In a kingdom, there was a beautiful and kind hearted girl. She
lived with her stepmother and two step sisters because her parents had died. At
the house, she was always asked to do all the housework. She was always yelled
at and only fed once a day by her stepmother. Her cruel stepsisters called her “Cinderella”
because she always looked dirty and dusty. Cinderella meant girl who was dirty
and full of dust.
After some time, one day came the royal bodyguard who spread
the invitation letter from the palace for everyone to come to the ball. “This
is fun…we’ll go and dress up as pretty-pretty.” If I were a princess, mother
must be happy”, the step sisters said.
Awaited day arrived, the two stepsisters began to dress up
happily. Cinderella was very sad because she was not allowed by her sisters to
come at the palace. After all went to the ball, Cinderella back to her room. She
was crying loudly because her heart was so upset. “I cannot go to the palace
with dirty clothes like this, but I want to go”.
Not long there was a voice, “Cinderella, stop crying”, when Cinderella
turned around, she saw a fairy. The fairy smiled kindly, “Cinderella, please
take four rats and two lizards”. Once everything was collected by Cinderella, fairy carried rodents and lizards to
the pumpkin
patch in the backyard. “Voila!” as she spread her magic, there was a miracle. The
pumpkin
turned into a coach. The mice turned into four horses and lizard turned into
two coachmen. The last, Cinderella turned into a beautiful princess, wearing a
beautiful gown.
Because happy, Cinderella started dancing around in circles
with glass slippers like a butterfly. The fairy said, “Cinderella, the magic
effect will disappear after midnight chimes stopped”. “Therefore, please go
home before midnight”. “Yes, grandma, thank you, “replied Cinderella. Golden coach
set off to bring Cinderella to the palace. After arriving at the palace, she
went directly to the palace hall.
Once inside, the views of all attended were on Cinderella. They
were very impressed with the beauty of Cinderella. The prince continued to
dance with Cinderella. “A woman like you are my desire all this time”, said the
prince.
Cinderella forgot the time. Clock began to strike twelve
times. “Sorry I have to leave prince…”, Cinderella pulled her hand from the
prince, and soon ran out the palace. In the middle of the way, she lost one of
her glass slippers, she kept running. The prince chased her, but he lost her
track. In the middle of the stairs, the prince picked up Cinderella’s slippers,
and determined to find her. The next day, the guards sent by prince visited every
house in the kingdom to find the girl whose foot fitted the glass slipper.
Both Cinderella’s sisters tried on the slipper, but their
feet were too big. They forced their feet to put into the glass slipper until
their feet blistered. At that time, the guards saw Cinderella.
“Hey you, please try this slipper on”, he said. Cinderella’s stepmother was
angry, “The slipper will not fit her foot!” Cinderella then put her foot into
the slipper. Apparently the slipper fitted her foot perfectly. “Ah! You’re the
princess”, exlaimed the guards happily.
“Cinderella, congratulations..., “Cinderella
looked back, the fairy was standing behind her. “From now on live happily with
the prince”. Once the fairy read spell, Cinderella turned into a princess who
wore a wedding dress. “The effect of this magic will not dissapear even if the
clock struck twelve times”, said the fairy. Cinderella and the prince went to
the palace escorted by rats and birds which have been the friends of Cinderella.
Arriving at the palace, the prince
greeted her, smiling happily. Finally Cinderella married the prince and they lived
happily ever after.
Copied from the book published by Pustaka Dunia
Copied from the book published by Pustaka Dunia
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