There are many different versions of “Cinderella” and each of them is slightly different. These differences help determine which is best suited for children. After examining several variations of “Cinderella”, Charles Perrault's version is the most suitable for children, due to its mystical nature, lack of violence, blood and forgiveness. The way in which these plot elements are developed across the different variations of "Cinderella" makes Perrault's version of the story considered the most suitable for children. Perrault's "Cinderella" begins with a young maiden and a group of stepsisters who treat the maiden badly (Perrault 236). The young girl, called “Cinderella,” responded with kindness to this harsh treatment (Perrault 237). Cinderella couldIn Sexton's “Cinderella,” a dove gives Cinderella everything she wants and in the end the dove gouges out the eyes of both stepsisters, just like in the second source (Sexton 249-252). This violent act is not what young readers should learn from the stories, due to their impressionable minds. It would be even harder to scare young readers of the magical dove in this story. Children shouldn't be scared when they read a story like "Cinderella." This is one reason why this version, along with the second source, should not be read to younger readers. The second child-friendly plot element that “Cinderella” stories possess is the lack of violence and blood. It is imperative that young readers learn lessons through nonviolence, in order to ensure that young readers are not frightened or negatively affected psychologically. Young readers are impressionable and therefore it is necessary to keep them away as much as possible from negatively influencing the material. This is done to keep young readers engaged in reading without worrying that the young reader will be afraid of the text they are reading. Forgiveness teaches young readers to forgive and apologize for mistakes. This is an invaluable lesson that children must learn to become successful adults. It is for this reason that forgiveness is one of the most important elements of the plot of the “Cinderella” stories. The first source demonstrates this precisely. In Perrault's “Cinderella,” Cinderella showed her stepsisters “a thousand civilities,” even after they were cruel to her (Perrault 239). Then, after the two stepsisters attempted to falsely claim Cinderella's slipper, she proved to forgive them by marrying them “to two great gentlemen of the Court” (Perrault 240). Cinderella showed how to forgive even though her two stepsisters were cruel to her, which is a lesson every young reader should learn. This is one of the reasons why this version of “Cinderella” is the most popular