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CINDERELLA OR, THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER AND OTHER
STORIES

Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper Fanny's Telephone Order The
Raindrops' New Dresses Sir Gobble What is It? John's Bright Idea A
Sad Thanksgiving Party Guy and the Bee Mean Boy Naughty
Pumpkin's Fate Something About Fires The lee-King's Reign. Malmo,
the Wounded Rat Mama's Happy Christmas Cured of Carelessness A
Visit from a Prince Stringing Cranberries Christmas in California A
Troublesome Call Bertie's Corn-Popper Fire! Fire! Fire! The Dolls and

the Other Dolls Why Did Mamma Change Her Mind? Clara's Funeral.
The Chickadee-Dee. The Children's Party Brave Tomasso Tommy
Frost Sees a Bear Myself Two Strange Sights A Cat's Instincts Diliah's
New Year's Presents Night Flowers The First Snow Storm Fred's
Stolen Ride A Valentine Party The Venturesome Rat The Bear's Feast
Babie's Curls. The Red Apples Bubbles A Horse Who Wore Snow
Shoes The Angry Bobolink How Hiram Spent His Shrimp Money The
Ant's House The Foolish Pug The Silhouette Party The Snow Birds A
Kind Heart Towser Talks Just as She Pleased

CINDERELLA; OR THE LITTLE GLASS SLIPPER.
Once there was a gentleman who married for his second wife the
proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen. She had by a
former husband two daughters of her own humor, who were, indeed,
exactly like her in all things. He had likewise, by another wife, a young
daughter, but of unparalleled goodness and sweetness of temper, which
she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.
No sooner were the ceremonies of the wedding over but the
mother-in-law began to show herself in her true colors. She could not
bear the good qualities of this pretty girl, and the less because they
made her own daughters appear the more odious. She employed her in
meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and
scrubbed madam's chamber and those of misses, her daughters; she lay
up in a sorry garret, upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in
fine rooms, with floors all inlaid, upon beds of the very newest fashion,
and where they had looking-glasses so large that they might see
themselves at their full length from head to foot.
The poor girl bore all patiently and dared not tell her father, who would
have rattled her off; for his wife governed him entirely. When she had
done her work she used to go into the chimney-corner and sit down
among cinders and ashes, which made her commonly be called a cinder
maid; but the youngest, who was not so rude and uncivil as the eldest,
called her Cinderella. However, Cinderella, notwithstanding her mean
apparel, was a hundred times handsomer than her sisters, though they
were always dressed very richly.
It happened that the King's son gave a ball and invited all persons, of
fashion to it. Our young misses were also invited, for they cut a very

grand figure among the quality. They were mightily delighted at this
invitation, and wonderfully busy in choosing out such gowns, petticoats,
and head-clothes as might become them. This was a new trouble to
Cinderella, for it was she who ironed her sisters' linen and plaited their
ruffles. They talked all day long of nothing but how they should be
dressed.
"For my part," said the eldest, "I will wear my red velvet suit with
French trimming."
"And I," said the youngest, "shall have my usual petticoat; but then, to
make amends for that, I will put on my gold-flowered manteau and my
diamond stomacher, which is far from being the most ordinary one in
the world."
They sent for the best tire-woman they could get to make up their