The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin

- Janet Perlman,
- 1981,
- 9 min 57 s

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Synopsis
Education

This short animation is a zany version of the classic fairy tale, with the leading role played by a mistreated, romantic penguin, with hilarious results. Cinderella Penguin loses her magic flipper as she runs to meet her midnight deadline, but all ends well when Prince Charming finds the right webbed foot and the nasty step-family is brought to heel. A 1981 Oscar® nominee.

Teaching Guides

Guide 1

Educational purpose:

Have younger students analyze the problem-solving used in the film. Would this be useful in their life? Who can they turn to for help when they are stuck in an unfair situation? Students can create a family portrait with captions/blurbs about their family relationships. What are the different roles in their family? Older students can write an alternate version of this or another fairy tale.