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Compare And Contrast Aschenputtel Vs Yeh-Shen
Aschenputtel v.s Yeh-Shen

The rags-to-riches story of Cinderella has been here for thousands of years with millions of different styles and version. One of the most eminent versions is “Aschenputtel” by the prominent Grimm Brothers. This tale, though well known, is not the original. One of earlier versions is “Yeh-Shen” by Charles Perrault in which, like “Aschenputtel”, has the classic rags-to-riches motif. The stories came from different backgrounds, they each have different ways of going from rags to riches. As the story starts you can see the similarities,from the loss of beloved family members, to a beautiful ball that got them a handsome prince who brought them their ever after. Though these things bring “Aschenputtel” and “Yeh-Shen”

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