Halmahera in the Spice Islands, in Indonesia. This is twist off of the original Cinderella. Cinderella in this story is Damura. This story concentrates a lot on respecting the land we live on an d the animals we live with. Like in the original Cinderella, Damura is mistreated by her step-mother and step-sisters. She has to do all of the chores and work that there is to be done. One day when she was at the river she called out to the creatures of the wild for help. An anient crocodile rose from the water and answered her calls. The crocordile dressed Damura in very nice clothing and sent her to the palace for the dance with the prince. The prince falls in love with her. Her step-mother and step-sisters did not like this so they pushed her into the water where she was swalloed by a crocodile. The ancient crocodile later brings Damura back and her and the prince live happily every after. I really enjoyed this version of Cinderella. It was quite ineresting to see a different culture's perspective of a very old folktale. I would recommend this for any third through fifth grader to read.
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