Once upon a time there was a BEAUTIFUL girl called Cinderella. She had two DISGUSTING step sisters who were very UNKIND. Cinderella had to sweep the floors, do all the dishes, and her sisters dressed up in fine clothes and went to parties.
One day a special INVITATION came to Cinderella's house. The King invited her and her sisters to a grand ball in the palace. It was so EXCITING! When the day of the ball came, Cinderella had to run about upstairs and downstairs. She did their hair, helped them put on their FANTASIC dresses and their jewels. The sisters went away and Cinderella sat down by the fire. She was very sad. SUDDENLY a lovely old lady with a silver wand in her hand was standing near her. "I am your fairy godmother and you will go to the ball. But FIRST you must go into the garden and pick a golden pumpkin, then bring me A MOUSE from the mousetraps, a rat and six lizards." When she brought all the things the fairy turned them into a golden coach, six grey horses, a coachman and six footmen dressed in green and yellow. Cinderella's old dress became a golden dress with SPARKING jewels. She had wonderful glass slippers on her FOOT. "Remember," said the fairy godmother, "you must leave the ball before twelve because at midnight the magic ends."