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 comfort.
But , for the poor unhappy girl,
there was noyhing 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. Thats 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 clumsly, lumpy and ugly and allways 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.. Dont be alaremd, 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 rememberd what the fairy had said, and without a word of
goodbye she slipped from the princes arms and ran down the steps. As she ran
she lost one of the 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 Ifind her.
So the ministers tried the
slippers 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 everyones 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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