Cinderella

Cinderella

Once upon a time there lived a girl called Cinderella . She had two ugly stepsisters, who were lazy and greedy and very bad-tempered. They made Cinderella work all day long.

One day a big envelope was delivered to the door. It was invitation to the Prince's ball, addressed to all three sisters.

The ugly sisters shrieked with joy and began to plan what to wear."But what can i wear?" ask Cinderella quietly.

"You? You won't be going," they shorted. "The Prince won't want to meet anyone like you."

The big day came at last. "Hurry up!" the ugly sisters shouted, as Cinderella struggled to pull their corsest tight.

"I wish i could go to the ball,"sighed Cinderella out loud.

Suddenly an old lady appeared. It was her fairy Godmother. Cinderella blinked.”Then why don’t you go ?” her Fary Godmother asked. ”But I’ve nothing to wear,” said Cinderella.

“We’ll see about that! Fetch me six lizards and a pumpkin from the garden, six mice from the cage, and a large rat.”

With a wave of her wand the pumpkin became a coach, the rat the coachman, the mice horses, and the lizards footmen. The Cinderella’s rags became a glittering ball dress, and her worn old shoes sparkling glass slippers. Her Fairy Godmother smiled.

“Just one thing…you  must be back before the stroke of midnight!”

When Cinderella entered the ballroom everyone turned to look at the unknown beauty. “Who can she be?” whispered the ugly sisters crossly.

The prince was enchanted by Cinderella and danced with no one else all evening. Suddenly the clock began to chime. It was midnight! Without a word Cinderella slipped from the Prince’s arms and fled from the room.

The Prince tried to run after her, but he was too late.

As he reached the stone steps into the garden he saw something glittering in the moonlight. He bent down to pick it up.

It was Cinderella’s glass slipper!

No one had any idea who the mystery guest was or where she came from. The Prince was dispair. He had lost the girl of his dreams. His only clue was the glass slipper. He decided to ask every girl in the kingdom to try it on.

The ugly sisters both tried to squeeze their lumpy feet into the glass slipper, but to no avail. In desperation the Prince asked, “Doesn’t someone called Cinderella live here?’

“Yes, but she certainly didn’t go to the ball!” said one of ugly sisters.”Please fetch her now!” insisted the Prince.

The Prince couldn’t take eyes off Cinderella as she slid her foot into the dazzling shoe. It fitted like a glove.

The ugly sisters nearly fainted.

It was hard to know who was happiest, the Prince or Cinderella soon, another party invitation was sent out, this time for their wedding.

The guest of honour was Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother.

She made quiet sure that they lived happily ever after.

The ugly sisters were allowed to come to the wedding, but they had to do all the wasing-up, just to teach them never to be so unkind again.

The End