A Cinderella Story ~ Bedtime Stories for Kids

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ONCE UPON A TIME a woman named Cinderella lived together along with her stepmother and stepsisters. Poor Cinderella needed to paintings difficult all day lengthy so the others may want to rest. It become she who needed to awaken every morning while it become nevertheless darkish and bloodless to begin the hearthplace. It become she who cooked the meals. It become she who stored the hearthplace going. The terrible woman couldn't live clean, from all of the ashes and cinders with the aid of using the hearthplace.
“What a mess!” her stepsisters laughed. And this is why they known as her “Cinderella.”

One day, huge information got here to town. The King and Queen had been going to have a ball! It changed into time for the Prince to discover a bride. All of the younger women withinside the land had been invited to come. They had been wild with joy! They might put on their maximum stunning robe and connect their hair more first-rate. Maybe the prince would love them!

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At Cinderella’s residence, she now had more paintings to do. She needed to make brand-new robes for her step-sisters.

“Faster!” shouted one step-sister.

“You name that a get dressed?” screamed the alternative.

“Oh, dear!” stated Cinderella. “When can I–“

The stepmother marched into the room. “When are you able to WHAT?”

“Well,” stated the girl, “whilst will I even have time to make my very own get dressed for the ball?”

“You?” yelled the stepmother. “Who stated YOU had been going to the ball?”

“What a laugh!” stated one step-sister.

“Such a mess!” They pointed at Cinderella. All of them laughed.

Cinderella stated to herself, “When they examine me, perhaps they see a mess. But I am now no longer that manner. And if I may want to, I WOULD visit the ball.”

Soon the time got here for the stepmother and step-sisters to go away for the huge party.

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Their exceptional carriage got here to the door. The stepmother and step-sisters hopped internal. And they had been off.

“Good-bye!” known as Cinderella. “Have an amazing time!” But her stepmother and step-sisters did now no longer flip round to look her.

“Ah, me!” stated Cinderella sadly. The carriage rode down the street. She stated aloud, “I desire I may want to visit the ball, too!”

Then - Poof!

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All of a sudden, in the front of her changed into a fairy.

“You known as?” stated the fairy.

“Did I?” stated Cinderella. “Who are you?”

“Why, your Fairy Godmother, of course! I recognize your desire. And I even have come to provide it.”

“But…” stated Cinderella, “my desire is impossible.”

“Excuse me!” stated the Fairy Godmother in a huff. “Did I now no longer simply display up out of skinny air?”

“Yes, you did,” stated Cinderella.

“Then allow me be the only to mention what's viable or now no longer!”

“Well, I suppose you recognize I need to visit the ball, too.” She appeared down at her grimy clothes.

“But examine me.”

“You do appearance a chunk of a mess, child,” stated the Fairy Godmother.

“Even if I had some thing first-rate to put on," stated the girl, "I might haven't any manner to get there."

“Dear me, all of this is viable,” stated the Fairy. With that, she tapped her wand on Cinderella’s head.

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At once, Cinderella changed into all clean. She changed into wearing a stunning blue robe. Her hair changed into installation excessive on her head internal a golden band.

“This is wonderful!” stated Cinderella.

“Who stated I changed into done?” stated the Fairy Godmother. She tapped her wand again. At once, a stunning carriage got here to be, with a motive force and 4 white horses.

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“Am I dreaming?” stated Cinderella, searching round her.

“It is as actual, as actual can be,” stated the Fairy Godmother. “But there's one factor you should recognize.”

“What is that?”

“All of this lasts handiest to midnight. Tonight, on the stroke of midnight, it'll all be over. Everything will pass lower back to the way it changed into earlier than.”

“Then I should make certain to go away the ball earlier than midnight!” stated Cinderella.

“Good idea,” stated the Fairy Godmother. She stepped lower back. “My paintings is done.” And with that, the Fairy Godmother changed into gone.

Cinderella appeared round her. "Did that even happen?" But there she stood in a exceptional robe, and with a golden band in her hair. And there had been her motive force and 4 horses earlier than her, waiting.

“Coming?” known as the motive force.

She stepped into the carriage. And they had been off.

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Over on the ball, the Prince did now no longer recognize what to suppose. “Why do you've got got that unhappy appearance in your face?” the Queen stated to her son. “Look round you! You couldn't ask for finer maidens than these.”

“I recognize, Mother,” stated the Prince. Yet he knew some thing changed into wrong. He had met among the younger ladies. Yet after he stated “hello,” one via way of means of one, he may want to discover not anything extra to mention.

