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You’ve already heard the story about a girl losing a glass slipper while running away from a ball, and then being searched for by a prince. But before Disney, there was a novel by Charles Perrault about kindness and forgiveness. Cinderella is a charming woman who just wants to be happy. She’s forced to work as a servant in her own house but she never hates her family for it, and instead, she remains good-hearted. One night, she catches the attention of a prince who offers her a better life. You might know this fairytale, but you could be surprised by how you can fall in love with this story all over again!
Author
Charles Perrault
Read by
Phil Chenevert
Story
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
By Charles Perrault
Once upon a time there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that ever was seen. She had two daughters of her own, who were, indeed, exactly like her in all things. The gentleman had also a young daughter, of rare goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.
The wedding was scarcely over, when the stepmother's bad temper began to show itself. She could not bear the goodness of this young girl, because it made her own daughters appear the more odious. The stepmother gave her the meanest work in the house to do; she had to scour the dishes, tables, etc., and to scrub the floors and clean out the bedrooms. The poor girl had to sleep in the garret, upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms with inlaid floors, upon beds of the very newest fashion, and where they had looking-glasses so large that they might see themselves at their full length. The poor girl bore all patiently, and dared not complain to her father, who would have scolded her if she had done so, for his wife governed him entirely.
When she had done her work, she used to go into the chimney corner, and sit down among the cinders, hence she was called Cinderwench. The younger sister of the two, who was not so rude and uncivil as the elder, called her Cinderella. However, Cinderella, in spite of her mean apparel, was a hundred times more handsome than her sisters, though they were always richly dressed.
It happened that the King's son gave a ball, and invited to it all persons of fashion. Our young misses were also invited, for they cut a very grand figure among the people of the country-side. They were highly delighted with the invitation, and wonderfully busy in choosing the gowns, petticoats, and head-dresses which might best become them. This made Cinderella's lot still harder, for it was she who ironed h...
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Audiobook Available
Listen to Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper in the app. It's free and ad-free.
About this book
You’ve already heard the story about a girl losing a glass slipper while running away from a ball, and then being searched for by a prince. But before Disney, there was a novel by Charles Perrault about kindness and forgiveness. Cinderella is a charming woman who just wants to be happy. She’s forced to work as a servant in her own house but she never hates her family for it, and instead, she remains good-hearted. One night, she catches the attention of a prince who offers her a better life. You might know this fairytale, but you could be surprised by how you can fall in love with this story all over again!
Author
Charles Perrault
Read by
Phil Chenevert
Story
Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper
By Charles Perrault
Once upon a time there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that ever was seen. She had two daughters of her own, who were, indeed, exactly like her in all things. The gentleman had also a young daughter, of rare goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.
The wedding was scarcely over, when the stepmother's bad temper began to show itself. She could not bear the goodness of this young girl, because it made her own daughters appear the more odious. The stepmother gave her the meanest work in the house to do; she had to scour the dishes, tables, etc., and to scrub the floors and clean out the bedrooms. The poor girl had to sleep in the garret, upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms with inlaid floors, upon beds of the very newest fashion, and where they had looking-glasses so large that they might see themselves at their full length. The poor girl bore all patiently, and dared not complain to her father, who would have scolded her if she had done so, for his wife governed him entirely.
When she had done her work, she used to go into the chimney corner, and sit down among the cinders, hence she was called Cinderwench. The younger sister of the two, who was not so rude and uncivil as the elder, called her Cinderella. However, Cinderella, in spite of her mean apparel, was a hundred times more handsome than her sisters, though they were always richly dressed.
It happened that the King's son gave a ball, and invited to it all persons of fashion. Our young misses were also invited, for they cut a very grand figure among the people of the country-side. They were highly delighted with the invitation, and wonderfully busy in choosing the gowns, petticoats, and head-dresses which might best become them. This made Cinderella's lot still harder, for it was she who ironed h...
