Comparing Tale Of Tulisa And Cinderella

The Indian Tale of Tulisa an Aarne-Tompson Tale Type 425 and Disney’s Cinderella, both encompass the idea of manipulating or using someone of a lower status for the benefit of one’s self seated in a higher power. Within both the Tale of Tulisa and the 1950’s Disney animated film Cinderella, individuals within the story use other characters for their own benefit to achieve personal gain. There are several accounts throughout both stories where an individual is persuaded to complete an action through lies and deceit, so they will fail in the end, as the outcome does go the way of the one in power.

The main characters, Tulisa in Tale of Tulisa and Cinderella in the film Cinderella, both summon animals who are there to help them complete tasks

to please a higher individual. Tulisa was given a task where she went out to collect the scent of a thousand flowers to please the queen, and completed the task with help from a swarm of bees each brining a little bag of scent and dropping it in the vase.

As the author of the Tale of Tulisa says, “she gave Tulisa a crystal vase, and told her to collect in it the scent of a thousand flowers in a paved court surrounded by high walls. A swarm of bees came flying along, each brining a little bag with scent, which it dropped into the vase.” At the end of the story Tulisa uses the young Huma bird, once it hatches, to peck out the green snake’s eyes and restore power back to her husband. Later the same author writes, “it grew up with incredible rapidity, suddenly flew on to the queen’s shoulder, and picked out the green snake’s eyes. The queen knowing that her power was at an end cried out aloud.” In Cinderella, Cinderella’s animal friends who are mice and birds help complete her gown while she finishes her chores so she may sneak out to the ball that is hosted by the prince. The mouse Jaq says, “Cinderellie is not going to the ball. You will see. Work, work, work, she will never get her dress done.” To where a female mouse replies in song, “Hey! We can do it. We can do it. We can help our Cinderellie. We can make the dress real pretty.” Cinderella also uses animals as a

way of transportation to the ball, where the four mice who are her friends become horses that pull her carriage and a horse is transformed into her coachman, allowing her to look royal for the night catching the prince’s eye. This is represented as her fairy godmother says, “now with an elegant coach like that of course we must simply have to have mice! Just a wave of my stick, will finish the trick. Bibbidi bobbidi boo… For instead of a horse, why a coachman of course.” With her ride arranged and a gown of her dreams, Cinderella is whisked off to the ball escorted by her animal friends in disguise.
Where the Queen of the snakes in the Tale of Tulisa uses Sarkasukis to trick Tulisa into performing tasks benefitting her status, Cinderella’s step-mother in the film Cinderella uses her two daughters to hurt their step-sister and impose tasks upon her. The Queen of the snakes uses Sarkasukis, disguised as an elderly woman, to con his way into Tulisa’s bedroom on three separate occasions persuading her to perform tasks. In the end Tulisa was tricked into giving up her husband’s power, restoring it back to his mother, the Queen. The author of the Tale of Tulisa describes the first encounter between Tulisa and Sarkasukis, “in the course of conversation the old woman asked Tulisa whether her husband had ever eaten from the same plate with her; when she said no, the old woman suggested that she must demand it as a token of the respect due to her from her husband.” Two more encounters followed between them both, ultimately ending with her husband losing his power. Throughout the animated film, Cinderella’s step-mother uses her daughters to impose tasks upon their step-sister to complete while they go off to the ball for the night. As Cinderella demands that she be allowed to attend the ball her step-mother commands, “Well, I see no reason why you can’t go, IF you get all of your work done.” The step-sisters are furious, but their mother explains her plan of wrecking Cinderella’s chances of going to the ball in a devious way, “of course, I said IF she can finish her work.” This encounter sets up the story, foreshadowing Cinderella to be sabotaged by her step-sisters before they leave for the ball. The instances from both stories show how deceitful plans are used for personal gain in ways that the individual sees fit.
At the beginning of the Tale of Tulisa, Nur-Singh, Tulisa’s father is persuaded to give away his daughter’s hand in marriage in return for grand wealth, as Cinderella in Disney’s film Cinderella is offered a life with wealth when the prince falls in love with her at the ball.

Nur-Singh was persuaded by the voice from the well for great wealth and a good life if he were to give away his daughter’s hand in marriage. Tale of Tulisa’s author writes, “Nur-Singh obeyed the summons, and persuaded by the promise of great wealth, consented to his daughter’s marriage.” After giving his daughter away, his whole family benefitted from the wealth gained through the pairing as described in the story, “soon after his daughter’s marriage the woodcutter became rich and soon aroused his neighbor’s envy.” After her family leaves, Cinderella sneaks out of the house to make her way to the ball, ultimately ending in the Prince falling in love and offering her great fortune and a better life based on who she appeared as at the night of the ball. Within the movie the King’s right hand man, The Grand Duke, narrates the prince’s first encounter with Cinderella, “no doubt you saw the whole pretty picture in detail, the young prince bowing to the assembly. Suddenly, he looks up and behold there she stands. The girl of his dreams. Who she is or when she came he knows not, nor does he care. For his heart tells him here, here is the maiden destined to be his bride.” These events mark the beginning of

great wealth and a comfortable life for the women in both stories.
Each story focuses on the idea of using others for a personal gain in life. In the midst of both the Tale of Tulisa and Cinderella, characters used others for their personal gain though in many instances they were not successful in achieving what they set their plan for. In the Tale of Tulisa, the Queen manipulated Tulisa, with the help of Sarkasukis, to take away Banask Dau’s power and restore it back to herself. She took her throne back only to be outsmarted by Tulisa who restored power back to the hands of her husband, ultimately making the Queen unsuccessful with her plan. Within Cinderella, Cinderella’s step-mother constantly uses her daughters to sabotage their step-sister’s chores and plans. The step-mother made her daughters destroy Cinderella’s dress right before the ball so she wouldn’t be presentable enough to attend. Her plan fell through, as Cinderella was able to find her fairy godmother who provided transportation and a new outfit allowing her to persevere and make it to the ball.