This is a fairy tale story from Charles Perrault. This story is collected from his famous fairy tale story collection, named "The Tales of Mother Goose", published in 1696.
Cinderella went and sat down beside her sisters, showing them a thousand civilities, and giving them among other things part of the oranges and citrons with which the Prince had regaled her. This very much surprised them, for they had not been presented to her.
Cinderella heard the clock strike a quarter to twelve. She at once made her leave to the company and hurried away as fast as she could.
As soon as Cinderella got home, she ran to find her godmother, and, after having thanked her. She said to her godmother much wished she might go to the ball the next day, because the King's son had asked her to do so.
As Cinderella was eagerly telling her godmother all that happened at the ball, then her two sisters knocked at the door; Cinderella opened it. "How long you have stayed!" said Cinderella, rubbing her eyes, and stretching herself as if she had been just awakened. She had not, however, had any desire to sleep since they went from home.
"If you had been at the ball," said one of her sisters, "you would not have been tired with it. There came that place the finest princess, the most beautiful ever was seen with human eyes. She showed us a thousand civilities, and gave us oranges and citrons."
Cinderella did not show any interest at this. Indeed, she asked them the name of the princess; but they told her they did not know it, and that the King's son was very much concerned, and would give the entire world to know who she was.
At this Cinderella, smiling and replied, "Was she then so very beautiful? How fortunate you have been! Could I not see her? Ah! Dear Miss Charlotte, do lend me your yellow suit of clothes which you wear every day."
"Ay, to be sure!" cried Miss Charlotte; “lend my clothes to such a dirty “Cinderwench” as you art! I should be out of my mind to do so.”
Cinderella, indeed, expected such an answer and was very glad of the rejection; for she would have been sadly troubled if her sister had lent her what she jestingly asked for.
The next day the two sisters went to the ball, and so did Cinderella, but dressed more magnificently than before. The King's son was always by her side and his pretty speeches to her never ceased. These by no means annoyed the young lady. Indeed, she quite forgot her godmother's orders to her. So that she heard the clock begins to strike twelve when she thought it could not be more than eleven. Then she rose up and fled as fast as a deer.
The Prince followed her but could not overtake her. She left behind one of her glass slippers, which the Prince took up most carefully. She got home, but quite out of breath, without her carriage and in her old clothes, having nothing left her of all her splendor clothes but one of the little slippers, fellow to the one she had dropped. The guards at the palace gate were asked if they had not seen a princess gone out, and they replied they had seen nobody go out but a young girl, very simple dressed and who had more the air of a poor country girl than of a young lady.
And now her two sisters found her to be that beautiful lady they had seen at the ball. They threw themselves at her feet to beg pardon for all their ill treatment of her. Cinderella took them up and as she embraced them, said that she forgave them with all her heart and begged them to love her always.
Cinderella was conducted to the young Prince, dressed as she was. He thought her more charming than ever and a few days after, the prince married her. Cinderella, who was as good as she was beautiful, gave her two sisters a home in the palace, and that very same day married them to two great lords of the Court.
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Cinderella (Part - 2)
A fairy tale by - Charles Perrault
Cinderella promised her godmother that she would not fail to leave the ball before midnight. She drove away, rare able to contain herself for joy. The King's son, who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, was come, ran out to receive her. He gave her his hand as she alighted from the coach and led her into the hall where the company was assembled. There was at once a deep silence; every one left off dancing, and the violins come to an end to play, so attracted was every one by the singular beauties of the unknown newcomer. Nothing was then heard but a confused sound of voices saying, “Ha! How beautiful she is! How beautiful she is!"
The old King himself, could not keep his eyes off her and he told the Queen under his breath that it was a long time since he had seen so beautiful and lovely a creature.
All the ladies were busy studying her clothes and head-dress, so that they might have made that the same pattern next day, provided they could meet with such fine materials and able hands to make them.
The King's son conducted her to the seat of honor, and afterwards took her out to dance with him. She danced so very gracefully that they all admired her more and more. A fine meal was served but the young Prince ate not a bit, so intently was he occupied with her.Cinderella went and sat down beside her sisters, showing them a thousand civilities, and giving them among other things part of the oranges and citrons with which the Prince had regaled her. This very much surprised them, for they had not been presented to her.
