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Image from page 14 of “Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper” (1908)
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Title: Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Fairy godmothers–Juvenile fiction Stepmothers–Juvenile fiction Princes–Juvenile fiction Magic–Juvenile fiction Children’s stories Fairy tales
Publisher: Chicago : Reilly and Britton Co.
Contributing Library: Virginia Beach Public Library
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CINDERELLA rjHHIS is the story of a beautiful,-*? motherless young girl whose fathermarried, for the second time, a haughtyand proud widow who had two daughtersof her own, both vain and selfish. Nosooner was the wedding over than thewicked woman began to show herself inher true colors. She could not bear thegood qualities of her pretty stepdaughter,and the more because they made her own 18 Cinderella daughters appear the less attractive. Shemade her wash dishes, scrub floors andwait on her own daughters. She gave hera straw bed in the garret to sleep upon,while her own daughters slept in finerooms and upon soft beds. The poor girl bore all this very pa-tiently, and dared not tell her father, whoalways sided with his wife. When shehad done her work she used to go into thechimney corner and sit down among thecinders. They all called her Cinder-wench except the youngest sister, who 14
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i n d e r e 1 1 a was less unkind than the eldest. Shecalled her Cinderella/5 However, Cinderella, in spite of hershabby clothes, was a hundred times morebeautiful than her stepsisters, in spite ofthe fine gowns which they always wore. One day the kings son gave a ball, andthe three sisters were invited. The twoselfish sisters were delighted, and talkedall day long about what dresses theyshould wear. This made new trouble forpoor little Cinderella, for it was she whohad to iron her sisters linen. 16 Cinderella For my part,53 said the eldest, I willwear my red velvet. And I, said the youngest, shall wearmy golden-flowered silk and diamondbelt. Cinderella, would you like to go to theball? the youngest asked. Alas! said she, youre only jeeringat me. You are right, they both said; itwould only make the people laugh to seea Cinderwench at a ball. At last the happy day came, and the two 17
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