Part 1: A Girl Named Cinderella
ONCE UPON A TIME a girl named Cinderella lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters. It was Cinderella who had to wake up each morning when it was still dark and cold to start the fire. Cinderella who cooked the meals. Cinderella who kept the fire going. The poor girl could not stay clean, from all the ashes and cinders by the fire.
“What a mess you are!” her two stepsisters laughed. That is why they called her “Cinderella.”
One day, big news was announced in their village. It was time for the Prince to find a bride, and the King and Queen were going to have a ball! All of the young ladies of the land were invited to come. The stepsisters were wild with joy. They would wear their most beautiful gowns and fix their hair in the most splendid way. No doubt they would be the one to win the favor of the Prince!
Cinderella now had extra work to do. She had to sew two fabulous gowns for her step-sisters in the latest fashion.
No doubt they would be the one to win the favor of the Prince!
“Faster!” shouted one stepsister.
“You call that a dress?” screamed the other.
“Oh, dear!” said Cinderella. “When can I–“
The stepmother marched into the room. “When can you what?”
“Well,” said the girl, “when will I have time to make my own dress for the ball?”
“You?” barked the stepmother. “Who said you were going to the ball?”
“Did you hear that?” One stepsister rolled back with laughter. “Cinderella, going to the ball?”
“Looking like that?” Her stepsisters roared with laughter. “They’d never let that mess in the front door!”
Cinderella thought to herself, “I may look like a mess but I am not a mess, not really, And if I could, I would go to the ball.”
Soon the big day came. Poufed and pampered, the stepmother and stepsisters were ready to leave for the big night.
Part 2: The Big Party
A fine carriage arrived to pick them up. The stepmother and stepsisters hopped inside.
“Good-bye!” called Cinderella. “Have a good time!” But the stepmother and stepsisters did not turn to respond. The carriage door shut and off they were, in a cloud of dust.
“Ah!” groaned Cinderella as the carriage clip-clopped down the cobblestone street. “If only there was a way for me to go to the ball, too!”
Then – Poof! All of a sudden, in front of her stood a fairy.
“You called?” said the Fairy.
“I did?” said Cinderella. “Who are you?”
“Your Fairy Godmother, of course! I know what you wish, and I have come to grant it.”
“But…” said Cinderella, “my wish is impossible.”
“Excuse me!” said the Fairy Godmother in a huff. “Did I not just show up out of thin air?”
“I suppose you did,” said Cinderella.
“Did I not just show up out of thin air?”
“Then let me be the one to say what is possible or not!”
“Well, all right,” said Cinderella. She looked down at her dirty clothes. “But look at me. I cannot go to the ball.”
“You do look a bit of a mess, child,” said the Fairy Godmother gently.
“Even if I had something nice to wear,” said the girl, “I would have no way to get there.”
“Dear me, all of that is possible,” said the Fairy. She tapped her wand on Cinderella’s head.
At once, Cinderella was perfectly clean. What’s more, she was dressed in a beautiful blue gown! Her hair was set up high on her head in a golden band.
“This is amazing!” said Cinderella.
“Who said I was done?” said the Fairy Godmother. She tapped her wand again. At once, a beautiful carriage came to be, with a driver and four white horses.
“Am I dreaming?” said Cinderella, looking around her in astonishment.
“It’s as real as real can be,” said the Fairy Godmother. “But there is one thing you must know.”
“What is that?”
“The magic lasts only to midnight. At the stroke of midnight, it will be over. Everything will go back to how it was before.”
“Then I must be sure to leave the ball before midnight,” said Cinderella.
“At the stroke of midnight, it will be over.”
“Smart cookie,” said the Fairy Godmother. She stepped back. “My work here is done.” In a puff of smoke, the Fairy Godmother was gone.
Cinderella looked around. “Did that even happen?” But there she was in a fine gown, with a golden band in her hair. And there were her driver and four horses.
“Coming?” called the driver.
“I suppose it did,” said Cinderella. She stepped into the carriage, and they were off.
