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description: The oldest version of the Cinderella story originates from China. Befriended by a magical fish Yeh-hsien is granted her dearest wish - to go to the village festival where she loses a slipper... What a wonderful find....It is salutary for children to learn that traditional tales crop up across the entire world in very similar forms...a rags-to-riches story a virtue rewarded story a triumph of goodness over meanness and greed with the wicked stepmother and stepsisters getting their rightful come-uppance. (Angela Redfern The School Librarian)
language: Japanese
title: Yeh-Hsien a Chinese Cinderella in Japanese and English
publisher: GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006