The story of Cinderella had been around for many years. The first version dates back to 850 A.D. (Myseveralworlds). Each version has similarities and differences. Most common similarity is a young girl who is mistreated, all have a unique magic tale, and a prince. Most of the world today, know Walt Disney’s Cinderella version. Walt Disney was far from the original producer, to surprise many. “During World War 11, Disney had lost touch with the European film markets, concerning other films. His studio was more than four million dollars in debt, on the verge of bankruptcy. Disney turned back to feature film production in 1948 after producing a string of package films with the idea of adapting Charles Perrault’s Cinderella into a motion picture.
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A chief by the name of Wu had married two women, who both gave birth a baby girls. One wife did not make it through the delivery, so the second wife took in the motherless child, Yeh-Shen. The step mother did not care for Yeh-Shen, for she had more beauty and was kinder than her own daughter. It was for that purpose, Yeh-Shen was mistreated. She was given the worst jobs and had a friend, who was a fish. When the step mother found she had happiness in this fish, she killed it. Yeh-shen was so upset, as she cried she heard a voice from a wise old man wearing the coarsest of clothes with long hair. He told her the bones of the fish were magical, but to only make a wish for something very important. Yeh-Shen kept the bones safe, until the spring festival was near. The step mother and sister left Yeh-Shen behind, till she wished upon the fish bones. Turning her rag clothes into a beautiful gown of azure blue with a cloak of kingfisher feathers draped around her shoulders, along with solid gold slippers. She was told not to lose the slippers. While at the festival, Yeh-Shen was nervous that the step mother and daughter would recognize her, so she dashed out of the village, losing one of the golden slippers. Returning home, her dress turned back into rags. She tried to speak to the fish bones, but they were silent now. At the festival, a merchant found the gold slipper, who gave it to the king, in reaction wanted to find the owner. The king’s people were sent to find the girl who lost the slipper, but no one would have had a small foot to fit. So, the king had the shoe put on display in a pavilion, with the word that the shoe must be returned. The king’s men waited out of sight, and watched many women try on the shoe with failure. Yeh-Shen went to the pavilion one dark night and took the golden slipper. She was taken to the king, who was furious for he had a woman in
A chief by the name of Wu had married two women, who both gave birth a baby girls. One wife did not make it through the delivery, so the second wife took in the motherless child, Yeh-Shen. The step mother did not care for Yeh-Shen, for she had more beauty and was kinder than her own daughter. It was for that purpose, Yeh-Shen was mistreated. She was given the worst jobs and had a friend, who was a fish. When the step mother found she had happiness in this fish, she killed it. Yeh-shen was so upset, as she cried she heard a voice from a wise old man wearing the coarsest of clothes with long hair. He told her the bones of the fish were magical, but to only make a wish for something very important. Yeh-Shen kept the bones safe, until the spring festival was near. The step mother and sister left Yeh-Shen behind, till she wished upon the fish bones. Turning her rag clothes into a beautiful gown of azure blue with a cloak of kingfisher feathers draped around her shoulders, along with solid gold slippers. She was told not to lose the slippers. While at the festival, Yeh-Shen was nervous that the step mother and daughter would recognize her, so she dashed out of the village, losing one of the golden slippers. Returning home, her dress turned back into rags. She tried to speak to the fish bones, but they were silent now. At the festival, a merchant found the gold slipper, who gave it to the king, in reaction wanted to find the owner. The king’s people were sent to find the girl who lost the slipper, but no one would have had a small foot to fit. So, the king had the shoe put on display in a pavilion, with the word that the shoe must be returned. The king’s men waited out of sight, and watched many women try on the shoe with failure. Yeh-Shen went to the pavilion one dark night and took the golden slipper. She was taken to the king, who was furious for he had a woman in