Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from ChinaTold with beauty and grace, this Cinderella story from Ai-Ling Louie is brought vividly to life by Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young’s soft, glowing illustrations. Half-starved and overworked by her stepmother, Yeh-Shen’s only friend is a fish with golden eyes. When the stepmother kills the fish for dinner, poor Yeh-Shen is left with only the bones. But the bones are filled with a powerful spirit. When Ye-Shen is forbidden to attend the annual spring Festival, the spirit grants her a gown of azure blue and delicate golden slippers. That night, everyone marvels at the beautiful, mysterious young woman at the ball. “Misty, jewel-like illustrations evoke the mythic past in this Chinese Cinderella story.” —Publishers Weekly |
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... dare pick it up . At last she could return both little shoes to the fish bones . Surely then her be- loved spirit would speak to her again . Now the king's first thought , on seeing Yeh - Shen take the precious slipper , was ...
... dare pick it up . At last she could return both little shoes to the fish bones . Surely then her be- loved spirit would speak to her again . Now the king's first thought , on seeing Yeh - Shen take the precious slipper , was ...
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azure bank beautiful bones bring caught cause cave women Chief Wu child China cloak clothes coat cook dare daughter depart died discover dressed eyes face feast festival filled fish foot fruit gave gift girl golden shoes golden slipper gown grew head heard heart heavy hide hoped hurried ISBN Kind king king's kneel Leave little shoe lived long to go look lost married mate mother night once ordered orphan past pavilion pond poor powerful precious promised rags realized remain rest returned sandal secret seen Shen Shen's shoulders slipped sobbed soon speak spirit spring Step stepmother and stepsister sure tears tell thing thought tiny feet told took tree tried turned voice wait walked watch wives woman wore Yeh-Shen asked young