Yeh shen is a lonely orphan whose only friend is a fish. She was a bright child and lovely too, with skin as smooth as ivory and dark pools for eyes. Born in new york city, ailing louie graduated from sarah lawrence college and received her graduate degree from wheelock college. Yeh shen stepsister found out that yeh shen had a friend that was a fish. The only friend that yehshen had to her name was a fish she had caught and raised. A cinderella story from china book by ailing louie. Sootfaces hair and face were scorched from always tending to the fire and she had no new clothing because her sisters always took. Ela poetry, myths, legends and tales weather and climate earth history rocks and layers earth history weathering and erosion earth history grand canyon astronomy ch 4 stars and galaxies ch. Your tribe will continue to build their knowledge of native american storytelling. A wonderful book to be used by teachers during a cinderella unit. A great accompaniment to ailing louies retelling of this chinese cinderella story. Yehshens stepmother gave her the most unpleasant chores.
One compare contrast chart pdf for each student for each cinderella storybook. Prepare as a handoutor for computer viewingthe illustration cinderella fitting the slipper so as to obscure any mention of cinderella. It was a beautiful fish with golden eyes, and every day it would come out of the water and rest its head on the bank of the pond, waiting for yeh shen to feed it. She is brought before the king and relates her tragic story, and the king quickly realises that she is the one he has been searching for. Recurring language patterns in the narrative and sootfaces singing create a rhythmic and descriptive text that can be tied in with social studies and first nations peoples. A cinderella story from china is the adaptation of this ancient fairy tale, retold by ailing louie and wonderfully illustrated by. In the end cinderella marries a prince but yeh shen marries a king. We have been comparing and contrasting the stories to. This activity was created by a quia web subscriber. A spirit appears and tells yehshen where to find the bones and that they will grant her wishes. Unlike yehshens golden shoes, cinderellas marvellous slippers were glass.
Browse compare and contrast cinderella and yehshen resources on teachers pay teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. Oct 09, 2012 additional resources to learn about yeh shen. A long time ago on what is now lake superior, there lived an ojibwa man with his three daughters. A cinderella story from china, retold by ailing louie and illustrated by ed young, is wellknown childrens picture book adaptation of the fairy tale. Yeh shen based on the fairytale cinderella, but takes place in china. Yeh shen by gina sabella illustrated by jill dubin yeh shen was a girl who grew up in china a long, long time ago. Yehshen lived a happy life with her father, her stepmother, and her stepsister. Yeh shen went to the spring festival, but the minute she saw her stepmother and halfsister looking at her, she became frightened and ran home. The fullpage watercolors dramatically convey the natural woodland setting, the jeers of sootfaces sisters and fellow villagers, and the serenity and kindness of the warrior and his sister. In the end, cinderella marries the prince and lives happily ever after. Her mother and father had died, so she lived with her mean stepmother, jin, and her stepsister, junli. Edna by ellen jackson yehshen by ailing louie adelita by tomie depaola. The conflict in this story is between stepmother and yehshen.
Yehshens father had been a doctor in northern china. Lastly, we completed a draft for a mini comparecontrast essay. Print out and make an appropriate number of copies of any handouts you plan to use in class. Watch this older 1980s, animated version of the yeh shen story, put together by cbss storybreak. Read the play yeh shen, a chinese cinderella story in the january 2014 issue of storyworks. Although she is mocked and mistreated by her two older sisters, an indigenous maiden wins a mighty invisible warrior for her husband with her kind and honest heart. The stepmother told yeh shen to get some wood from the far side of the land. The king searches for the woman who will fit the shoe. Yeh shensootface no teams 1 team 2 teams 3 teams 4 teams 5 teams 6 teams 7 teams 8 teams 9 teams 10 teams custom press f11 select menu option view enter fullscreen for fullscreen mode. Unlike is an adjective yehshens magical friend was an. When she walked to the lake to fetch water, the young men would nudge each other and point and laugh. Compare and contrast yehshen and cinderella 6th grade. An ojibwa cinderella story is a brilliant native american version of.