"Look!" Someone pointed to the the front door. “Who is that?”

All heads grew to become. Who changed into that lovable maiden stepping down the steps? She held her head tall and appeared as though she belonged. But nobody knew her.

“There is some thing approximately her,” stated the Prince to himself. “I will ask her to dance.” And he walked over to Cinderella.

“Have we met?” stated the Prince.

“I am thrilled to satisfy you now,” stated Cinderella with a bow.

“I experience as though I recognize you,” stated the Prince. “But of course, this is impossible.”

“Many matters are viable,” stated Cinderella, “in case you desire them to be true.”

The Prince felt a bounce in his heart. He and Cinderella danced. When the music changed into over, they danced again. And then they danced again, and but again. Soon the alternative maidens on the ball grew jealous. “Why is he dancing all of the time with her?” they stated. “How rude!”

But all of the Prince may want to see changed into Cinderella. They laughed and talked, and that they danced a few extra. In fact, they danced for see you later that Cinderella did now no longer see the clock.

“Dong!” stated the clock.

Cinderella appeared up.

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“Dong!” went the clock again.

She appeared up again. “Oh, my!” she cried out. “It is nearly midnight!”

“Dong!” rung the clock.

“Why does that depend?” stated the Prince.

“Dong!” known as the clock.

“I should pass!” stated Cinderella.

“Dong!” went the clock.

“But we simply met!” stated the Prince. “Why depart now?”

“Dong!” rung the clock.

“I should GO!” stated Cinderella. She ran to the steps.

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“Dong!” stated the clock.

“I can not listen you,” stated the Prince. “The clock is just too loud!”

“Dong!” rung the clock.

“Goodbye!” stated Cinderella. Up, up the steps she ran.

“Dong!” went the clock.

“Please, forestall for a moment!” stated the Prince.

“Oh, dear!” she stated as one glass slipper fell off her foot at the stair. But Cinderella stored strolling up.

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“Dong!” stated the clock.

“Please wait a moment!” stated the Prince.

“Dong!” rung the clock.

“Goodbye!” Cinderella grew to become one final time. Then she rushed out the door.

“Dong!” The clock changed into quiet. It changed into midnight.

“Wait!” known as the Prince. He picked up her glass slipper and rushed out the door. He appeared round however couldn't see her blue get dressed anywhere. “This is all I even have left from her,” he stated, searching down on the glass slipper. He noticed that it changed into made in a unique manner, to healthy a foot like none different. “Somewhere there's the alternative glass slipper,” he stated. “And after I discover it, I will discover her, too. Then I will ask her to be my bride!”

From hut to hut, from residence to residence, went the Prince. One younger female after any other attempted to healthy her foot withinside the glass slipper. But none may want to healthy. And so the Prince moved on.

At final the Prince got here to Cinderella’s residence.

“He is coming!” known as one step-sister as she appeared out the window.

“At the door!” screamed the alternative step-sister.

“Quick!” yelled the stepmother. “Get ready! One of you should be the only to suit your foot in that slipper. No depend what!”

The Prince knocked. The stepmother flew open the door. “Come in!” she stated. “I even have lovable daughters to be able to see.”

The first step-sister attempted to vicinity her foot withinside the glass slipper. She attempted hard, however it simply might now no longer healthy. Then the second one step-sister attempted to healthy her foot internal. She attempted and attempted with all her might, too. But no dice.

“Are there no different younger ladies withinside the residence?” stated the Prince.

“None,” stated the stepmother.

“Then I should pass,” stated the Prince.

“Maybe there's one extra,” stated Cinderella, entering into the room.

“I notion you stated there had been no different younger ladies here,” stated the Prince.

“None who depend!” stated the stepmother in a hiss.

“Come here,” stated the Prince.

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Cinderella stepped as much as him. The Prince were given down on one knee and attempted the glass slipper on her foot. It healthy perfectly! Then, from her pocket Cinderella took out some thing. It changed into the alternative glass slipper!

“I knew it!” he cried. “You are the only!”

“WHAT?” shouted a step-sister.

“Not HER!” screamed the alternative step-sister.

“This can not BE!” yelled the stepmother.

But it changed into too late. The prince knew that Cinderella changed into the only. He appeared into her eyes. He did now no longer see the cinders in her hair or the ashes on her face.

“I even have discovered you!” he stated.

“And I even have discovered you,” stated Cinderella.

And so Cinderella and the Prince had been married, and that they lived fortuitously ever after
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Cinderella is one of the most popular children's tales.