Cinderella
Once
there was a widower who for his second wife, married a proud and
haughty woman. She had two daughters, who were equally vain. By his
first wife, he had a beautiful young daughter who was a girl of
unparalleled goodness and sweet temper. The Stepmother and her
daughters forced the first daughter to complete all the housework. When
the girl had done her work, she sat in the cinders, which caused her to
be called "Cinderella". The poor girl bore it patiently, but she dared
not tell her father, who would have scolded her; his wife controlled
him entirely.
One
day the Prince invited all the young ladies in the land to a ball so he
could choose a wife. As the two Stepsisters were invited, they
gleefully planned their wardrobes. Although Cinderella assisted them
and dreamed of going to the dance, they taunted her by saying a maid
could never attend a ball.
As
the sisters swept away to the ball, Cinderella cried in despair. Her
Fairy Godmother magically appeared and vowed to assist Cinderella in
attending the ball. She turned a pumpkin into a coach, mice into
horses, a rat into a coachman, and lizards into footmen. She then
turned Cinderella's rags into a beautiful gown, complete with a
delicate pair of glass slippers. The Godmother told her to enjoy the
ball, but return before midnight for the spells would be broken.
At
the ball, the entire court was entranced by Cinderella, especially the
Prince, who never left her side. Unrecognized by her sisters,
Cinderella remembered to leave before midnight. Back home, Cinderella
graciously thanked her Godmother. She then greeted the Stepsisters who
enthusiastically talked of nothing but the beautiful girl at the ball.
When
another ball was held the next evening, Cinderella again attended with
her Godmother's help. The Prince became even more entranced. However,
this evening she lost track of time and left only at the final stroke
of midnight, losing one of her glass slippers on the steps of the
palace in her haste. The Prince chased her, but outside the palace, the
guards had seen only a simple country wench leave. The Prince pocketed
the slipper and vowed to find and marry the girl to whom it belonged.
Meanwhile, Cinderella kept the other slipper, which had not disappeared
when the spell had broken.
The
Prince tried the slipper on all the young women in the land. When the
Prince arrived at Cinderella's villa, the Stepsisters tried in vain.
When Cinderella asked if she might try, the Stepsisters taunted her.
Naturally, the slipper fit perfectly, and Cinderella produced the other
slipper for good measure. The Stepsisters begged for forgiveness, and
Cinderella forgave them for their cruelties.
Cinderella returned to the palace where she married the Prince, and the Stepsisters also married two lords.
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