Part 3: The Ball
During the ball, the Prince felt despondent. “Why do you have that sad look on your face?” the Queen said to her son. “You would think you weren’t at a royal ball your father and I are hosting just for you, so you can find a bride.”
“I know you and Father are looking out for me,” said the Prince. Yet something was wrong. He had already met most of the young women at the ball, and after he said “Hello,” there was nothing more to say.
“Look!” Someone pointed to the front door of the ballroom, at the top of the stairs.
All heads turned. Who was that lovely maiden stepping down the stairs? She held her head tall and stepped with grace and elegance. Who was she? No one knew.
“There is something about that young lady,” said the Prince to himself. “I will ask her to dance.” He walked over to Cinderella.
“Have we met?” said the Prince.
“I am pleased to meet you now,” said Cinderella with a bow.
“I feel as if I know you,” said the Prince. “But of course, that’s impossible.”
“I feel as if I know you,” said the Prince.
“Many things are possible,” said Cinderella, “if you wish them to be true.”
“Do you really believe that?” said the Prince.
“I know it,” said Cinderella.
The Prince felt a leap in his heart. He and Cinderella danced. When the song was over, they danced again. And then again. All the time they were talking and laughing. Soon the other maidens at the ball grew jealous. “Why is he staying dance after dance with her?” they said. “Give someone else a chance. How rude!”
But all the Prince wanted to do was to stay with Cinderella. In fact, they danced so long that Cinderella did not see the clock.
Part 4: The Clock Strikes
“Dong!” struck the clock.
Cinderella looked up.
“Dong!” rung the clock again.
She turned to the clock. “Oh, my!” she cried. “It’s almost midnight!”
“Dong!” called the clock.
“Why does it matter?” said the Prince. “The night is young.”
“Dong!” called the clock.
“Dong!” rung the clock again.
“I must go!” said Cinderella.
“Dong!” went the clock.
“But we just met!” said the Prince.
“Dong!” rung the clock.
“I must go!” said Cinderella. She ran to the steps.
“Dong!” cried the clock.
“I cannot hear you,” said the Prince. “The clock is too loud!”
“Dong!” rung the clock.
“Goodbye!” said Cinderella. The ran up the stairs as fast as she could.
“Dong!” went the clock.
“Please, stop for a moment!” said the Prince.
“Oh, dear!” she said as one glass slipper fell off her foot on the stair. But Cinderella kept running.
“Dong!” said the clock.
“Please wait a moment!” said the Prince.
“Dong!” rung the clock.
“Goodbye!” Cinderella turned one last time. She rushed out the door.
“Dong!” The clock was quiet. It was midnight.
“Wait!” called the Prince. He picked up her glass slipper and dashed out the door to follow her.
He looked around but could not see her blue dress anywhere. “This is all I have left from her,” he said, looking down forlornly at the glass slipper. He noticed that it was made in a special way, to fit a foot like none other. “Somewhere that young maiden has the other glass slipper,” he said. “I will find her, and when I do, I will ask her to be my bride!”
Part 5: The Search
From village to village, and from cottage to cottage went the Prince. One young woman after another tried to fit her foot inside the glass slipper. But none could fit. He asked if they had the other glass slipper. None did. And the Prince moved on.
At last the Prince came to Cinderella’s cottage.
“He is coming!” shrieked one stepsister as she looked out the window.
“He is here, at the door right now!” screamed the other stepsister.
At last the Prince came to Cinderella’s cottage.
“Hush!” hissed the stepmother. “He’ll hear you! Now get ready. One of you must fit your foot in that slipper, no matter what it takes!” The stepmother swirled around to face Cinderella. “Get out of my sight,” she glowered, “Go to your room right now and stay there!”
The Prince knocked. The stepmother flew open the door. “Come in!” she said in a sweet, sultry voice. “I have two lovely daughters you must see.”
The first stepsister tried to fit her foot in the glass slipper.
As hard as she tried, her foot could not squeeze in. The second step-sister tried to fit her foot inside, but no dice. And neither of them had the other glass slipper.
“Are there any other young women in the house?” said the Prince.
