The Golden Sandal: A Middle Eastern Cinderella StoryMaha's jealous stepmother makes her do all the housework while her selfish stepsister lazes about. There is no one to help or comfort her since Maha's father is away fishing. All that begins to change when Maha finds a magical red fish. |
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Arab asked basket beautiful bride brother called carried celebration child CINDERELLA clothes coin comb covered Culture dark daughter door dressed drink EASTERN edge edited father feet Finally fish appeared fisherman fishermen's foot fortune foul frightened girl Give gold golden sandals gone gown grew hair hand head heard henna horse Ki-ki-ki-ko kindness leave lifted Little fish Little Red Fish lived look loved Maha Maha's marry merchant's wife MIDDLE mixture neighbor never night NOTE once oven owner painted pastel Perhaps picture pleased poor procession pulled replied the fish river bank sing sions sister smell stepdaughter stepmother and stepsister story streets stroked sure sweep Tariq Tariq's mother tell town trouble UNIVERSITY unmarried veil vellum watch wedding wish woman women young