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Glass Slipper - The Cinderella
Glass Slippers Story
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The
Glass Slipper story:
Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl named 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.
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Cinderella fetched a golden pumpkin, six grey mice, a whiskered rat, 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 were 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 her 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 at
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.
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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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