It strives to promote a love of reading, especially of fairy tales. Running from the dance, yeh shen leaves her shoe behind. Compare and contrast vocabulary in context these words help tell two cinderella stories. When the king holds a dance, the magic bones make yeh shen beautiful clothes to wear. A spirit appears and tells yeh shen where to find the bones and that they will grant her wishes. The hunters sister sootface, crying, you are going to be my brothers bride and my own sister. Her stepmother kills the fish, but the fishs bones have special powers, helping yeh shen go to the spring fe. What color were yeh shens slippers, why was yeh shen an orphan. Yeh shen, a chinese cinderella story quiz directions. A cinderella story from china in the dim past, even before the chin and the han dynasties, there lived a cave chief of southern china by the name of wu. Then we completed comprehension questions about the story yeh shen and sootface. Inciting incident the stepmother pretends to be yeh shen and kills yeh shen s fish. The only friend that yeh shen had to her name was a fish she had caught and raised. When the king holds a dance, the magic bones make yehshen beautiful clothes to wear.
In spite of her heavy heart, yehshen tried to work hard. Both stories have some interesting differences and similarities. Her only friend is a beautiful fish, whom her stepmother kills. The conflict in this story is between stepmother and yeh shen. The older two daughters were mean and abusive to their younger sister, calling her names like ugly sootface. Nov 01, 2016 retold by ailing louie illustrated by ed young. Unit 7 fairy tales hernandez 6th grade language arts class. Yehshens stepmother and stepsister lived at the palace with her. Sootfaces dazed expression remains rather similar throughoutuntil the end, when she is transformed by love into a beautiful girl. After, we completed a comparecontrast chart of the two stories. The video we watched in class of the chinese cinderella story yehshen apr 30, 20, 8. Her stepmother kills the fish, but the fishs bones have special powers, helping yehshen go to the spring fe. Yeh shen was given the worst jobs and the only friend she had was a beautiful fish with big golden eyes. Yeh shen upper elementary printable worksheet in the classroom or at home.
This version of the cinderella story, in which a young girl overcomes the wickedness of her stepsister and stepmother to become the bride of a prince, is based on. There she poured water into a big pot and mixed in sweetsmelling herbs. Despite this hardship, sootface dreams of a bright future, setting off one day against all odds to meet the invisible warrior who will only marry the woman who can truly see him, the one who possesses a good heart and a pure soul. Yeh shen is a beautiful orphan who lives with her evil stepmother, who is jealous of yeh shen s beauty. Cinderella had mice as friends and yeh shen had a fish friend. At the end of the tale, yeh shen and the king marry. The worldwide cinderella story, montessori education, and connections with archetypal imagery are explored in this blog. Yeh shen eventually comes to take her slipper back and is instantly suspected as a thief. This was a time when the young people gathered in the village to meet one another and to find husbands and wives. Yehshen by gina sabella illustrated by jill dubin yehshen was a girl who grew up in china a long, long time ago.
Contrast use signal words like but, conversely, in contrast, while, and although to contrast two things. Louie to the cinderella of her grandmothers story as. In cinderella her step mom doesnt find out about the mice but yeh shens step mom does. Yeh shen had a fish that she did not know that it was magic fish. Yeh shen had gold slippers and cinderella had glass ones. While running, she lost one of her precious slippers. An ojibwa cinderella story, and compare and contrast it to the roughface girl fro plan your 60minute lesson in english language arts or oral traditions with helpful tips from nicole prejna. However, the fish bones are magical and can make yeh shen s wishes come true. Sootface had two mean sisters who were vain and made sootface do all their chores. The stepmother is jealous of yeh shen s beauty and tries to make her life miserable. Yeh shen is a really great way of introducing children to the chinese culture.
