If the slipper fits...

Mariam
Hello, I’m Mariam. Let’s catch-up with Cinderella, who’s about to arrive at that big party the King is holding. She’s all dressed up thanks to the Fairy Godmother - let’s find out what happens next…

The party is amazing - incredible food, wonderful music, lots of smartly dressed people - but when Cinders walks in, everyone’s head turns - they’ve never seen such a beautiful woman and such fancy clothes. The prince asks her to dance and they spend the whole evening together - time goes by quickly and she soon forgets about the fairy magic ending at midnight. With only seconds to go she runs off before her clothes turn back to rags and her sisters discover who she is. But in the rush, one of her glass slippers falls off but there’s no time to pick it up so she has to go without it .

The prince says, “I shall marry the beautiful girl whose foot fits this slipper and only her.” In the morning the prince goes from house to house with the glass slipper and every woman tries to squeeze her foot into it. But it doesn’t fit any of them.

It’s touch and go whether he’ll ever find the rightful owner but then he arrives at Cinders’ house - the step-sisters are keen to have a go but of course it doesn’t fit. They don’t think about asking Cinders because they didn’t believe she’d been at the party - but the prince insists she give it a go - and sure enough it fits.

Well you know how the rest of the story goes, they get married and live happily ever after - however, Cinders makes sure the prince isn’t marrying her just because of her money and fancy clothes, and he assures her it is for true love. As for the step-sisters - well they live with them working as their servants.

Wouldn’t it be good if some fairy tales came true? Although I wouldn’t fancy wearing a pair of glass slippers - too uncomfortable - and they wouldn’t go with my outfit! Well that’s all for today but please join me next time for another story. See you next then.