There was still some snow left but he dug through it in about five minutes he had gathered all her things, including the teddybear. His ankle was numb so he couldn't feel the pain as he walked with her stuff to the main room. He sat her things in front of the fireplace.
"Yay! You found Mr. Snuggles." She said giggling.
"Mr. Snuggles?"
"Yeah, my teddy bear!"
"Well I think Mr. Snuggles needs to thaw for awhile." Said Ethan laughing.
"I've slept with him every night. Even when I was in the hospital, Mama brought him in and sat him by my bed."
Ethan smiled and sat back down beside her.
"I'm bored." Said Theresa.
"Well I'll be right back." Said Ethan
He came back carrying a book. Well I found something to entertain us for awhile. Here is one of my sister's old fairy tale books, I'm pretty sure it has the story of Cinderella in it.
"My favorite, of course." Smiled Theresa.
Ethan sat down beside her with their backs resting on the couch. "Here it is." He said flipping to the right page.
"Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella and she had two ugly step sisters who were very unkind and who made her do all the hard work. She had to sweep the floors, do all the dishes, while they dressed up in fine clothes and went to lots of parties.
One day a special invitation arrived at Cinderella's house. It was from the royal palace. The king's only son, who was a truly handsome prince, was going to have a grand ball. All of then were invited to come but Cinderella knew she wouldn't be allowed to go to such a ball. But the ugly sisters, oh they were excited. They couldn't talk about anything else." Started Ethan reading from the book. He looked over at her and she put her head on his shoulder.
"Since I don't have Mr. Snuggles I guess you'll have to do." She said giggling.
Ethan laughed and put his arm around her.
"When the day of the ball came, they made such a fuss. Poor Cinderella had to rush about upstairs and downstairs. She fixed their hair in fancy waves and curls. She helped them put on their expensive new dresses. And she arranged their jewels just so. As soon as they had gone, Cinderella sat down by the fire and she said. "Oh I do wish I could go to the ball". The next moment, standing beside her was a lovely old lady with a silver wand in here hand. "Cinderella, she said " I am your fairy godmother and you shall go to the ball. But first you must go into the garden and pick a golden pumpkin, then bring me six mice from the mousetraps, a whiskered rat from the rat trap, and six lizards. You'll find the lizards behind the watering can.
So Cinderella fetched a golden pumpkin, six gray mice, a whiskered rate, six lizards. The fairy godmother touched them with her wand and the pumpkin became a golden coach, the mice became six gray horses, the rat became a coachman with the most enormous mustache, and the lizards became six footmen dressed in green and yellow, then the fairy godmother touched Cinderella with the wand and her old dress became a golden dress sparkling with jewels while on her feet was the prettiest pair of glass slippers ever seen. Remember said the fairy godmother you must leave the ball before the clock strikes twelve because at midnight the magic ends. "Thank you fairy godmother" said Cinderella and she climbed into the coach.
Theresa let his warm voice hypnotize her as she listened to the story.
"When Cinderella arrived at the ball she looked so beautiful that everyone wondered who she was! Even the ugly sisters. The Prince of course asked here to dance with him and they danced all evening. He would not dance with anyone else. They talked as they danced and the Prince thought she was wonderful. Now Cinderella was enjoying the ball so much that she forgot her fairy godmothers warning until it was almost midnight and the clock began to strike. One. Two. Three. She hurried out of the ballroom. Four. Five. Six. As she ran down the palace steps one of her glass slippers fell off. Seven. Eight. Nine. She ran on toward the golden coach. Ten Eleven Twelve. Then there was Cinderella in her old dress. The golden pumpkin lay in her feet. And scampering down off down the road were six gray mice, a whiskered rat and six green lizards.. So Cinderella had to walk home and by the time the ugly sisters returned home was sitting quietly by the fire.
Now when Cinderella ran from the palace, the prince tried to follow her and he found the glass slipper. He said, "I shall marry the wonderful, enchanting, beautiful girl whose foot fits this slipper and only her. In the morning the prince went from house to house with the glass slipper and every young lady tried to squeeze her foot into it. But it didn't fit any of them
At last the prince came to Cinderella's house. First one ugly sister tried to squash her foot into the slipper. But her foot was too wide and fat. Then the other ugly sister tried but her foot was too long and thin. Please said Cinderella let me try. "The slipper won't fit you", said the ugly sisters. "You didn't go to the ball!" But Cinderella slipped her foot into the glass slipper and it fit perfectly. The next moment standing beside her was the fairy godmother. She touched Cinderella with the wand and there she was in a golden dress sparkling with jewels and on her feet was the prettiest pair of glass slippers ever seen. The ugly sisters were so surprised that, for once they couldn't think of anything to say. But the Prince knew what to say. He asked Cinderella to marry him.
And then there was a happy wedding. Everyone who had gone to the ball was invited, except the ugly sisters. There was wonderful food, lots of music and dancing. And the Prince of course danced every dance with Cinderella. He would not dance with anyone else."
