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Read the two folktales in the document below. As you read, look for similarities in theme.
Yeh-Shen, A Cinderella Story
By Aai-Ling Louie
AND
The Korean Cinderella
by Shirley Climo
Which of the following could be a theme for both of these folk tales?
Evil is as evil does.
Evil people eventually get their due.
Good eventually triumphs over evil.
Being good is its own reward.
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Best choice: "Good eventually triumphs over evil."
Both tales are variants of Cinderella: the kind, mistreated heroine receives magical help, is recognized for her goodness, and wins a better life (and the prince), while the cruel stepfamily loses out. That shows the larger theme that goodness ultimately wins.
Why not the others:
- "Being good is its own reward" is weaker here — the heroines are rewarded outwardly (marriage, wealth), not only by inner satisfaction.
- "Evil people eventually get their due" is true in part, but it's a narrower focus; the broader, clearer theme is the triumph of good over evil.
- "Evil is as evil does" is a proverb about judging by actions, not the main thematic lesson of these stories.
Both tales are variants of Cinderella: the kind, mistreated heroine receives magical help, is recognized for her goodness, and wins a better life (and the prince), while the cruel stepfamily loses out. That shows the larger theme that goodness ultimately wins.
Why not the others:
- "Being good is its own reward" is weaker here — the heroines are rewarded outwardly (marriage, wealth), not only by inner satisfaction.
- "Evil people eventually get their due" is true in part, but it's a narrower focus; the broader, clearer theme is the triumph of good over evil.
- "Evil is as evil does" is a proverb about judging by actions, not the main thematic lesson of these stories.
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