Archive Day: November 8, 2009

The Flip Side of the Cinderella Story

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  November 8, 2009

by Teri Ong Everyone likes a Cinderella story. The down-trodden peasant girl is lifted to love and good fortune, and all are happy ever after. The story of Esther in the Bible follows this pattern, with enough real-life bumps and wrinkles in the middle of the story to keep us on the edges of our seats. Even guys like it when the small market sports team somehow pulls off unexpected wins and becomes the nation’s “sweetheart” team. Sports writers call those “Cinderella” stories too. But there is a flip side to Cinderella, which, considering the number of similarly themes books […]

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