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Compare And Contrast Disney And Yeh Shen

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Fairy tales in the U.S. typically include the nicest version of the story as they are meant for children. What many people don’t know is that there are many versions of the same fairytale, each having their own unique similarities and differences. One of the stories with multiple versions is Cinderella. There seems to be an infinite number of versions of this story from many regions around the world; there will be four versions that will be focused on Yeh-Shen: A Chinese Cinderella Story, Rhodopis (The Egyptian Cinderella) adapted from Stabo, The Hidden One, A Native American Legend told by Aaron Shepard, and finally Cinderella as written by Walt Disney. In all these versions, some aspects of the stories are rather similar while others are …show more content…

The clothing represents her ability to look nice and ready to take on the main adventure. Yeh-Shen, The Chinese Cinderella received hers through “kneel[ing] before the [fish] bones and tell[ing] them of her heart’s desires” by doing this her wishes came true and she had beautiful clothes to wear to the festival. (“Yeh Shen: A Chinese Cinderella Story” My Several Worlds) The Strabo version stated that the master thought Rhodopis was “so talented [she] should not be without shoes. He ordered her a special pair of slippers,” for her to dance comfortably. (Strabo “Rhodopis (The Egyptian Cinderella)” Lit.Scribbles). Little Scarface, the main character in “The Hidden One,” got her clothing by “[choosing] a birch tree and carefully stripp[ing] off the bark in a single sheet. From this she made a suit of clothes,” which makes this story the only one to have the main character make her own clothes. (Shepard “The Hidden One, A Native American Legend” aaronshep) Walt Disney’s Cinderella had a separate character, Cinderella’s fairy godmother, magically transform her clothing using the magic words “bibbidi-bobbidi-boo,” therefore creating a dress for Cinderella. (Disney “Cinderella” …show more content…

The materials differ by the region and way the character received the clothing. Rhodopis’ special slippers were “soft and a delicious rose-red color.” (Strabo “Rhodopis (The Egyptian Cinderella)” Lit.Scribbles) Cinderella herself got “a gown fashioned of moonlight and stardust,” since her fairy godmother was magical. (Disney “Cinderella” mythsweliveby) The Chinese Cinderella had “a beautiful gown of azure blue with a cloak of kingfisher feathers draped around her shoulders” symbolizing the fish she got them from. (“Yeh Shen: A Chinese Cinderella Story” My Several Worlds) The clothing material from “The Hidden One” was already revealed as birch tree bark fashioned into

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