Once upon a time, in Mexico .
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Now Paul Fleischman and Julie Paschkis craft its many versions into one hymn to the rich variety and the enduring constants of our cultures.
Her story has been passed down the centuries and across continents.
Cinderella. . .
Her name is Ashpet, Sootface, Cendrillon . then spent the night by the hearth, sleeping among the cinders. . . there lived a girl who worked all day in the rice fields . . . in Zimbabwe . . . in Ireland . . .
Once upon a time, in Mexico