In this authentic Cambodian version of Cinderella - with some familiar ingredients in the shape of slippers and love-sick Princes - Angkat personifies traditional Khmer values of duty, loyalty and perseverance. Her kindness towards a small fish wins her the protection of nature spirits whose magical powers help her defeat the wicked machinations of her step-sister and step-mother - and even restore her to life and her royal destiny after they conspire to cause her death! Full page colour illustrations.