“None,” said the stepmother.
“Then I will take my leave,” said the Prince.
“Maybe there is one more,” said Cinderella, stepping into the room.
“I thought you said there were no other young women here,” said the Prince.
“None who matter!” seethed the stepmother.
“Come here,” said the Prince warmly.
Cinderella stepped up to him. The Prince got down on one knee and tried the glass slipper on her foot.
It fit perfectly! “Well, I suppose I have the pair back again,” said Cinderella. And from her pocket she took out the other glass slipper!
“I knew it!” he cried. “You are the one!”
“What?” shouted a stepsister.
“Not her!” screamed the other stepsister.
“This cannot be!” shrieked the stepmother.
But it was too late. The prince looked into her eyes. He knew that this young woman was the very same one he had met and danced with, and loved talking to. He did not see the cinders in her hair or the ashes on her face.
“I have found you!” he said.
“And I have found you,” said Cinderella.
And so Cinderella and the Prince were married, and they lived happily ever after.
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Suzie Chang’s enchanting illustrations breathe life into the timeless Cinderella fairytale! Her artistic brilliance captures the magic, making every page a journey into a world of wonder. Bravo, Suzie!
Every thing is possible if you are patient.
If you act mean, nothing will get done.
That the dream that you wish will come true!!!
The Story is sooo cool!
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Rama, tell us–what do you think was most cool about Cinderella?
a cool story and i think this story will be my favorite
That anything is possible
My little brothers words : ‘ This platform is amazing ! I sometimes feel like i am reading an actual book with easy word meanings and and it has pictures ! if i were to rate this reading platform it would be a 10/10 ! ‘ And i completely agree with him , this is an amazing reading platform with easy vocabulary and sentences .
My brother thinks that this story teaches you that you need to treat others the way you want to be treated because you never know how they might turn out to be in the future.
It show us that is not good to be a wicked person.
This book was so fun to read I loved that she found him?✨?
Really good and simple language which has simple meaning and vocabulary also. I got it all.
Happy endings do come true for those who keep their word.
My daughter’s words: The book was awesome and I love it!!
I liked the part when it said “dong”!
Why is everyone in these comments “just learning about how you shouldn’t be rude to people”? Bruh, I learned that when I was 4.
We must not think that we’re better than others.
Don’t judge anyone and love everyone.
That is not nice to be mean
I love this story the same way I love books
This story is sóóóooooooooooó cool!!!
Really good for night time story reading if adults are too tired to read just relax and watch the words, also good that there are pictures there too my little girl loved looking at the pics.
this story was so nice and I am feeling very good for reading the story, I got some English conversation. Thank you.
I love how the godmother said it will all be gone after midnight but the slippers stayed
After growing up, I realized the prince can just recognize the girl through her appearance. He does not need to have all the girls try on the shoes.
I love the way you can read it and listen to the words that it says. ??
I learned that it is not good to do bad things to others and if you do, bad will come back to you. And to care about others, you should be kind to people and not do what you don’t want others to do to you. They are people so do not do it the end.
What I learned about today’s topic called Cinderella is that:
1. We should be nice to others because when we do bad things to others, bad will come back to us.
2. We should not make people suffer and make fun of them because at the end it will be your turn.
I like this story because it tells that if we have faith in ourselves and are patient, then even an impossible wish can come true. I like Cinderella a lot for this.
If you wish something it is possible.
It tells the reader that nothing is impossible if you believe.
IS TRYING TO BE PATIENT
Basically the moral of Cinderella is: people should always fight for what they want with a good heart and hard work. And wickedness and envy will lead to negative consequences, whereas perseverance will lead to a happy ending. And no matter what your situation is, don’t give up on your dreams.
The moral of the story :
Do not be rude
Nothing is impossible
And bad never wins but good every time wins
Nothing is impossible.
The moral of the story is that nothing is impossible. And also to not be rude .
It tells us nothing is impossible.
It tells us nothing is impossible
The story is trying to tell you that nothing is impossible
It was good and I never heard this version before that’s one reason why it’s good another is that the stepmom and sisters got what they deserved
The story is trying tell us that nothing is impossible.
