This has got to be a lot of fairy tale lovers favorite tale. There is a beautiful girl, evil step sisters, a ball, a prince, and fairy godmother. Although this is what we think of the typical Cinderella, a lot of people do not know that supposedly, one of the earliest versions of Cinderella is called Yeh-Hsien. This is the Chinese version of Cinderella, and this version serves justice to the villains in a way that I love!
In Yeh- Hsien, The villain was, of course, the step mother! The step mother sends poor little Yeh- Hsien to the woods to gather supplies, and she makes a friend with the fish in the pond, who will only come out and swim for her.
Yeh-Hsein looks forward to seeing her fish friend every single day. Her evil stepmother must of saw that Yeh-Hsien was happy… she couldn’t have that! One day her evil stepmother borrows Yeh-Hsien’s clothes and wears them to act as her, since the fish only comes out for her. She goes to the pond, captures the fish, and feeds it to Yeh-Hsein without her knowledge! I know what we are all thinking… what an evil witch! But, have no fear. This is where my theme, Justice, comes into play. After the stepmother did this horrible deed, she ended up getting struck by flying stones and died! She was buried in a stone pit. I don’t know about you, but this was an awesome thing to read in my opinion!
Justice and Revenge in Fairy Tales 