Cinderella
Once upon a time there lived an unhappy young girl.
Her mother was dead and her father had married a widow with two daughters. Her
stepmother didn't like her one little bit. All her kind thoughts and loving
touches were for her own daughters. Nothing was too good for them - dresses,
shoes, delicious food, soft beds, and every home comfor
But, for the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at
all. No dresses,
only her stepsisters’ hand-me-downs. No lovely dishes, nothing but scraps. No
rest and no comfort. She had to work hard all day. Only when evening came was
she allowed to sit for a while by the fire, near the cinders. That’s why everybody called her Cinderella.
Cinderella used
to spend long hours all alone talking to the cat. The cat said, . Miaow. ,
which really meant, . Cheer up! You have something neither of your stepsisters
has and that is beauty.. It was quite true. Cinderella, even dressed in old
rags, was a lovely girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how splendid and
elegant their clothes, were still clumsy, lumpy and ugly and always would be.
One day, beautiful new dresses arrived at the
house. A ball was to be held at the palace and the stepsisters were getting
ready to go. Cinderella didn't even dare ask if she could go too. She knew very
well what the answer would be: . You? You're staying at home to wash the
dishes, scrub the floors and turn down the beds for your stepsisters. They will
come home tired and very sleepy.. Cinderella sighed, . Oh dear, I'm so
unhappy!. and the cat murmured . Miaow..
Suddenly something amazing happened. As Cinderella
was sitting all alone, there was a burst of light and a fairy appeared. . Don't
be alarmed, Cinderella,. said the fairy. . I know you would love to go to the
ball. And so you shall!. . How can I, dressed in rags?. Cinderella replied. .
The servants will turn me away!.
The fairy smiled. With a flick of her magic wand
Cinderella found herself wearing the most beautiful dress she had ever seen. .
Now for your coach,. said the fairy; "A real lady would never go to a ball
on foot! Quick! Get me a pumpkin!. . Oh of course,. said Cinderella, rushing
away. Then the fairy turned to the cat. . You, bring me seven mice, and,
remember they must be alive!.
Cinderella soon returned with the pumpkin and the
cat with seven mice he had caught in the cellar. With a flick of the magic wand
the pumpkin turned into a sparkling coach and the mice became six white horses,
while the seventh mouse turned into a coachman in a smart uniform and carrying
a whip. Cinderella could hardly believe her eyes.
Cinderella had a wonderful time at the ball until
she heard the first stroke of midnight! She remembered what the fairy had said,
and without a word of goodbye she slipped from the Prince. s arms and ran down
the steps. As she ran she lost one of her slippers, but not for a moment did
she dream of stopping to pick it up! If the last stroke of midnight were to
sound... oh... what a disaster that would be! Out she fled and vanished into
the night.
The Prince, who was now madly in love with her, picked
up the slipper and said to his ministers, “Go and search everywhere for the
girl whose foot this slipper fits. I will never be content until I find her!”
So the
ministers tried the slipper on the foot of every girl in the land until only
Cinderella was left. That awful untidy girl simply cannot have been at
the ball,. snapped the stepmother. . Tell the Prince he ought to marry one of
my two daughters! Can't you see how ugly Cinderella is?. But, to everyone, amazement, the shoe fitted perfectly.
Suddenly the fairy appeared and waved her magic wand. In a flash, Cinderella appeared in a splendid dress, shining with youth and beauty. Her stepmother and stepsisters gaped at her in amazement, and the ministers said, "Come with us Cinderella! The Prince is waiting for you." So Cinderella married the Prince and lived happily ever. As for the cat, he just said "Miaow!"
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