Yeh shen by ai ling louie5/30/2023 With the slipper lost the bones are no longer magical. While fleeing the festival for fear she’s been recognized, Yeh-Shen loses one of the slippers. Instead, she talks to the fish bones and finds herself in a beautiful dress with a beautiful pair of magic slippers. When stepmother and stepsister go off to the holiday festival to find a husband, Yeh-Shen is told to stay home and watch the fruit trees. She talks to them and they provide her the things she needs to survive in the home of her awful family. Distraught, Yeh-Shen meets an old sage who tells her there’s magic in the fish’s bones. One day stepmother deceives the fish and cooks him for dinner. Yeh-Shen’s only solace is her friend, the fish. She is responsible for all the difficult chores. Yeh-Shen is a beautiful girl forced to live with her wicked stepmother and ugly stepsister. The Yeh-Shen telling predates that version. The oldest European Cinderella story is an Italian tale from 1634. The modern reissue of this story is retold in the original block printed page format. Title: Yeh-Shen A Cinderella Story from China
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