Like the tree planted ot honor her birth, Pear Blossom is beautiful, and the pride of her elderly mother and father. But then her mother dies, and her father remarries.
Pear Blossom's stepmother resents her new daughter's
beauty. Out of jealousy, she makes Pear Blossom perform impossible chores
while her own daughter, Peony, watches idly. But fortunately, Pear Blossom
is not alone. With the help of magical creatures she is able to accomplish
each task, and triumph over her stepmother's cruelty.
Introduction from the Korean Cinderella
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