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Cinderella 3 -
Cinderella's Fairy Godmother
Cinderella continued sobbing in the corner
of the chimney, until a rapping at the kitchen-door roused her, and
she got up to see what had occasioned, it. She found a little old
beggar-woman hobbling on crutches, who besought her to give her
some food.
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"I have only part of my own supper for you, Goody, which
is no better than a dry crust. But if you like to step in and warm
yourself, you can do so, and welcome."
"Thank you, my dear," said
the old woman in a feeble, croaking voice. She then hobbled in and
took her seat by the fire.
"Hey! dearee me! what are all these tears, my child?" said the
old woman. And then Cinderella told the old woman all her griefs;
how her sisters had gone to the ball, and how she wished to go too,
but had no clothes, or means to do so.
"But you shall go, my darling," said the old woman, "or I
am not Queen of the Faëries or your Godmother. Dry up your
tears like a good god-daughter and do as I bid you, and you shall
have clothes and horses finer than any one."
Cinderella had heard her father often talk of her godmother, and
tell her that she was one of those good faëries who protect
children. Her spirits revived, and she wiped away her tears.
The faëry took Cinderella by the hand, and said, "Now, my
dear, go into the garden and fetch me a pumpkin." Cinderella
bounded lightly to execute her commands, and returned with one of
the finest and largest pumpkins she could meet with. It was as big
as a beer barrel, and Cinderella trundled it into the kitchen,
wondering what her godmother would do with it. Her godmother took
the pumpkin, and scooped out the inside of it, leaving nothing but
rind; she then struck it with her wand, and it instantly became one
of the most elegant gilt carriages ever seen.
She next sent Cinderella into the pantry for the mouse-trap,
bidding her bring six little mice alive which she would find in the
trap. Cinderella hastened to the pantry, and there found the mice
as the faëry had said, which she brought to the old lady, who
told her to lift up the door of the trap but a little way and very
gently, so that only one of the mice might go out at a time.
Cinderella raised the mouse-trap door, and as the mice came out
one by one, the old woman touched them with her wand, and
transformed them into fine prancing dapple-gray carriage horses
with long manes and tails, which were tied up with light-blue
ribands.
"Now, my dear good child," said the faëry, "here you have a
coach and horses, much handsomer than your sisters', to say the
least of them; but as we have neither a postilion nor a coachman to
take care of them, run quickly to the stable, where the rat-trap is
placed, and bring it to me."
Cinderella was full of joy, and did not lose a moment; and soon
returned with the trap, in which there were two fine large rats.
These, too, were touched with the wand, and immediately the one was
changed into a smart postilion, and the other into a jolly-looking
coachman in full finery.
Her godmother then said, "My dear Cinderella, you must go to the
garden again before I can complete your equipage; when you get
there, keep to the right side, and close to the wall you will see
the watering-pot standing; look behind it, and there you will find
six lizards, which you must bring to me immediately."
Cinderella hastened to the garden as she was desired, and found
the six lizards, which she put into her apron and brought to the
faëry. Another touch of the wonderful wand soon converted them
into six spruce footmen in dashing liveries, with powdered hair and
pig-tails, three-cornered cocked hats and gold-headed canes, who
immediately jumped up behind the carriage as nimbly as if they had
been footmen and nothing else all their lives.
The coachman and postilion having likewise taken their places,
the faëry said to Cinderella, "Well, my dear girl, is not this
as fine an equipage as you could desire to go to the ball with?
Tell me, now, are you pleased with it?"
"O yes, dear godmother," replied Cinderella; and then, with a
good deal of hesitation, added, "but how can I make my appearance
among so many finely-dressed people in these mean-looking
clothes?"
"Give yourself no uneasiness about that, my dear; the most
laborious part of our task is already accomplished, and it will be
hard if I cannot make your dress correspond with your coach and
servants."
On saying this, the old woman, assuming her character of Queen
of the Faëries, touched Cinderella with the magic wand, and
her clothes were instantly changed into a most magnificent ball
dress, ornamented with the most costly jewels. The faëry took
from her pocket a beautiful pair of elastic glass slippers, which
she caused Cinderella to put on, and then desired her to get into
the carriage with all expedition, as the ball had already
commenced.
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