Little Cinderella

Little Cinderella

In former times, a rich man and his wife were the parents of a beautiful little daughter; but before she had arrived at womanhood, her dear mother fell sick, and seeing that death was near, she called her little 6child to her, and thus addressed her: My child, always be good, and bear everything that occurs to you with patience; then, whatever toil and troubles you may suffer during life, happiness will be your lot in the end. The father, too, was very unhappy; but he sought to get rid of his sorrow by marrying another wife; and he looked for some amiable lady who might be a second mother to his child, and a companion to himself. Unfortunately, his choice fell on a widow lady, of a proud and overbearing temper, who had two daughters by a former marriage, both as haughty and bad-tempered as herself. Before marriage this woman had the cunning to conceal her bad qualities so well that she appeared to be very amiable; but the marriage was 7scarcely over when her real character showed itself. She could not endure her amiable step-daughter, with all her charming qualifications; for they only made her own daughters appear more hateful. She gave her the most degrading occupations, and compelled her to wash the dishes and clean the stairs, and to sweep her own rooms and those of her sisters-in-law. When the poor girl had finished her work, she used to sit in the 8chimney-corner amongst the cinders, which made her sisters give her the name of Cinderella. However, in her shabby clothes Cinderella was ten times handsomer than her sisters, let them be ever so magnificently dressed. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

Product details

Ebook Number: 20723
Author: Anonymous
Release Date: Mar 1, 2007
Format: eBook
Language: English