Yeh-Shen

What happens at the beginning of the story?

• Yeh-Shen's mother and father get sick and pass away so she lives with her stepmother

• Yeh-Shen's mother leaves and her dad marries a mean new stepmother

• Yeh-Shen's father takes care of her after her mother gets sick and passes away

Why is Yeh-Shen's stepmother so cruel to her?

• Yeh-Shen was rude to her stepsister

• Yeh-Shen was mean to her stepmother

• Yeh-Shen is beautiful and smart which makes the stepmother jealous

What secret was Yeh-Shen keeping from her stepmother?

• Her fish

• Her money

• Her food

What was so special about her fish?

• It was a talking fish

• It had magic bones

• It could come back to life

What did Yeh-Shen use the fish bones for?

• Jewlery

• A wish to go to the festival

• A trade to get money and move away

What happened to Yeh-Shen's golden slipper?

• She sold it to a merchant

• She got it dirty

• She lost it

What is the lesson in this story?

• Be generous and kind, and good things will happen

• Be brave and believe in yourself

• Be kind to others, even if they are not kind to you

What is Yeh-Shen's culture?

• Chinese

• Egyptian

• French