The
Cinderella Glass Slippers Story
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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