Millstone Education:
World Literature

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Discussion Questions for
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China

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Why is the stepmother jealous of Yeh-Shen's "beauty and goodness"?

Why does the old man tell Yeh-Shen not to "dwell on things that are past"?

What is the moral of this story?

What similarities does this story have to the Cinderella stories you're heard? What differences?