All our children know Cinderella, but who, we wonder, is Lady Zainab Khatun? Is she a real figure or a legendary one? And how did the wolf enter our story? Dr. Abdel Wahab El-Messiri offers a witty and brilliant modern vision of one of the world’s most famous tales as part of the “Tales of Our Time” series, which delights the mind, releases the imagination, and teaches young readers how stories are born and reshaped.