That anything is possible. If you keep walking forward with courage and hope, you’ll find what you need
i like the story Cinderella but this one is the best ever!
This story tells that nothing is impossible
Do not lose hope. No matter the difficulties you meet in life, there is still hope.
Never stop dreaming??
Hold that dream and keep dreaming it.
Your sound is beautiful
That keep on wishing on your dream and it will come true.
In one of my classes, there is a class called Discovery Aces. We are learning about Theme. To answer “Say what you think the story is trying to show you….” I think, the theme is “Don’t doubt yourself even when others doubt you.” I thought this story was a very good thing and I liked the pictures but sometimes they looked really different. Me and my teacher were having a lot of fun reading this book. We had a lot of laughs.
I loved that the speaker was reading with so much expressions, and the right ones too!
The story might be showing us that if you believe in yourself you can accomplish whatever you want.
3.The story is trying to tell us to be neat and nice.
People good evening sir/ma this is a very interesting story and I think it has a very good lesson
This is the lesson I have learned. To be kinder to my family and those who need it. It’s called kindness and respect to the people who are not nice.
Wow! Lessons well received.
Cinderella let her stepsisters be mean because she is really nice and they treated her like a slave. Cinderella changed in a really good way. She went from a slave to a princess and found her prince. The story is showing you that you can be anything you want to be. 7/10
Cinderella let her stepsisters be mean to her because she was their slave, she had no choice.
Cinderella changed because she went from being the maid to being engaged to the prince.
The story was trying to show me not to give up on your hopes because mean people boss you around.
I think this story is showing me that people have to be very kind.
Wow, this story is amazing. I can keep reading this as long as I want. I love it so much!
Wow! I like the story. It is not good to lie be jealous. it is a moral lesson
Cinderella was nice so didn’t want to be mean to the step sisters.
Cinderella found out that good things happen to good people.
That good beats bad.
cause Cinderella has no choice
It teaches me to persevere through hard time and never to be jealous…My own blessing must surely locate me in due season even if am hidden in the valley.
Be kindness and be brave is what this story tells us.
If you are a servant or anything, when you do good thing you also deserve good.
Hi from Turkey! We should treat people in equal no matter who!
because she thought that if she let her step-sisters be mean to her, one day they would begin to act nice to her and treat her well.
This is trying to tell us that we should be hard working and never give up on ourselves.
What a nice and lovely story, I loved it much more than any other story.
It taught us not to treat others differently because if your life is bad it can always change in the future.
Cinderella was changed from a slave to a princess. She grew more strong by leaving her step mother and step sister and marrying the prince. She learned that she is way more than what she was.
(1) Cinderella let her stepsisters be mean to her because later on in life she will have better than her stepsisters. Also, she will know that once she meets or has someone in her life who loves her, she can get back at them because she married the prince and now her stepmother and sister can be her maids or whatever she wants to call it. Next, she got to dance with the prince and her stepsisters were jealous.
(2) I pick the stepsisters if I was them and rude to Cinderella, I would feel bad, mad and sad. Bad is for why have I been rude to her? She could grow up more than me and marry someone better and I may or may not marry someone. I would feel mad because I wouldn’t get to dance with the prince and have a better life than her. And I’d feel sad because I was rude and for other reasons.
(3) To always be nice and way more, but I have to go.
The End ,,,, by E and B TOOK 5 MINS TO WRITE THIS THANKS FOR TELLING !!!!?
I think what the story is trying to tell us is to treat others the way you want to be treated, and don’t underestimate others. ?
This story was great, it really helped me fall asleep at night when I felt sick. This was a great telling of the story.
It teaches us that you have to be nice or else the other person will get all the good and fun stuff
I think Cinderella wanted to make her stepsisters like her. So she tried to be nice, hoping they would.
