The prototype of Disney Princess Cinderella story comes from China? Is it true?/You don't say. /You don't say.

Cinderella's story prototype comes from China? Disney's animation actually tells the story of China? Believe me, if I tell you now, no one will believe me. But according to a foreigner's textual research, Cinderella's story prototype really originated from China. Of course, you may not be familiar with this source.

Cinderella's prototype story is a story called Ye Xian in the novels of the early Tang Dynasty. It's about Ye Xian, the daughter of a king in the south. Because of her mother's early death, her stepmother abused her in every way, even prevented her from going out to participate in festival celebrations, and even killed pet fish, who she had raised for many years. Finally, with the help of the gods, Xian Ye got the bones left by the magic fish and realized his wish. In order to participate in the celebration, Ye Xian made beautiful clothes out of fish bones. After being discovered by her stepmother, Xian Ye ran away hastily, but lost a golden shoe. After this shoe was discovered by the king of a neighboring country, the king asked all the girls who had participated in the activity to try it on and finally found the leaf limit. Finally, Xian Ye married the king, and her stepmother who bullied her was assassinated by the king.

Seeing such a synopsis, I have to believe that Cinderella's story really comes from China. Such a story about China became popular in Europe and was finally included in Grimm's fairy tales. Finally, it feels a little subtle to send it back to China in the form of Disney animation. Of course, the prototype of many fairy tales is far from simple as it seems. Fairy tales have evolved into this with the passage of time. For example, Aladdin should be from China. Can you believe it?

Of course, the story of China written by foreigners is really subtle for our own people. Stories written by foreigners in our own country are actually just as strange. For example, Nezha in China's traditional mythology is actually the incarnation of the Indian god beast Ha Numan. The foreign countries described in The Journey to the West are actually no different from Chang 'an. King Arthur is not only not a girl, but also a prototype of Liu Bang, the great-grandfather of Han Dynasty in China.

Not only "Cinderella", in fact, almost all the famous stories in the world have evolved into what we are familiar with. It's just that some stories only evolve in our country, and some stories are constantly changing all over the world. Literary masterpieces are cultural carriers formed through mutual communication, and an enlightened culture is all-encompassing.

Of course, the story of Cinderella should be influenced by many other elements and cultures besides the prototype of Xian Ye. I hope those unknown stories in ancient China can get better development! Cinderella should be known, and a good story like Ye Limit should actually be known by more people.