"And they lived happily, ever after." They finished together.
"Yay! You found Mr. Snuggles." She said giggling.
"Mr. Snuggles?"
"Yeah, my teddy bear!"
"Well I think Mr. Snuggles needs to thaw for awhile." Said Ethan laughing.
"I've slept with him every night. Even when I was in the hospital, Mama brought him in and sat him by my bed."
Ethan smiled and sat back down beside her.
"I'm bored." Said Theresa.
"Well I'll be right back." Said Ethan
He came back carrying a book. Well I found something to entertain us for awhile. Here is one of my sister's old fairy tale books, I'm pretty sure it has the story of Cinderella in it.
"My favorite, of course." Smiled Theresa.
Ethan sat down beside her with their backs resting on the couch. "Here it is." He said flipping to the right page.
"Once upon a time there was a beautiful girl called Cinderella and she had two ugly step sisters who were very unkind and who made her do all the hard work. She had to sweep the floors, do all the dishes, while they dressed up in fine clothes and went to lots of parties.
One day a special invitation arrived at Cinderella's house. It was from the royal palace. The king's only son, who was a truly handsome prince, was going to have a grand ball. All of then were invited to come but Cinderella knew she wouldn't be allowed to go to such a ball. But the ugly sisters, oh they were excited. They couldn't talk about anything else." Started Ethan reading from the book. He looked over at her and she put her head on his shoulder.
"Since I don't have Mr. Snuggles I guess you'll have to do." She said giggling.
Ethan laughed and put his arm around her.
"When the day of the ball came, they made such a fuss. Poor Cinderella had to rush about upstairs and downstairs. She fixed their hair in fancy waves and curls. She helped them put on their expensive new dresses. And she arranged their jewels just so. As soon as they had gone, Cinderella sat down by the fire and she said. "Oh I do wish I could go to the ball". The next moment, standing beside her was a lovely old lady with a silver wand in here hand. "Cinderella, she said " I am your fairy godmother and you shall go to the ball. But first you must go into the garden and pick a golden pumpkin, then bring me six mice from the mousetraps, a whiskered rat from the rat trap, and six lizards. You'll find the lizards behind the watering can.
So Cinderella fetched a golden pumpkin, six gray mice, a whiskered rate, six lizards. The fairy godmother touched them with her wand and the pumpkin became a golden coach, the mice became six gray horses, the rat became a coachman with the most enormous mustache, and the lizards became six footmen dressed in green and yellow, then the fairy godmother touched Cinderella with the wand and her old dress became a golden dress sparkling with jewels while on her feet was the prettiest pair of glass slippers ever seen. Remember said the fairy godmother you must leave the ball before the clock strikes twelve because at midnight the magic ends. "Thank you fairy godmother" said Cinderella and she climbed into the coach.
Theresa let his warm voice hypnotize her as she listened to the story.
"When Cinderella arrived at the ball she looked so beautiful that everyone wondered who she was! Even the ugly sisters. The Prince of course asked here to dance with him and they danced all evening. He would not dance with anyone else. They talked as they danced and the Prince thought she was wonderful. Now Cinderella was enjoying the ball so much that she forgot her fairy godmothers warning until it was almost midnight and the clock began to strike. One. Two. Three. She hurried out of the ballroom. Four. Five. Six. As she ran down the palace steps one of her glass slippers fell off. Seven. Eight. Nine. She ran on toward the golden coach. Ten Eleven Twelve. Then there was Cinderella in her old dress. The golden pumpkin lay in her feet. And scampering down off down the road were six gray mice, a whiskered rat and six green lizards.. So Cinderella had to walk home and by the time the ugly sisters returned home was sitting quietly by the fire.
Now when Cinderella ran from the palace, the prince tried to follow her and he found the glass slipper. He said, "I shall marry the wonderful, enchanting, beautiful girl whose foot fits this slipper and only her. In the morning the prince went from house to house with the glass slipper and every young lady tried to squeeze her foot into it. But it didn't fit any of them
At last the prince came to Cinderella's house. First one ugly sister tried to squash her foot into the slipper. But her foot was too wide and fat. Then the other ugly sister tried but her foot was too long and thin. Please said Cinderella let me try. "The slipper won't fit you", said the ugly sisters. "You didn't go to the ball!" But Cinderella slipped her foot into the glass slipper and it fit perfectly. The next moment standing beside her was the fairy godmother. She touched Cinderella with the wand and there she was in a golden dress sparkling with jewels and on her feet was the prettiest pair of glass slippers ever seen. The ugly sisters were so surprised that, for once they couldn't think of anything to say. But the Prince knew what to say. He asked Cinderella to marry him.
And then there was a happy wedding. Everyone who had gone to the ball was invited, except the ugly sisters. There was wonderful food, lots of music and dancing. And the Prince of course danced every dance with Cinderella. He would not dance with anyone else."
"And they lived happily, ever after." They finished together.
