The dress belonged to Adelita’s mother and instead of the glass slipper, Adelita uses her beautiful rebozo, a shawl covered in birds and flowers, to lead her rich young gentleman back to her after she leaves the fiesta early. The fairy godmother is a faithful servant who has always worked for the Mercado family. There are no magical elements, yet the prolific author-illustrator weaves together a very satisfying tale of the beautiful and good Adelita and her sweet young man, Javier, a childhood friend. 409, etc.) has framed the story in a more realistic vein than usual. Placing this Cinderella variation in upper-class Mexico in the last century, dePaola ( A New Barker in the House, p.
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