Cinderella heard the clock strike a quarter to twelve. She at once made her leave to the company and hurried away as fast as she could.
As soon as Cinderella got home, she ran to find her godmother, and, after having thanked her. She said to her godmother much wished she might go to the ball the next day, because the King's son had asked her to do so.
As Cinderella was eagerly telling her godmother all that happened at the ball, then her two sisters knocked at the door; Cinderella opened it. "How long you have stayed!" said Cinderella, rubbing her eyes, and stretching herself as if she had been just awakened. She had not, however, had any desire to sleep since they went from home.
"If you had been at the ball," said one of her sisters, "you would not have been tired with it. There came that place the finest princess, the most beautiful ever was seen with human eyes. She showed us a thousand civilities, and gave us oranges and citrons."
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Cinderella did not show any interest at this. Indeed, she asked them the name of the princess; but they told her they did not know it, and that the King's son was very much concerned, and would give the entire world to know who she was.
At this Cinderella, smiling and replied, "Was she then so very beautiful? How fortunate you have been! Could I not see her? Ah! Dear Miss Charlotte, do lend me your yellow suit of clothes which you wear every day."
"Ay, to be sure!" cried Miss Charlotte; “lend my clothes to such a dirty “Cinderwench” as you art! I should be out of my mind to do so.”
Cinderella, indeed, expected such an answer and was very glad of the rejection; for she would have been sadly troubled if her sister had lent her what she jestingly asked for.
The next day the two sisters went to the ball, and so did Cinderella, but dressed more magnificently than before. The King's son was always by her side and his pretty speeches to her never ceased. These by no means annoyed the young lady. Indeed, she quite forgot her godmother's orders to her. So that she heard the clock begins to strike twelve when she thought it could not be more than eleven. Then she rose up and fled as fast as a deer.
The Prince followed her but could not overtake her. She left behind one of her glass slippers, which the Prince took up most carefully. She got home, but quite out of breath, without her carriage and in her old clothes, having nothing left her of all her splendor clothes but one of the little slippers, fellow to the one she had dropped. The guards at the palace gate were asked if they had not seen a princess gone out, and they replied they had seen nobody go out but a young girl, very simple dressed and who had more the air of a poor country girl than of a young lady.
When the two sisters returned from the ball, Cinderella asked them if they had had a pleasant time and if the fine lady had been there. They told her, “yes”; but that she hurried away the moment it struck twelve and with so much hurry that she dropped one of her little glass slippers. That was the prettiest glass slipper in the world, which the King's son had taken up for her. They said, further, that he had done nothing but look at her all the time, and that most certainly he was very much in love with the beautiful owner of the glass slipper.
What they said was true. For a few days after the King's son caused it to be announced, by sound of trumpet, that he would marry her, whose foot this slipper would fit exactly. They began to try it on the princesses, then on the duchesses, and then on all the ladies of the Court. But every thing was in vain. It was brought to the two sisters, who did all they possibly could to thrust a foot into the slipper, but they could not succeed. Cinderella, who saw this, and knew her slipper, said to them, laughing, "Let me see if it will not fit me."
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Her sisters burst out a laughing, and began to teasing her. The gentleman, who was sent to try the slipper, looked earnestly at Cinderella and finding her very handsome; he said it was but just that she should try and that he had orders to let every lady try it on.
He obliged Cinderella to sit down, and putting the slipper to her little foot, he found it went on very easily and fitted her as if it had been made of wax. The astonishment of her two sisters was great, but it was still greater when Cinderella pulled out of her pocket the other slipper and put it on her foot. Thereupon, in came her godmother, who, having touched Cinderella's clothes with her wand and made them more magnificent than those she had worn before.
And now her two sisters found her to be that beautiful lady they had seen at the ball. They threw themselves at her feet to beg pardon for all their ill treatment of her. Cinderella took them up and as she embraced them, said that she forgave them with all her heart and begged them to love her always.
Cinderella was conducted to the young Prince, dressed as she was. He thought her more charming than ever and a few days after, the prince married her. Cinderella, who was as good as she was beautiful, gave her two sisters a home in the palace, and that very same day married them to two great lords of the Court.
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