Origins of Cinderella
In 823 AD, an exact rendition of the tale made its debut in China. The writer learned about it through his Vietnamese-born helper. Cinderella belonged to the cave clan in the tale. In the past, various ethnic groups in Vietnam frequently lived in caves. Some of these caves contained entire Eco-systems, such as forests and lakes.
Cinderella's father had two wives, as was customary. When Cinderella was a young girl, her mother died, and a few years later, so did her father. Cinderella was treated cruelly by her stepmother and two stepsisters, who made her serve as their servant. She was crying by the pond one day in despair when a huge goldfish began to speak to her. Cinderella and the goldfish quickly grew close, and the fish was always there to soothe her. Stepmother became indignant when she saw Cinderella embracing the goldfish one day. She instructed the chef to kill the goldfish and make supper out of it. Cinderella's heart was devastated when she learned what had transpired. The mountain's soul manifested itself to her as an elderly man while she was in grief. He instructed Cinderella to remove the goldfish's bones and hide them in her room. She only needed to communicate with the bones whenever she had a request, and it would be granted.