Philippines[edit]
Another version similar to the Chinese, Malay, and Middle Eastern versions, also exists in the Philippines, known as Mariang Alimango ("Mary the Crab"). María is ill-treated by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and she is aided by the spirit of her dead mother that reincarnates as a crab, hence the title. The stepmother discovers the crab and after cooking and eating it, María buries the shell and remains, and her mother's spirit again returns to serve as her "fairy godmother". The slipper-test is also present, and María wins the heart of the prince during his coming-of-age celebration
Another version similar to the Chinese, Malay, and Middle Eastern versions, also exists in the Philippines, known as Mariang Alimango ("Mary the Crab"). María is ill-treated by her wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and she is aided by the spirit of her dead mother that reincarnates as a crab, hence the title. The stepmother discovers the crab and after cooking and eating it, María buries the shell and remains, and her mother's spirit again returns to serve as her "fairy godmother". The slipper-test is also present, and María wins the heart of the prince during his coming-of-age celebration
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