The Story Of
Cinderella
Once upon a time there was a beautiful
girl called Cinderella and she had two ugly step sisters who were very
unkind who made her do all the hard work. She had to sweep the floors,
do all the dishes, while they dressed up in fine clothes and went to lots
of parties.
One day a special invitation arrived
at Cinderella's house. It was from the royal palace. The king's only son
was a truly handsome prince was going to have a grand ball. Three girls
were invited to come. Cinderella knew she wouldn't be allowed to go to
the ball. But the ugly sisters, ho ho ho, they were excited. They couldn't
talk about anything else.
When the day of the ball came, they
made such a fuss. Poor Cinderella had to rush about upstairs and downstairs.
She fixed their hair in fancy waves and curls. She helped them put on their
expensive new dresses. And she arranged their jewels just so. As soon as
they had gone, Cinderella sat down by the fire and she said. "Oh I do wish
I could go to the ball". The next moment, standing beside her was a lovely
old lady with a silver wand in here hand. "Cinderella, she said " I am
your fairy godmother and you shall go to the ball. But first you must go
into the garden and pick a golden pumpkin, then bring me six mice from
the mousetraps, a whiskered rat from the rat trap, and six lizards. You'll
find the lizards behind the watering can.
So Cinderella fetched a golden pumpkin,
six grey mice, a whiskered rate, six lizards. The fairy godmother touched
them with her wand and the pumpkin became a golden coach, the mice became
six grey horses, the rat became a coachman with the most enormous moustache,
and the lizards became six footmen dressed in green and yellow, then the
fairy godmother touched Cinderella with the wand and her old dress became
a golden dress sparkling with jewels while on her feet was the prettiest
pair of glass slippers ever seen. Remember said the fairy godmother you
must leave the ball before the clock strikes twelve because at midnight
the magic ends. "Thank you fairy godmother" said Cinderella and she climbed
into the coach.
When Cinderella arrived at the ball
she looked so beautiful that everyone wondered who she was! Even the ugly
sisters. The Prince of course asked here to dance with him and they danced
all evening. He would not dance with anyone else. Now Cinderella was enjoying
the ball so much that she forgot her fairy godmothers warning until it
was almost midnight and the clock began to strike. One. Two. Three. She
hurried out of the ballroom. Four. Five. Six. As she ran down the palace
steps one of her glass slippers fell off. Seven. Eight. Nine. She ran on
toward the golden coach. Ten Eleven Twelve. Then there was Cinderella in
her old dress. The golden pumpkin lay in her feet. And scampering down
off down the road were six grey mice, a whiskered rat and six green lizards..
So Cinderella had to walk home and by the time the ugly sisters returned
home was sitting quietly by the fire.
Now when Cinderella ran from the palace,
the prince tried to follow her and he found the glass slipper. He said,
"I shall marry the beautiful girl whose foot fits this slipper and only
her. IN the morning the prince went from house to house with the glass
slipper and every young lady tried to squeeze her foot into it. But it
didn't' fit any of them.
At last the prince came to Cinderella's
house. First one ugly sister tried to squash her foot into the slipper.
But her foot was too wide and fat. Then the other ugly sister tried but
her foot was too long and thin. Please said Cinderella, let me try. "The
slipper won't fit you", said the ugly sisters. "You didn't go to the ball!"
But Cinderella slipped her foot into the glass slipper and it fit perfectly.
The next moment standing beside her was the fairy godmother. She touched
Cinderella with the wand and there she was in a golden dress sparkling
with jewels and on her feet was the prettiest pair of glass slippers ever
seen. The ugly sisters were so surprised that, for once they couldn't think
of anything to say. But the Prince knew what to say. He asked Cinderella
to marry him.
And then there was a happy wedding.
Everyone who had gone to the ball was invited, even the ugly sisters. There
was wonderful food, lots of music and dancing. And the Prince of course
danced every dance with Cinderella. He would not dance with anyone else.
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