Based on the original fairy tale, this is a revived version written especially for today's children. It is one of a number of stories within a series, that have been rewritten and re-illustrated by award-winning authors and illustrators to celebrate the 1998 National Year of Reading.
A little unusual in that even though one girl was mean-spirited and not beautiful she did have some bad luck her end wasn't that bad. At least she stayed alive and in her original form, not what you can say for many fairy tales.