Cinderella stories begin with a girl whose birth right is one of nobility and wealth. The social order that has been disrupted in the course of the story has to be re-established by the time the story ends. Sarah Crewe is meant to regain her status by the end of the novel. It's a popular story, and a popular novel, especially with young girls - Sarah is smart and kind, but she is also a "princess" - she comes from wealth, and she is meant to go back to wealth.
While looking around for images that could make this post interesting, I came across this photo of a statue on the Danube Corso, in Budapest, titled "The Little Princess". The statue is wearing a jester's cap, although I found information suggesting that vandals broke off one of the cap tips. It is a wonderful statue - so sweet and realistic. It's basically a kid playing dress-up, and caught up in daydreaming.
So I looked up more bronze statues, and came across this: Giant Hares in O'Connell Street. I had to include this because the pictures are kind of bizarre - like


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