Cinderalla response

I love the story Cinderella. It’s everything a little girl imagines. It has love, family, and a happy ending. I like how the author makes it funny and unrealistic but what I don’t understand is why, out of all the other animals, he chose rats to be in the story. Girls don’t like rats, or mice, so that could not possibly a reason.
Another thing that I would like to know is why the author chose for the stepmother to be wicked. Why couldn’t her father have died and her stepfather been wicked? In all, the word choice and adjectives the author used is very remarkable. He didn’t choose very hard words, making it seem like he was only trying to capture young audiences, but still made it appealing to older audiences too.