Ella Enchanted: An Egg Baby Catastrophe
Author's note: This is from Ella's years at finishing school. This is also based on the book, not the movie, which is a little different than this. So if you don't know who some of the characters are, don't be afraid to ask! I won't bite! Well, probably not. No guarantees.
Chapter 1: The Baby Project
It started out as a regular day at finishing school. Ella and Areida opened their eyes to a purple haze and Madame Edith at the door, telling them to wake up. Ella resisted the urge to bounce out of bed and instead stepped elegantly on to the lavender carpet. She began taking off her frilly white nightgown and putting on her uniform, which consisted of a pink dress and a yellow hair bow. She left her nightgown on her bed reluctantly and raced off to breakfast- very daintily, of course.
Breakfast was porridge, where she resisted the urge to spit out the lumps. After breakfast, Madame Edith made an announcement.
"Ladies!" She exclaimed. "Ladies, settle down! Starting today, we will have a new class, taught by me. After you see Dancing Mistress, you will come to the parlor and will have a class on how to be a mother. That is all."
"I wonder what we'll do in that class," said Areida.
"I don't know," Ella said, "But I can't wait to find out."
Dancing was their last class, so after that they went to the parlor, where they sat down at a velvet couch. Madame Edith walked in and said, "Girls, at some point in your life you will all become mothers, I expect. So, in order to prepare you for that, you will be taking care of 'babies'." Seeing the horrified expressions of the girls, she said, "No, not real babies. You will be taking care of eggs, which you will pretend are babies." The girls let out a big sigh, mainly the ones who had had younger brothers or sisters. "You will have to 'feed' these babies three times a day, carry them to your classes in a safe environment, change their diapers four times a day, and put them to bed at a reasonable hour. Any questions? Yes, Areida."
"What is a 'safe environment'?"
"You will choose between a stroller, pram, or baby carrier. Now line up to receive your 'babies'."