Comments on: Yeh-Shen: The Chinese Cinderella http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/ Destinations, Lifestyles, and Cultures in Asia Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:12:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: alex http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-75536 alex Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:22:18 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-75536 we had a version here in the Philippines that resemble that one... but the cinderella character has three stepsisters, the father murdered his wife to marry the stepmother, the prince meets cinderella at the ball, the midnight curfew, and the helper was a crab, which the stepmother killed and ate for dinner. we had a version here in the Philippines that resemble that one…
but the cinderella character has three stepsisters, the father murdered his wife to marry the stepmother, the prince meets cinderella at the ball, the midnight curfew, and the helper was a crab, which the stepmother killed and ate for dinner.

]]> By: Carrie http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-50928 Carrie Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:17:13 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-50928 Hi Gracie, I don't, unfortunately. I do find these stories interesting, though, and I would welcome any additional information that my readers have. Hi Gracie,

I don’t, unfortunately. I do find these stories interesting, though, and I would welcome any additional information that my readers have.

]]> By: Gracie http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-49157 Gracie Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:35:41 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-49157 I believe you haven't commented in over a year but I was wondering if you had any other versions of other fairy tales I could look up. I looked up Bluebeard, Little Red Riding hood, and Sleeping beauty by Perrault. I find them really interesting. :) I believe you haven’t commented in over a year but I was wondering if you had any other versions of other fairy tales I could look up. I looked up Bluebeard, Little Red Riding hood, and Sleeping beauty by Perrault. I find them really interesting. :)

]]> By: akwritan http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-36265 akwritan Tue, 12 Jul 2011 20:46:48 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-36265 Thank you for posting this story. I am a teacher in Alaska writing a Language Arts unit based on the Cinderellaesque 510 tales and comparing/contrasting them to traditional Alaska Native Yupik tales. There are two aspects of this tale I find interesting. The first, which I have not read in other Cinder versions, is the warning not to waste the gifts of the bones. I find this fascinating. As with many ancient cultures, gifts (in any form) were highly regarded and not to be wasted. Also, the idea that an animal has a spirit that can guide a person of good character is another classic in ancient cultures. Both of these traits are true to ancient Yupik culture as well. This is the closest 510 tale I have found to compare with ancient Yupik tales. Here is a great website that explains the 510 classification in folklore: http://www.artic.edu/webspaces/510iftheshoefits/2criteria.html Thank you again, Maria Thank you for posting this story. I am a teacher in Alaska writing a Language Arts unit based on the Cinderellaesque 510 tales and comparing/contrasting them to traditional Alaska Native Yupik tales.

There are two aspects of this tale I find interesting. The first, which I have not read in other Cinder versions, is the warning not to waste the gifts of the bones. I find this fascinating. As with many ancient cultures, gifts (in any form) were highly regarded and not to be wasted. Also, the idea that an animal has a spirit that can guide a person of good character is another classic in ancient cultures. Both of these traits are true to ancient Yupik culture as well.

This is the closest 510 tale I have found to compare with ancient Yupik tales.

Here is a great website that explains the 510 classification in folklore:
http://www.artic.edu/webspaces/510iftheshoefits/2criteria.html

Thank you again,
Maria

]]> By: bulldog http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-26948 bulldog Wed, 18 May 2011 00:32:31 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-26948 i loved this fairy tale except for the ending it was really scary " getting crushed by falling stones" but its a verry good story! i loved this fairy tale except for the ending it was really scary ” getting crushed by falling stones” but its a verry good story!

]]> By: kass http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-23096 kass Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:48:32 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-23096 hi im kass and i love this story.its so colorful and i like colorful things.who ever made this story nice imagination hi im kass and i love this story.its so colorful and i like colorful things.who ever made this story nice imagination

]]> By: Audrey http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-21972 Audrey Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:23:35 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-21972 i remember watching the 1980's cartoon of this, and would love to get it for my daughters to watch.... but it's only on VHS. thanks for sharing this with everyone!!! i remember watching the 1980′s cartoon of this, and would love to get it for my daughters to watch…. but it’s only on VHS. thanks for sharing this with everyone!!!

]]> By: Robyn http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-18175 Robyn Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:21:57 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-18175 well this helped my A LOT! i am doing a research paper of "Cinderelle" stories around the world, and this was a lot of help!! Thanks!! Robyn well this helped my A LOT! i am doing a research paper of “Cinderelle” stories around the world, and this was a lot of help!! Thanks!!

Robyn

]]> By: jojo http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-12760 jojo Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:53:44 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-12760 any one that has any questins please email me at "jojostallings@gmail.com" here is what i typed about the story and what i thought about it please rate it and telll me what you think I think that this story was good. It had many interesting things that taught me about the Chinese culture. This story was a lot like Cinderella because it talked about a girl who lived with her evil stepmother and step-sister. But this story is about a thousand years older than Cinderella so it is likely that Cinderella was based off of it. The part that I found really interesting was the end when the stepmother and her daughter, who were the antagonists, were squashed and killed by a boulder (more dramatic than Cinderella). This was a good end for them because they were mean to Yeh-Shen, especially the stepmother. The stepmother even thought that she was more beautiful than her own daughter which was wrong. On the other hand Yeh-Shen, the protagonist, got married to the king; they had children; and lived happily ever after. If I were to rate this story on a scale of one to ten, I would give it a 5.5. My reason for this score is that, although it is an interesting story, it was kind of predictable and very similar to stories I have read before. any one that has any questins please email me at “jojostallings@gmail.com” here is what i typed about the story and what i thought about it please rate it and telll me what you think

I think that this story was good. It had many interesting things that taught me about the Chinese culture. This story was a lot like Cinderella because it talked about a girl who lived with her evil stepmother and step-sister. But this story is about a thousand years older than Cinderella so it is likely that Cinderella was based off of it. The part that I found really interesting was the end when the stepmother and her daughter, who were the antagonists, were squashed and killed by a boulder (more dramatic than Cinderella). This was a good end for them because they were mean to Yeh-Shen, especially the stepmother. The stepmother even thought that she was more beautiful than her own daughter which was wrong. On the other hand Yeh-Shen, the protagonist, got married to the king; they had children; and lived happily ever after. If I were to rate this story on a scale of one to ten, I would give it a 5.5. My reason for this score is that, although it is an interesting story, it was kind of predictable and very similar to stories I have read before.

]]> By: sandy http://www.myseveralworlds.com/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-11456 sandy Sun, 03 Oct 2010 05:13:34 +0000 http://myseveralworlds.com/blog/2007/08/02/yeh-shen-the-chinese-cinderella/#comment-11456 I have read another version of this story which was directly translated from the original Chinese story. And the writer made some interesting comments at the end. You may like to have a look at it. <a href="http://www.chinesestoryonline.com/fairy-tale/56-chinese-cinderella.html" rel="nofollow">Chinese Cinderella--Ye Xian</a> I have read another version of this story which was directly translated from the original Chinese story. And the writer made some interesting comments at the end. You may like to have a look at it. Chinese Cinderella–Ye Xian

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