This story is trying to teach us that we should treat every one equal
1. Because then she won’t have anything to eat or survive.
2. Cinderella grew and changed because she got married and was happy to be with someone that makes her happy.
3. To not let anyone judge a book by its cover because you have lessons to learn everyday and you don’t know it.
This help me a lot and it calms me down. This one was a hit to victory. I want hear more stories like this one. Question 3- I think anything is possible, and number 2 is Cinderella
It teach us not to make fun of someone ???
Why did the step sisters and step mother were mean what did she do to them so sad ????????and that’s a nice story but sad
By Maria
IT TEACH US NOT TO BE MAKING JEST OF SOMEONE
This is my daughters favorite story and I love the pictures/paintings
Q1 Maybe she believed their insults. Maybe hearing the insults so often made her believe them. Or she didn’t have any support when she stood up to them. Maybe she didn’t think it would be good manners or proper to speak back.
1. Cinderella let her stepsisters be mean to her because if Cinderella says something rude about her stepsisters then her stepmother will say, “It is not the stepsisters fault, it is your fault.”
2. Cinderella changed because she doesn’t have to do the work again for her mean stepsisters and stepmother.
3. I think the story is trying to tell us that if you really really really want to win at something but you loose because the person you were mean to will win, for example if you were mean to someone and then there is a competition 1 day then you really want to win but you won’t because the person who you were mean to will win.
1. why did Cinderella let her stepsisters be mean to her?
Because Cinderella didn’t want to hurt them, or she loves them.
The stepmother is being rude and hatefull
Q3:
External beauty many can achieve, its the inner beauty that makes one unique.
Thanks for your hard and amazing work, my son and I are very appreciative.
Cinderella from the beginning of the story was like a maid at home and in the end of the story she became a princess and she will live at the castle.
We should treat people with respect and not make fun of them.
1. Cinderella let her stepsisters be mean to her because if Cinderella says something rude about her stepsisters then her stepmother will say ” It is not the stepsisters fault, it is your fault.”
2. Cinderella changed because she doesn’t have to do the work again for her mean stepsisters and stepmother.
3. I think the story is trying to tell us that if you really really really want to win at something but you loose because the person you were mean to will win, for example if you were mean to someone and then there is a competition 1 day then you really want to win but you won’t because the person who you were mean to will win.
Say what you think the story is trying to show you.
I feel that the story is trying to say that whatever good you do,
good will come back to you.
Question 3— Say what you think the story is trying to show you.
the story is trying to say that nothing is impossible
Question 1: I would imagine Cinderella realized her position. Although her step-family mistreated her greatly, they were still her family and some small part of her cared for them. Cinderella was a Baron’s daughter. She could’ve easily written to the constable about the mistreatment and fought for the rights of her title. But Cinderella had a spirit of forbearance. She was kind and had a good heart. Maybe she knew the realities of those in that era who found themselves in a pitiable state.
This is soo good to let your mind rest?
I love this story because it has a good end and the lesson is to be kind to other people no matter if they are poor or rich the thing that matters is to be kind to everyone and if we all do that we can make the world a better place and live our happily ever after life
Question 1 : Cinderella starts the story as a Housemaid to her stepmother and stepsisters while they go and boss her around. But Cinderella stills hopes to go to the ball with the Prince and continues to hope despite being bossed around by her stepmother and stepsisters. Then she eventually does meet her magic fairy after her stepmother denies her request to go to the festival. The Magic fairy dresses her up and takes her to the festival as a princess but tells her to be back before midnight. She forgets about midnight and rushes home while her prince does a kingdom-wide search. He eventually finds Cinderella and buts her magic slipper on and they get married happily ever after.
Question 2 : I think one of the themes of the story is to be hopeful, yet still try. In the story Cinderella is rugged and Dirty and has abusive parental units and sisters who are tormenting her, yet she still hopes and tries to go the the festival. She kept on hoping and eventually she did get to the ball but she didn’t get their without some help and without trying and hoping.
Beautiful story…. My lesson from the story.. Never ever think that we are better than the person who sit next to us…
Cinderella is so nice ?♥️♥️♥️♥️?❤️❤️
The message of the story is that be kind
Because you don’t Know your future or what is the blessings of the day ❤️❤️❤️?????
