![]() “Basically, in the olden days in China, there was a mom who lived with her three daughters. ![]() The story has been passed down to Michelle’s mom and now her. Her mom told her that she was also told a similar story growing up titled Lon Po Po and that was how Michelle came to know the story. ![]() Michelle says that she remembers her mother telling her this story, one school day afternoon, when Michelle brought up the tales that she was reading in school. Social Context: Parents would tell their children these stories as bedtime stories or to pass time.Cultural Context: This childhood fairytale is a spin on the well known “Little Red Riding Hood.” The story presents a moral of not trusting strangers and through the actions of the eldest sister, we can see that wit and intelligence is highly valued and rewarded in Chinese culture. ![]() She is a double major in Economics and Spanish. She is 21 years old from Cockeysville, Maryland. Michelle Wu is a senior, ’20, at Dartmouth. ![]()
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