Cinderella was kind and smart and beautiful. When Cinderella was

very young she had a happy life, then one day her mother died

soon after her father decided to marry again.

The woman he married had two daughters of her own

Noddy and Doddy. Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters were not kind.

Cinderella's stepmother gave her daughter's beautiful gowns of finest silk and dazzling

jewels and toys. To Cinderella she gave nothing

and then sadly Cinderella's father died too.

Cinderella was left all alone in a large house with her

two mean stepsisters and aweful stepmother. Cinderella's life was hard

her stepmother made Cinderella a servant in her own home

Every morning Cinderella had to rise before dawn to do the cooking

the cleaning, the laundry, the baking and the

gardening as well as take orders from Noddy

and Doddy all day long

By the end of the day Cinderella was so exhausted she

would occasionally fall fast asleep, curled up by the fire

near the Cinder and the ashes. This is why

she was called Cinderella. Though her clothes

were tattered and her face and hair were covered in ashes

and soot. Cinderlla was still beautiful and had a kind and

cheerful heart. Noddy and Doddy teased Cinderella all the time

"Your clothes look like dirty diapers" Noddy would shriek

"Your face looks like a bucket of mud" Doddy would say.

Then they would laugh and eat chocolate and

ham sandwiches while watching Cinderella work. Cinderella's stepsisters were as ugly

on the inside as they were on the outside

One Day a page from the castle arrived at the house with an invitation. The prince is

hosting a grand ball in three days time. He is hoping to find a bride. Every eligible

young woman shall come and meet the Prince. Noddy and

Doddy were very excited. "I'm going to marry the Prince"

Noddy exclaimed. "Why should you marry the prince you look like a

rotten potato" Doddy shouted. Noddy and Doddy were just about to get

into a very large fight when they heard Cinderella ask "May I go to the ball ?"

For a moment two sisters stared at each other, then they laughed so hard

they rolled around on the floor laughing. "You'll go to the ball" Doddy trottled

"that's the silliest thing I've ever heard" Noddy giggled

"Can you imagine our Cinderella married to the prince" Doddy exclaimed which

made the girls laugh till they heard "Girls! what is going on here ?"

Cinderella's stepmother yelled as she entered the room. The girl's stopped

laughing and yelling to tell their mother what had happened

"don't be silly of course Cinderella may go to the

ball" said the the stepmother. The girls were

very confused! this they did not expect. Noddy and

Doddy began to protest when their mother continued

"She may go to the ball if all of her chores are completed and she has sewn herself a

new dress

all that day and the next, and the next

Cinderella's stepmother gave Cinderella a long list of chores to do everyday from

morning until Noon. Cinderella scrubbed, and mopped and polished.

There was no time to make a new dress. On the night of the ball

Noddy and Doddy were dressed up in their finest

gowns and followed their mother out of the

door to the waiting carriage

Cinderella silently watched them go, she did not have any

dress so she could not go to the ball. Sadly Cinderella

wandered out to the garden. There she sat on a

bench and cried. Suddenly a little old lady with wings

and wand was floating right in front of Cinderella.

"Cinderella" said the lady, I am your fairy godmother

Since it is your wish, you would go to the ball, "but How? "

asked Cinderella "I have no dress and no way to get there"

"run quick and fetch me four mice, a pumpkin and the lizard

from the garden. Cinderella did so as fast as she could

First the fairy godmother touched the pumpkin. Poof the pumpkin was

transformed into a dazzling coach. Next she touched the four mice

Poof the four mice turned into four beautiful white horses

then the fairy godmother touched the lizard. Poof the

lizard turned into a stately Coachmen in uniform.

Cinderella was very surprised to see them.

"Now!" said the fairy godmother

"Since you are so kind and smart, I will make you as beautiful on the

outside as you are on the inside" The fairy godmother touched her wand to

the Cinderella's torn dress. And Poof, Cinderella's rag became a beautiful ballgown.

and on the Cinderella's feet were two

delicate glass slippers. "Enjoy yourself at the ball" said the fairy godmother but

"be warned that My magic will end at midnight, and everything will as it was before"

"Oh thank you, thank you" cut Cinderella as she run

into her coach and she sped off to the castle

When Cinderella arrived to the ball everyone stared at her, she was

the most beautiful woman there. She looked so different that even her

stepsisters and stepmother did not know who she was

the prince thought she was beautiful too. when he talked to her he also discovered

that she was kind, smart and funny too. the Prince danced

with Cinderella all night long, and Cinderella never had

so much fun. Suddenly Cinderella noticed that the clock was about to strike

midnight "I had a lovely evening" Cinderella told the Prince.

"But I really must go now". With that she gathered up her skirt and fled out of the castle

leaving the Prince very startled "Wait" he cried "I don't even know your name!"

he chased after her but Cinderella had vanished into the night, then the prince

found the glass slipper on the staircase, in Cinderella's

haste to leave the slipper had fallen off of her foot and

she didn't have time to go back

Prince had a great idea!

I will search every house in my kingdom I will find the woman who fits this

slipper and I will marry her if she would like to marry me.

Next day the prince began his search. He went to every

house in his entire kingdom but still he could

not find the woman that fit the glass slipper

Finally, he arrived at the Cinderella's house. Noddy was the first

to try on the slipper but her foot was much too fat. Next Doddy tried on

the slipper

but her foot was much too long. Desperate the Prince

asked, "are there any other young women in the house".

"only our maid servant"

Cinderella's stepmother snorted "but she didn't go to the ball" "I would like her"

"to try" said the prince and they had to obey him

because he was the prince. Cinderella came out of the

kitchen and tried on the slipper

It fit her feet perfectly. The prince smiled at

Cinderella and nervously asked her "will you be my bride"

"I most certainly will" Cinderella replied. "you are

as handsome on the inside as you are on the outside.

Soon after Cinderella and the Prince were married and

Cinderella moved to the castle. Noddy, Doddy and her stepmother

moved to the castle as well and ate a lot of chocolates and a lot of ham sandwiches

and everyone lived happily ever after