Narrator:
There once lived a girl, she grew up without a mother, she had died while in labor. So this girl lived with her father, it wasn't a bad life, they were wealthy, but the father worried about his daughter. She would spend time outside, putting flowers in her vanilla yellow hair, and she would talk to the animals, her father didn't mind but he wanted his beloved daughter to have a mother and sisters. He had a lovely neighbor by the name of Lady Marriell, she lived with her two daughters, Nathalie, and Jamine, the father thought they would make an excellent family for his lovely daughter, so he proposed. The lady said yes ,and in a month they were wed. The lady and her daughters moved into the Manor. The girl was happy to have a family, they were so nice and knew so much about clothes and fashion. One day the father grew sick, within a week he had passed. Lady Marriell and her daughters then showed their true colors. They were cruel and punished the girl in what ever way they could. They took her name and renamed her ' Cinderella', she had become their new maid, the only one. They had fired the other maids, they couldn't afford them because they were using all of the girl's money on themselves. So Cinderella went the rest of her childhood cleaning and obeying her stepmother and sisters orders. On a warm, breezy Spring afternoon in May, came a messenger from the King to tell all citizens that all eligible maidens were to go to the ball on Saturday. Cinderella who stood behind the door, pretending to clean, jumped in joy.
" Oh, Lady Marriell, does this mean I can go?" Cinderella asked, her stepsisters laughed like hyenas. Lady Marriell looked at Cinderella coldly.
" Of course," she told the girl, forcing back laughter. "If you can finish all your chores and find something even half decent to wear," she sneered. The sisters laughed once again, then they walked off making sure to rub their silk skirts against Cinderella's arm, she sighed, she used to have dresses made of silk. Cinderella walked off, shoulders slouched in defeat, she shuffled into her room where she found her mice and bird friends waiting.
" What ever is the matter?" Asked Mary, a red bird, to Cinderella.
" There's a ball on Saturday, and I wish to go, but I have nothing to wear," Cinderella sulked.
The mice and birds looked at each other and smiled, " leave it to us." David ,the tall mouse, said as he pointed his snout to the ceiling. Cinderella smiled and placed a gentle kiss on each of her friends. The rest of the week went by and suddenly Saturday arrived. Cinderella awoke that day to shouting from her stepmother. She scrambled out of bed and hastily changed into clothes. Her dainty feet rushed down the stairs, and into the kitchen. Her mother and sisters waited for their breakfast. Cinderella quickly fixed them some eggs and bacon. They ate and before leaving to get their dresses, Lady Marriell handed Cinderella a chore list. Cinderella reviewed the list, and got to work, and so did her friends. They checked every room in the house, and finally arrived in one that smelled musty and had piles of dust. Carl, the chubby mouse, looked outside the door, it had been covered by wallpaper,he reentered the room through his mouse hole. David and Carl looked around the room and found a chest at the foot of the bed. The mice struggled to get it open but with the help of the birds they finally got it. Inside they found pictures,
" Oh, guys look, its Cinderella's mom." Mary told them remebering the days of the past, when everything had been joyous. They removed the photos and underneath they found a silk, pink dress.
" perfect," Mary said in awe.
" How do we get it out though," Tom, the blue bird, asked. They all stood there and pondered. Suddenly giggling and bells chiming filled the room, the friends watched as the dress lifted itself up and disappeared. The friends were suddenly dumped into the attic and the dress was neatly and delicately layed on Cinderella's bed.
Lady Marriell and her daughter's returned from the tailor shop with their new dresses on, they looked around and everything was spotless, they were baffled. Then emerged Cinderella from the stairs with her mother's dress. The sisters saw the dress and the way that Cinderella looked stunning in it and grew green with envy. They knew that looking like that she should catch the eyes of every available bachelor and the Prince, that couldn't happen. So they attacked Cinderella's dress and ripped it to pieces, satisfied wuth their work they got into the carriage and left. Cinderella ran to the garden, crying uncontrollably. "There's no hope for me ,"she sobbed while kneeling on the grass her head resting on a marble bench. Suddenly giggling and bells chiming filled the garden," Dear if there were no hope,I wouldn't be here so get your pouting butt off the grass and look at me." A voice ordered. Cinderella looked up and found a chubby old lady with a wand and wings. Cinderella stood up and saw as the women turned her mice friends into horses for the carriage that used to be a pumpkin.
" Oh, dear me, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm you fairy godmother," the lady smiled at Cinderella. " oh, you need a gown!" The fairy exclaimed. Suddenly Cinderella was in the air and silver stars surrounded her, as she landed on the ground, she looked down and found glass slippers on her small feet and a beautiful blue gown.
Cinderella was overjoyed, her face glowed with enthusiasm.
" Now remember dear, it all disappears at midnight, so make sure you come back." The fairy warned, Cinderella nodded as the fairy left. Cinderella got into the carriage and drove off to the palace. Once there she entered and everyone stared. The Prince had been greeting every maiden and was bored, but when his eyes found Cinderella, he knew he had to meet her. He asked her for a dance and she accepted and all through the ball they danced and talked. Everything was perfect and then the clock struck twelve. Cinderella had lost track of time, she ran through the ball room and down the stairs, the Prince right behind her, as Cinderella ran down the stairs one of her slippers slipped off. By the time the Prince looked up the beautiful maiden was gone.
And this is where things become interesting...
