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In former times, a rich man and his wife were the parents of a beautiful little daughter; but before she had arrived at womanhood, her dear mother fell sick and died to the grief of her husband and daughter.

After a time, the little girl’s father married another lady. Now this lady was proud and haughty, and had two grown-up daughters as disagreeable as herself. She could not endure her step-daughter and she gave her the most degrading occupations, and compelled her to wash the dishes and clean the stairs. When the poor girl had finished her work, she used to sit in the chimney-corner amongst the cinders, which made her sisters give her the name of “Cinderella.” However, in her shabby clothes Cinderella was ten times handsomer than her sisters.

It happened that the king's son sent invitations to a ball, which was to last two nights, and to which all the great people of the land were invited, the two sisters among the rest. This delighted them very much. They sent to engage the services of the most fashionable hairdresser, but they also called Cinderella to their aid; for she had very good taste, and she offered, in the most amiable manner, to arrange their heads herself. Whilst so occupied, the eldest said, “Cinderella, whould you like to go to the ball?”

“Alas!” said she, “you are ridiculing me. I am not likely to go to the ball.”

“You are right,” replied the sister; “people would be amused to see a Cinderella there.”

At length the long-wished-for evening arrived, and these proud misses stepped into their carriage, and drove away to the palace.

Cinderella looked after the coach as far as she could see, and then returned to the kitchen in tears, where, for the first time, she bewailed her hard and cruel lot, little dreaming that a kind fairy was at the same moment watching over her. She continued sobbing in the chimney-corner until a rap at the door aroused her, and she got up to see what had caused it. She saw a beautiful woman who asked her: “Hey! dearee me! what are all these tears about, my child?” And then Cinderella told her of all her griefs,—how her sisters had gone to the ball, and how she should like to have gone also.

“But you shall go,„ exclaimed her visitor. “Dry up your tears, because I am your godmother and I can help you.”

The fairy took Cinderella by the hand, and said, “Now, my dear, go into the garden, and fetch me a pumpkin.”

Cinderella brought her immediately the best she found. Her godmother took the pumpkin and hollowed it out, leaving only the rind; she then struck it with her wand, and the pumpkin was immediately changed into a beautiful gilt coach. She next sent Cinderella for the mouse-trap, wherein were found six mice alive. She directed Cinderella to raise the door of the trap, and as each mouse came out she struck it with her wand, and it was immediately changed into a beautiful horse; so that she had now six splendid grays for her gilt coach.

The fairy was perplexed how to find a coachman, but Cinderella said, “I will go and see if there is a rat in the rat-trap; if there is, he will make a capital coachman.”

Cinderella brought the rat-trap, in which there were three large rats. The fairy selected one, and, having touched it, it was changed into a coachman.

Then she touched Cinderella with her magic wand, and her clothes were instantly changed into a most magnificent ball-dress. The fairy now took from her pocket a beautiful pair of elastic glass slippers, which she caused Cinderella to put on; and when she had thus completed her work, and Cinderella stood before her, the fairy was much pleased, and desired her to get into the carriage with all expedition, as the ball had already commenced. Her godmother, however, before she took leave, strictly charged her on no account whatever to stay at the ball after the clock had struck the hour of midnight; and then added that if she stopped but a single moment beyond that time her fine coach would again become a gourd, her horses mice and her old clothes resume their former appearance.

The arrival of so splendid an equipage as Cinderella's could not fail to attract general notice at the palace gates, and as it drove up to the marble portico the servants, in great numbers, came out to see it

The king's son to whom it was announced that an unknown princess had arrived, hastened to receive her. He handed her out of the carriage, and led her to the ball-room. Immediately she entered the dancing ceased, and the violins stopped playing; so much was every one struck with the extreme beauty of the unknown princess; and the only sound heard was that of admiration. The king's son conducted her to the most distinguished place, and invited her to dance. She danced with such grace that everybody was in raptures with her.

When Cinderella saw that it wanted but a quarter of an hour of midnight she left as quickly as possible.

Soon, the two sisters knocked at the door, and Cinderella went to open it for them. “O, how late you are in coming home,” said Cinderella, rubbing her eyes, as if just awakened.

“If you had been at the ball,” said one of the sisters, “you would not have been tired; for there was the most beautiful princess that ever was seen, who paid us much attention, and gave us oranges and citrons.”

Cinderella could scarcely contain herself for joy. She asked the name of the princess, but they said it was not known, and that the king's son was therefore much distressed, and would give anything he had to know who she could be.

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"CINDERELLA"

Dvnut MSP

A young girl named Cinderella is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters. With the help of her fairy godmother, she attends a royal ball and captures the attention of the prince. However, she must leave before midnight, leaving behind a glass slipper. The prince searches for the owner of the slipper and eventually finds Cinderella, whom he marries.

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