Cinderella:The REAL Story

Note:I wrote this story as a class assighment for my AP Literature class Senior year at PMA. the assighment was to "re-write"a fairy tale in a new perspective, a new way.

Once upon a time there was a man who lived with his daughter in a magnificent kingdom. When his wife passed away he wanted his daughter to have a mother's care, so he married again. his new wife, a king and caring woman, had two beautiful daughters of her own from a previous marriage. their names were Anastasia and Rosella.unfortunatly,the father became gravely ill one winter and passed away.

His daughter, whose name was Isabella,was distraught and sought comfort in doing choses around the house. every day she would wake up early,feed the horses, chickens, and cows; she would prepare  each of the meals for her stepmother and stepsisters...she even cleaned the house from top to bottom!she loved doing this and as the years passed she would work harder and harder to make sure that her father's house did not fall into disrepair. plus, she loved cleaning. there was something about it that she couldn't get enough of.she chose to spend her nights reading by the fireplace and came to be called cinderella, because she would often fall asleep and would wake up covered with cinders.

one day, the prince of the land,Prince Charming, decided to hold a ball. he invited every young maiden in the kingdom and it was rumored that he would choose one of them to be his royal bride. Anastasia,Rosella, and Cinderella were all so excited to go to the ball. they went shopping for dresses, shoes, and even had their hair done together. both stepsisters thought that cinderalla would win the heart of the prince.

the night of the ball arrived and things started off bad for cinderella. walking down the stairs she tripped and fell not only ripping her gorgeous dress but also breaking her leg. she was unable to go to the ball and she was truly upset.her stepmother offered to stay home with her but cinderella said she would be ok on her own and urged her stepmother to go and have fun.

after they left, cinderella went out to the garden and started reading one of her favorite books.all of a sudden,she noticed the garden filling with light abd then in front of her was  a man. he said that he was her Fairy GodFather and her was there to fix her leg and send her to the ball. he touched her leg with his wand and it was no longer broken. he conjured up a beautiful gown of blue, glass slippers, and a golden carriage. she said thanks and was on her way. she decided to stay until midnight since her family said they would be home by then.

once there she went to find her family and was met by the prince  himself. he asked her to dance and she accepted. she danced with him for a couple more dances and before she knew it,it was pass midnight. she ran out of the ball so fast that one of her slippers fell off. when she got home her family was there, worried about what had happened to her. she told them everything and they were happy for her.

the prince, however, wanted to find her. so he had every girl try on the slipper the next day and of course it fit cinderella. he asked her to marry him, she said yes, and they lived happily ever after.

unfortunatly,"happily ever after" isn't as long as it used to be. after about six months, cinderella discovered that royal life wasnt for her, so she left prince charming and went back home to her family. she married the loval baker 3 years later.

her stepsisters married a couple years later. anastasia married a blacksmith and rosella a physicial. the prince remounced his title after his divorce from cinderella, left the kingdom, and was never heard from again.

THE END