Yexian: the Chinese Cinderella

First recorded in China in the ninth century, Yexian is considered by some to be the earliest version of the familiar Cinderella tale in the world.

In this mini-book, you will find the history and background of this charming story as well as a new retelling. This is the first in a series of little-known fairy tales and their histories with summaries, rewrites, and history published for storytellers, researchers, and fairy tale enthusiasts alike.

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Yexian: the Chinese Cinderella

First recorded in China in the ninth century, Yexian is considered by some to be the earliest version of the familiar Cinderella tale in the world.

In this mini-book, you will find the history and background of this charming story as well as a new retelling. This is the first in a series of little-known fairy tales and their histories with summaries, rewrites, and history published for storytellers, researchers, and fairy tale enthusiasts alike.

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Yexian: the Chinese Cinderella

Yexian: the Chinese Cinderella

Yexian: the Chinese Cinderella

Yexian: the Chinese Cinderella

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Overview

First recorded in China in the ninth century, Yexian is considered by some to be the earliest version of the familiar Cinderella tale in the world.

In this mini-book, you will find the history and background of this charming story as well as a new retelling. This is the first in a series of little-known fairy tales and their histories with summaries, rewrites, and history published for storytellers, researchers, and fairy tale enthusiasts alike.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780645874297
Publisher: Rising Spirit; Where Great Ideas Grow
Publication date: 09/01/2023
Series: Little Known Fairy Tales , #1
Edition description: Hardback ed.
Pages: 36
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Alyssa has been teaching for 30+ years. She has a Graduate Diploma in Creative Writing from Deakin University, is a member of the Australian Fairy Tale Society, an oral storyteller (specialising in folk and fairy tales) is a former journalist and sub-editor, a former English teacher and a lover of the ability of stories to transform and transport us into our shared humanity.
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