Yeh Shen's Adaptation Of Cinderella Grimm

The video that I selected to compare the Cinderella Grimm version is Yeh Shen, which is a Chinese fairytale. Yeh Shen is an orphan who lives in a cave with her stepmother and stepsister. Yeh Shen goes to the pond where she is greeted by her only friend who is a fish named Golden Eyes. Her stepmother and stepsister see her talking to the fish and they send her to retrieve wood from a far away place. While Yeh Shen is gone, the stepmother captures and cooks the fish. When Yeh Shen comes back from gathering wood, she ends up realizing the fish has been eaten by the stepmother and stepsister. She was left with the bones of the fish, she came to realize the bones were magical. The fish gives her food every time the stepmother tells her she does
Cinderella’s mother dies from an illness and her father remarries to a woman who has two daughters who treat her poorly. Originally named Ella, she slept near the cinders which lead her to be called Cinderella. One day her father leaves and ask for request from the three daughters. Cinderella wanted a twig. When he comes back he gives her a hazel twig. She plants it next to her mother’s grave. The twig grows into a tree where it produces birds that grant her wishes. When it's time to go the ball, the stepmother tells Cinderella in order to attend the ball she has to pick lentils from a pile of ashes. The birds help her with the task, when Cinderella is finished she goes to her stepmother and she rejects what Cinderella has done. She makes a wish to the tree and the birds give her a dress so she can attend the ball. When Cinderella is at the ball she dances with the prince the whole night. At the end of the night, Cinderella runs away from the prince. The next day she wishes for another dress and does the same thing she did the night before. The third day she wishes for another dress. When the night is coming to an end Cinderella runs away and her shoe gets stuck on one of the stairs because the prince put tar on them so she can not flee. The prince looks for the girl who owns the shoe One of the stepsisters cut off her toe to try to fit in the shoe. The next
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