Firstly, Ye Xian has a magical fish, but Cinderella has no animal friends. Secondly, the fairy directly gives Cinderella nice clothes and shoes, but the old man doesn't give Ye Xian anything. He only tells Ye Xian that she can get a wish with the bones and eyes. Finally, Cinderella leaves her shoe behind because she has to go back home in time, while Ye Xian loses her shoe because she is afraid to see her stepmother and stepsister.