Que 1
Cinderella is good and kind but she’s in a situation where these character traits would not normally flourish. She has to work hard at menial tasks, she’s forced to wear tattered clothing, and she is cut off from a support network and isolated in the attic. She should be miserable and lonely.
Que2
It is often said that some things get better with time, and in the case of Cinderella I would have to agree. Although I know the story and have seen multiple versions numerous times, experiencing the Nashville Children’s Theatre’s version of Cinderella presented me with ideas I had never considered in the context of the story.
Cinderella is hard worker and she deserves a break. Cinderella should marry the prince cause she’s good person. She works hard and takes care of her stepsisters and her stepmother. At the end she finally gets married to the prince and has a happy life .
Helps me to learn things i don’t know and to not do bad things.
I love this story ?? it’s so calming
THIS WAS AMAZING WHO EVER MADE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cinderella let her stepsisters be mean to her because if she tried to fight back she would just get yelled at and pushed around even more.
Cinderella thought she should go to the ball because all the young women were invited and being a woman she felt that she needed to go.
Cinderella lived with her step mother and stepsisters. She had no where else to go so she did everything they told her to do. She was always a mess and never looked clean like them.
She knew she was beautiful and not a mess. She wanted to look nice for the Prince too.
Cinderella let her stepsisters be mean to her because she had to do their jobs like her stepmother told her to. She was scared of her stepmother. She thought she should go to the ball because the prince said all young ladies should go.
So they could rest.
Because she did not feel she was a mess.
She had no way of stopping her step sister from being mean to her. If she would fight back her step mother would have been more hateful to her. She had to do what they said because she had no where else to go.
All of the women of the village were invited, Cinderella being a woman of the village felt like she should go.
Cinderella let her stepsisters be mean to her because if she would’ve said something then her stepmother would of yelled at her
Cinderella wanted to go to the ball because she thought it would make her happy
Cinderella wanted to go to the ball because it would make her happy but she didn’t want her stepmother to yell at her anymore.
Wow! Thank you! I constantly needed to write on my blog something like that. Can I take a part of your post to my blog?
Because she didn’t think she was a mess.
Because she is a nice person and deserves better.
I like this story. There’s magic inside this story
answer 1 : because at last they were family.
answer 2: her thoughts were different from the others.
1: she thought she was the maid
2: her step sisters got to go and she wanted to go as well
because she knew they would make life unbearable for her, if she disobeys them.and she needed them even if they were the most annoying people.
1 Cinderella let her half-sisters be wicked and cruel to her because she had asked her mother to be kind and not be cruel to others.
2 She thought if she was alone she would feel lonely, so she let her step-mother and step-sister go to the dance.
It teaches us how to respect people. It is a very touching story and it makes me feel happy anytime i read the story, the place i like most is when the fairy godmother came and transformed her from a tattered girl to a beautiful girl with a blue gown and a band on her hair and a glass shoe.
Cinderella should to the ball because it would make her happy. She did not want her stepmother to yell at her more.
1,Beacause cinderella did not want to be mean to them.
2.Beacause her stepmother and stepsisters went to the ball.
Cinderella let her stepsisters be mean to her because she promised her mother she will never be mean to people
Cinderella thinks she should go to the ball because her stepsisters, and stepmom was going and she thought she should go too.
Cinderella let them be mean to her because she promise her mother at she we’ll be kind nice and never be mean to people
I think Cinderella let her step sisters be mean to her because she felt like she had no choice to listen to them
I think Cinderella thought she should go to the ball because she felt like since she lived with them and they were going to the ball she should be included to.
I learned so much from this is to not judge by its own dress or look
Wonderful ?????????
I’m not sure. Cinderella I think just wanted to please other people that she didn’t have time to think about them being mean for her. Cinderella thought she should go to the ball because, if her family got to go then why won’t she be able to?
infact i enjoy it,its lovely
I wish that i could be a cindrella
I very much like this story
wow i wish i was cendarella
lovely story I enjoyed it
Nice
Super