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THIS U Ui rtory of tautifuL motlierleu f oun ; ,
' girl whoM filher nuutW, Tor tht second tim,
I'litujtitf and proud widow. who -had two dtughteri ,
; of bT own; both ruin nd lelfish. ; No iooner was the .
wediintf brtr thin th wicked wbmtn hcmn to ihow her-
itu in ner i rue coion. an couia not oear ne gooa juu- : .
tltt.of hefprettjrttepdaughter, and tha mort becattfo ;
1 ,, they mada her own daughters appear the leu attractive.
She made her wash diahea, Krub roonu and wait on her .
tfm daughlra.: She gar her a itraw bed in the garret . .'
to alcep upon," while her own daughtera ilept in fine
odmi arid tepoa aoft beda.
. V.ttha poor girl bore aO thia rerf patiently, and
dared not fell her father, who alwaya tided witli hit
'wife.. When ahe,Eid done her work aha uaed to go tnto
the chimney corner and tit down among the cinders.
,They aU called her rCinderwench excepVthe youngtst
lister, ho wu lest unkind than the eldest.. She called
her;'Cinderella.'" V t '
J J OWEVER. Cmdertna.;bpitelner afcalby
, ( . cIothet,.wtt a hundred .timet more beautiful
than berateptittert,''in apite of the fine 'gownt which
they alwaya wort.
" One day tb ling'e ton gave a balfand the thrre
.iltteit were'lnvlted. The two aelflth'tittert were de
L'ghted.'and talked all 'day long about whatDrestet they
thould wear.; 'Thit made new; troulTforMKoirttl
Cinderella, for it waa the , who had to" iron' her sisters'
linen.
Tor my part.1 taid the eldert.'-"! wM wear my
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"And 1." said the youngest, "shall wear my golden
flowered silk and diamond belt"-
((O LVrfERELLA. would you Jike to go to the
ballf. the youngest asked.
"Alain taid the, "you're only jeering at me."
"You are right.", they both said:'it would only
make the people laugh to tee a Cinderwench at a ball."
At last th happy day came,' and the' two step
listers went to court Cinderella followed them with
her eyes at long at the could, and .when she bad lost
tight of them the began to err
"What it the. matter f I asked her godmother, who
taw her in tears.
'"I wish I could I wfsh I could" but the could
not tpeak for lobbing.
Now, Cinderella 'a godmother 'was a fain, and she
taid to hen
"Do you wish to go to the bill r '
"Yes,", cried Cinderella.
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U T 7LL? aaid the godmother. i"be a good'siTC
and you shall gv Run ' into :th'gardcn
and bring' me rpumpkiri.""
- Cinderella got the biggest pumpkin she could fliwl.. .
though she could not see how thit would help her to go to
the halL1
The godmother struck the pumpkin with' Jier wand.
and it war instantly. turned into a tine coachTgilied all
over with gold. Site then told Cinderella" to bring herf
the moufte trap,' which had six live mice in it Cinderella1
did as die" waa. told," and hergocMotherlifterttpthc
trapdoor a little, and as the' mice came out'she tapped
them with her wand, and each mouse was at ouce turned
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Into a. fine horse. So no. there "were six! beautiful
iMuse-coloreA'ds tpW-gray bortes'and a'magirfiicent
coach.)
"And now for a coachman." said the' fair)'. "Bring
me the rat trap.;
CINDERELLA broaght the trap, with three large
, rata in it The biggest rat became a fat, jolly
old coachman at the fairy ' bidding.
"Go again into the garden and you will find six
ioardi behind .the watering pot. Bring them to me,"
the aaid.
Cinderella had no sooner dojie so than her god
mother turned them into six footmen, who jumped up
behind the coach with their liveriet of gohfand silver.
The fairy then touched Cinderella with her wand, and
in an instant the was dressed in cloth of gold and silver,
ill act with jewelt. and on her feet were a pair of gJass
tlippera, Then Cinderella got up into her coach, and
.the fairy comma oded her not to stay one moment after
midnight.' for , if the did : the -coach would become a
pumpkin again, her hortet mice, her coachman a rat, her
footmert lizards, and her clothe just as they were.
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I HE promised to do as "she was told, and away she
drove to the ball
The king s ton wu told that a great princeti whom
nobody knew was driving up to the palace, and he ran
out to meet her. Everybody was astonished when they
saw her great beauty, .the prince fell in love with her
at first sight and he would dance with no one else.
When Cinderella wai taking refreshments she sat
down by her sisters and spoke to them, but they did not
recognize her., tn fact," they felt very proud to be no
ticed by such a princess.
Cinderella remembered what her godmother had
said, and came home before 12 o'clock.
When the listen caoie back from the ball later they
could talk of nothing but the beautiful lady.
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THE next night they went again to the bail at the
palace. Cinderella waited until they had gone,
and then the went; too, arid the looked still more beauti
ful than the night before.
She .waa.1 having suchafine.time.that she forgot '
what .time itwai until the.iaw;the hahdt of. the. ciock
point to five minutet.of If. She hurried off, but at the
reached the 'door it struck twelve The guard wondered .
now such a ahabby little 4girl eouldjtavj gotten in, for
the waa back in her rags again; In her haste, however,
the dropped one pf her glasi tlippera on the itairt, and
the prirwe, who ran afurjier, picked h up.
The pririoe next day sent out herald .with" tocm:
ipet;ndl..little page boyiwUhthejglasajlippet.On a
.verret cuaWonitoprodaim tBt any ladyhonj theglast
jHpperChould fit should become, hit wife. AUib ladies
begged to try it on, but their feet were all too large.
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'HEN Cinderella's sisters heard of this they tried '
to force theiHeet into the tiny slipper, but it' -
was all in, vain. As they were angrily' giving it: up,'
Cinderella laid:
"Let me trjCplease "
'"Stupid girl!" said the sisters -.fancy you trying. ,
Go and wash dishes." J t 'it
But the herald said. "Let her try."
Cinderella tat down, and without any trouble put '
her foot into the slipper. "Then she took Us mate out'
of her pocket and put it on. Just .at that moment her
godmother came, and with a touch of her wand changed
her rags into the most beautiful white satin gown that
had ever been seen. She was the beautiful lacty at the
ball once.more. Her wicked listers were frightened,,
and begged on' their kneeajov.forgivet,them,for they
knew she was soon to be queen . - '. ' ;.
, ' Cinderella forgave themg1adlyranlaskcdthcm
. alwayi to love her.She waa thon taken to the young -'prince,
'and he thought her" more charming . Oian'.eveT,'
"'.andi few days after maVried her." , - '
CindellalwhoJwaa nokMgoodthnrbfaur
gave her sisters rooms in the palace, and -marrkil Cicn
to two great lords, and they all h'ved hippy.ever after.