Transcription of Chinese Cinderella Full Text - Weebly
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AfterawhileIsaid, Whendidmymama die? ThoughIwasonlyfouryearsold, , ,theyworkedtogetherinabankinShanghaiowne dbyourgrandaunt, , ALSO AVAILABLE IN LAUREL-LEAFBOOKS:THE HERMIT THRUSH SINGS,Susan ButlerBURNING UP,Caroline B. CooneyONE THOUSAND PAPER CRANES,Takayuki IshiiWHO ARE YOU?,Joan Lowery NixonHALINKA,Mirjam PresslerTIME ENOUGH FOR DRUMS,AnnRinaldiCHECKERS,John MarsdenNOBODY ELSE HAS TO KNOW,In-grid TomeyTIES THAT BIND, TIES THATBREAK,Lensey NamiokaCONDITIONS OF LOVE,RuthPennebakerIhavealwayscherishedt hisdreamofcreatingsomethinguniqueandimpe r-ishable, , , (asaten-year-old)inShanghai,withoutactua llyhavinglefttheirownhomesinSydney,Tokyo ,London, , Howsplendidofyoutovisitme! you are going through. 6/424 Author s of the Tianjin Nai s Bound in in Day at New School Sister s Birthday School in of from Aunt BabaThe Story of YeXian:The Original Chinese CinderellaHistorical NoteAuthor s Postscript8/424 About the Author9 , ,Ihopenotonlytointrigueyouwiththeplighto falittlegirlgrowingupinChina,butalsotoin terestyouinherlanguage,histo
stories, including fairy tales, present elementaltruths,whichcansometimes permeate your inner life and become part of you. The fact that this story is true may holdspecialappeal.Todaytheworldis very different from the place it was when I was a child. Though many Chinese parents still prefer sons, daughters are not so much despised.
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