Changes: Mulan (Legend)

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This article focuses on the Chinese legend, "Mulan".
For the film, see "Mulan (Film)"
For the Fairy Tale Land character, see Mulan.

The Ballad of Mulan, also known as Mùlán Tzú and often shortened to Mulan, is an ancient Chinese poem featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time. It was written by an unknown writer and incorporated in the book Musical Records of Old and New in the 6th century.

Traditional Plot

During a time of war in China, a young woman named Hua Mulan sees that her father has been conscripted into the army. Having no older brothers, she decides to dress as a man and goes to war in his place. She spends more than 10 years fighting alongside other male soldiers. Later, the emperor offers her a government post, but she turns it down saying that she would prefer to return home and see her family. At the end of the poem, Mulan finally reveals her female identity to her army comrades, who are shocked to see her as a woman.

Show Adaptation

Mulan comes from a village and used to serve in the emperor's army as a warrior. Later, she becomes the travelling companion of Prince Phillip to find Aurora.

Characters Featured

Original Character	Adapted as	First Featured in
Mulan	Mulan	"Broken"
Khan	Emperor (mentioned)	"The Outsider"

Locations Featured

Original Location	Adapted as	First Featured in
Historic China	The Empire (mentioned)	"The Outsider"
Mulan's home	Chinese village	"The Outsider"

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Stories

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-{{Box|This article focuses on the Chinese legend, '''Mulan'''. For the [[Enchanted Forest]] character, see '''[[Mulan]]'''.}}
+{{Box|This article focuses on the Chinese legend, '''"Mulan"'''.<br>For the film, see '''"[[Mulan (Film)]]"'''<br>For the [[Fairy Tale Land]] character, see '''[[Mulan]]'''.}}
+{{Story
-{{Fairytale
-|name = The Ballad of Mulan
+|name = ''Ballad of Mulan''
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-|publication = 6th Century}}
+|publication = 6th Century|episode = "[[The Outsider]]"
+|poem=yes}}
-'''The Ballad of Mulan''' (木蘭辭 ''Mùlán Tzú''), frequently shortened to '''Mulan''', is an ancient Chinese poem in [[Wikipedia:Southern and Northern Dynasties|Southern and Northern Dynasties]], detailing the story of [[Wikipedia:Hua Mulan|Huā Mùlán]] (花木蘭). It was partially adapted for the [[Season Two|second season]] of [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''.
+The '''''Ballad of Mulan''''', also known as '''''Mùlán Tzú''''' and often shortened to '''''Mulan''''', is an ancient Chinese poem featured on [[ABC]]'s ''[[Once Upon a Time]]''. It was written by an unknown writer and incorporated in the book '''''Musical Records of Old and New''''' in the 6th century.
 ==Traditional Plot==
 During a time of war in China, a young woman named Hua Mulan sees that her father has been conscripted into the army. Having no older brothers, she decides to dress as a man and goes to war in his place. She spends more than 10 years fighting alongside other male soldiers. Later, the emperor offers her a government post, but she turns it down saying that she would prefer to return home and see her family. At the end of the poem, Mulan finally reveals her female identity to her army comrades, who are shocked to see her as a woman.
 ==Show Adaptation==
-*[[Mulan]] traveled with [[Prince Phillip]] to find [[Aurora]].
+*[[Mulan]] comes from a [[Chinese Village|village]] and used to serve in the emperor's army as a warrior. Later, she becomes the travelling companion of [[Prince Phillip]] to find [[Aurora]].
-*While Mulan is a historical character the writers have stated that the Mulan on the show is from a fictionalized world.{{Cite}}
 ==Characters Featured==
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-*[[Mulan]]
+|-
+!width="30%" style="background:silver;"|Original Character
+!width="30%" style="background:silver;"|Adapted as
+!width="30%" style="background:silver;"|First Featured in
+|-
+| style="background:lightgray;"|Mulan
+| style="background:lightgray;"|[[Mulan]]
+| style="background:lightgray;"|"[[Broken]]"
+|-
+| style="background:lightgray;"|Khan
+| style="background:lightgray;"|Emperor {{S|(mentioned)}}
+| style="background:lightgray;"|"[[The Outsider]]"
+|}
+== Locations Featured ==
+{| width="100%" style="background:gainsboro;text-align:center; "
+|-
+!width="30%" style="background:silver;"|Original Location
+!width="30%" style="background:silver;"|Adapted as
+!width="30%" style="background:silver;"|First Featured in
+|-
+| style="background:lightgray;"|Historic China
+| style="background:lightgray;"|[[The Empire]] {{S|(mentioned)}}
+| style="background:lightgray;"|"[[The Outsider]]"
+|-
+| style="background:lightgray;"|Mulan's home
+| style="background:lightgray;"|[[Chinese Village|Chinese village]]
+| style="background:lightgray;"|"The Outsider"
+|}
+{{Wikipedia|Hua Mulan}}
-==References==
+----
-{{Reflist}}
-{{Wikipedia}}
-<br />
 {{StoriesGuide}}
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Mulan''}}
-[[es:Hua_Mulan]]
+[[es:Hua Mulan]]
+[[fr:Mulan (légende)]]