Rhonda+Huseman

Perspective of: China



 * Frame Element || Information gathered: ||
 * < Characters || Ye Qian, father who was chieftan, stepmother, a man in the sky, stepsister, and a young king and his servants. ||
 * < Setting ||< The story takes place in southwest China. ||
 * < Initiating Event ||< The mother died. The father loved Ye Qian, but he also died. ||
 * < Internal Response ||< Ye Qian finds a golden fish and hides it from her stepmother. The fish only appears for the young girl. ||
 * < Goal ||< The stepmother finds the fish and kills it. A man in the sky tells the girl to find the bones and make a wish. ||
 * < Consequence ||< Ye Qian does as she is told and has the riches she desires. Her stepmother takes her own daughter to a party, leaving Ye Qian behind at home. Ye Qian wishes for the finery needed for the party. After the wish is granted, she goes to the party. She is seen by her stepmother and stepsister, runs home, and pretends to be asleep. She loses her shoe in the process. ||
 * < Resolution ||< The shoe is sold to a young king. He has his servants find the owner of the shoe. He takes Ye Qian as concubine after hearing her tale of misery. Her stepfamily is killed by flying stones. ||

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