Editing Cinderella (section)

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The tale of [[Ye Xian]] first appeared in ''[[Miscellaneous Morsels from Youyang]]'' written by [[Duan Chengshi]] around 860.<ref name=Beauchamp>{{cite journal |url=http://journal.oraltradition.org/files/articles/25ii/10_25.2.pdf |title=Asian Origins of Cinderella: The Zhuang Storyteller of Guangxi |journal=Oral Tradition |volume=25 |number=2 |first=Fay |last=Beauchamp |pages=447–496 |access-date=25 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171215135835/http://journal.oraltradition.org/files/articles/25ii/10_25.2.pdf |archive-date=15 December 2017 }}</ref> In this version, Ye Xian is the daughter of the local tribal leader whose mother died when she was young. Because her mother died early, she is now under the care of her father's second wife, who abused her. She befriends a fish, which is the reincarnation of her deceased mother.<ref name=Beauchamp/> Her stepmother and half-sister kill the fish, but Ye Xian finds the bones, which are magical, and they help her dress appropriately for a local Festival, including a very light golden shoe.<ref name=Beauchamp/> Her stepfamily recognizes her at the festival, causing her to flee and accidentally lose the shoe. Afterwards, the king of another island obtains the shoe and is curious about it as no one has feet that can fit the shoe. The King searches everywhere and finally reaches Ye's house, where she tries on the shoe. The king realises she is the one and takes her back to his kingdom. Her cruel stepmother and half-sister are killed by flying rocks.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=KJHUFRTYpA4C&pg=PA26|title=Every Step a Lotus: Shoes for Bound Feet |first= Dorothy|last= Ko |pages=26–27 |publisher=University of California Press |date= 2002|isbn= 978-0-520-23283-9}}</ref> Variants of the story are also found in many ethnic groups in China.<ref name=Beauchamp/>