We have read cinderella from france in europe, mufaros beautiful daughters from zimbabwe in africa, moss gown from louisiana in the united states, and yeh shen from china in asia. Jun 11, 2009 the solution is the fairy godmother magically appears with the golden dress, so cinderella can ride in a coach to the ball. It was a beautiful fish with golden eyes, and every day it would come out of the water and rest its head on the bank of the pond, waiting for yehshen to feed it. The stepmother is jealous of yehshens beauty and tries to make her life miserable. The illustrations are incredibly beautiful and visually appealing. A cinderella story from china is a mini unit on a cinderella folktale from china, inspired by the classic cinderella. The stepmother didnt like yeh shen for she was more beautiful and kinder than. Yehshen is a lonely orphan whose only friend is a fish. Sootface had only scraps to sew into a skirt and a wordout 30 pair of her fathers moccasins, grown stiff with age.
In this variant, the older sisters beat the younger one and smear her face with ashes. Isbn 06981888 plot summary after her fathers death, yehshen is left to live with her stepmother who is jealous of yehshens beauty because her own daughter is not as pretty. Yehshen, also known as ye xian is one of the worlds first cinderella stories, and was published in the 9th century. The tale of yehshen had been told in her family for three generations when, to her surprise, a research trail led ms.
Comparing and contrasting cinderella stories we have been reading cinderella stories from all over the world. Despite this hardship, sootface dreams of a bright future, setting off one day against all odds to meet the invisible warrior who will only marry the woman who can truly see him. Selection file type icon file name description size revision time user assignment. Yehshen became an orphan and lived with her stepmother. Compare and contrast cinderella and yehshen worksheets. Screencastomatic is the free and easy way to record your screen.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The stepmother didnt like yehshen for she was more beautiful and kinder than. Jan 01, 1994 sootface is an ojibwas retelling of the classic cinderella story written by robert d. Since the story itself is set before the chin and the han dynasties 222206 b. We find out she is not treated well, and her only friend is a fish. Selection file type icon file name description size revision. Use this product for a unit on comparing cinderella stories from around the world. Students are then asked to recall information of differences between the traditional and chinese versions.
Then we completed comprehension questions about the story yehshen and sootface. Ye xian is wus daughter of one wife, and she is extremely beautiful, kind and gentle. Then fill in the bubble next to the best answer for each question below. Each day the fish came out of the water onto the bank to be fed by yeh shen. Jan 07, 2016 screencastomatic is the free and easy way to record your screen. However, when her father became ill and died, yehshens life changed. Yehshen retrieved the bones from the trash heap and hid them in a safe place. The story of yeh shen first appeared in 9th century china, over 1,000 years before the first european cinderella story. Yehshen, princess furball, sootface, muffaros beautiful daughters, the irish cinderlad, cinderella in each story, this product guides you to. As was the custom in those days, chief wu had taken two wifes. Heres a pdf to some great lesson plans for yeh shen. Make a chart like the one shown, and put each vocabulary word in the appropriate column.
Although she is mocked and mistreated by her two older sisters, an indian maiden wins a mighty invisible warrior for her husband with her kind and honest heart. A cinderella story from china not to be confused with adeline yen mahs chinese cinderella yehshen the little orphan grew to girlhood in her stepmothers home. Sootface found her hurt and sadness washed away as easily as the ashes from her face. A cinderella story from china is a lyrical retelling of a story first recorded in an ancient chinese manuscript during the tang dynasty 618907 a. Then, i begin to read aloud the chinese version of cinderella.
This story also shows that true beauty lies within and that having a kind heart always trumps being meanspirited. Yehshen upper elementary printable worksheet in the classroom or at home. She made sootface brush, and brush, and brush her hair, and help her put on her best deerskin robe and finest beaded. A cinderella story from china ailing louie challenging the idea that biological evolution is aimless, the author explores his theory that greater social complexity is in the cards for humanity as the species continues. After teaching school near boston, she returned to the new york area, moving to new jersey. Yehshen upper elementary book 1 of 7 use this book. Yehshen tries to find her lost slipper because she wants to. Stepmother gave yehshen little enough food for herself, but the orphan child always found something to share with her fish, which grew to enormous size. Each wife in her turn had presented wu with a baby daughter.
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