THE WORD OF FAIRLY TAILES

CINDERELLA

Cinderella was a gentle little girl. Her wicked stepmother and two step sisters always made her work hard,but Cinderella was patient and never complained.One day, all the young girls in the prince. From early morning of the day of the ball, the two sisters were busy getting ready, making Cinderellafix their hair and help them dress."You must stay home, Cinderella, for you have no dress good enough to wear," the sisters said meanly to Cinderella. 

After her mother and sisters left for the castle,Cinderella began to cry in a corner of the kitchen.Just then , her fairly godmother appeard. "I will help you go to the ball my dear. Fetch me a pumpkin from the garden," said she. She waved her magic wand and the pmpkin turned into the most beautiful golden coach Cinderella had ever seen.

Rats were changed into fine horses and fat little mice into coachmen.A lizard became the foot man. Startled, Cinderella said, "Oh! How Beautiful! But my dress.... Do I have to wear this ragged dress to the ball?" 

 Her fairly godmother waved wand again. Cinderella 's tattars were turned into a gown with jewels and ribbons; and on her feet appeared a pair of dainty glass 

slippers. "There ! Off you go, and have a good time.                                                                               

 But remember you must return before the clock strikes twelve or the magic spell will be broken and vanishon the spot,"waned themother. fairly.Cinderella hurried to the castle. The prince was entranced by Cinderella's beauty and danced only with her.Her sisters were jealous and wondered who this unknown princess could be.Cinderella was so excited that she forgot the warning of her fairly god The big clock began to strike twelve.Startled, Cinderella quickly ran from the castle before the magic spell could dis-appear and leave her in rags. "Wait, princess, please!" called the prince, but all he found was a little glass slipper on the staircase. The princes sent out a notice that he would marry the girl whose foot fitted the glss slipper exactly. Servants from the castle went from house to house searching for the right girl. Cinderella's stepsisters tried it on but it was much too small. "May I try too?" asked Cinderella. Her sisters laughed, but to everyone's surprise the shoe fitted exactly! And when Cinderella took the matching slipper from her apron pocket, her sisters were so asonished that they  

could  not speak . Just then the fairly godmother appeared again. She touched Cinderella with her magic wand and again made her into the beautiful princess she had been the night of the ball. "Oh, here is the bride for our prince!" cried the servants; and they escorted Cinderella to the castle. Soon after that there was a big wedding for the prince Cinderella at the castle.Cinderella's Stepsisters apologized for their meanness, and kind-hearted Cinderella asked them to come and stay at the castle where they all lived together happily from that time on.

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