Because Yeh-Shen’s story predates the Italian tale, Cinderella seemed to have traveled to Europe all the way from Asia.Īn excerpt of the Yeh-Shen story is featured in this beautiful slideshow presentation by ohemmert87, using paperdolls and book pages as these appeared in the 1982 edition. However, as was described in the dedication page of the book, the story of Yeh-Shen appeared in The Miscellaneous Record of Yu Yang, a book which dates back from the T’ang dynasty in 618-907 A.D. Records indicate that the oldest version of Cinderella was found to be an Italian fairy tale written in 1634 (Iona and Peter Opie, The Classic Fairy Tales, p. In addition, both books were illustrated by Ed Young, and the illustrations in both books are testament to Ed Young’s artistic ability. It was only when I came home that day that I realized that both books were fractured tales from China-though ‘Chinese folktales’ seem to be the more politically correct term. I bought this book the same day that I bought Lon Po Po. So in her displeasure, she gave poor Yeh-Shen the heaviest and most unpleasant of chores. Her stepmother was jealous of all this beauty and goodness, for her own daughter was not pretty at all.

She was a bright child and lovely too, with skin as smooth as ivory and dark pools for eyes.

Yeh-Shen the little orphan grew to girlhood in her stepmother’s home. Picture Book Reading Challenge Update: 10 of 72 Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China (Not to be confused with Adeline Yen Mah's Chinese Cinderella)

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