Mulan With Her Hair Down and Up coloring page

About this coloring page

Mulan in two looks calls to mind one of the first big scenes in the Disney movie, the day her family gets her ready to meet the matchmaker, the woman who decides whether a young lady is ready to marry and finds her a husband.

That day Mulan goes from her everyday self, with long loose hair, to a very fancy look. She is bathed, her hair is swept into a high, decorated bun, she is dressed in an elegant robe and her face is painted pale with bright red lips, following the beauty ideals of the time. The song in this part is all about bringing honor to the family.

Then the meeting goes terribly wrong. Mulan is nervous and forgets her answers, and Cri-Kee the cricket escapes and sets off a chain of disasters that ends with the matchmaker's outfit on fire. Furious, she tells Mulan she will never bring her family honor.

That failure kicks off the adventure. Heartbroken, Mulan looks at her reflection in a pond and wonders when it will show who she really is inside. Soon after, she makes the choice that changes everything: taking her father's place in the army.

• mulan
• disney princess
• hairstyles
• china