Cinderella lived with two horrible sisters and their mother.They were very lazy and ugly too. ‘Cinderella, bring me cake!’‘Cinderella, clean my bedroom!’‘Cinderella, bring me wool!’ they said.

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Poor Cinderella! From morning to night she cleaned and cooked and washed.She was very sad.‘Oh, this is terrible,’ she said. ‘All I do is clean, clean, clean!’

One morning, at 10 o ’clock, a letter arrived.

‘EXCELLENT!’ said the uglg sisters. ‘Let’s go!’

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Cinderella was very, very sad.‘I w ant to go to the ball too ,’ she said. ‘But I have no dress or shoes to w ear.’ She cried and cried.

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Then — at 9 o ’clock on the night o f the ball: Trrrrrrrring!‘Wow! W ho are you?’ said Cinderella.

‘I am your fairy godmother. I am here to help you ,’ said the lady.

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Trrrrrring!Cinderella had a beautiful dress and shoes.‘N ow - go to the ball!’ said the fairg godmother. ‘But, at 12 o ’clock, no later, come home!’

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W hen the prince saw Cinderella, he said, ‘Wow! She’s beautiful!’‘W ould you like to dance with me?’ he asked her.

They danced all night.The ugly sisters did not know it was Cinderella. ‘W ho is she?’ they said.‘W ho is that beautiful girl?’

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Then Cinderella heard the clock. ‘Oh, no, 12 o ’clock,’ she said. ‘It’s time to go!’She ran quickly from the castle. ‘Come back!’ called the prince. ‘Please don’t go!’

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But it was too late! It was after 12 o ’clock! Cinderella looked at her clothes and shoes. ‘O h no ,’ she said.‘W here are my beautiful dress and shoes!’ Poor Cinderella!

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The prince was very sad.‘Oh, no, where is she?’ he cried.B u t. .. w hat is this?‘Ah, her beautiful little shoe,’ he said. ‘N ow I will find her.’

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The prince tried every foot in every house... but it was no good! The shoe was too big or too small.‘W here is she?’ the prince said sadly.

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Cinderella came from the kitchen.

Cinderella tried the shoe. ‘YES! The shoe is Y O U R S, the prince said.‘Y O U are the girl I met at the ball.’

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The prince asked Cinderella to marry him. She said ‘Yes!’They soon got married and they were very, very happy.And the ugly sisters?W hat do Y O U think?

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ACTIVITIESBEFORE YOU READ

Look a t the cover of the book.1 Is Cinderella

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2 Treasure Hunt.Look a t the pictures in the book. Can you find -

Cinderella The ugly sisters^The fairy jvThe beautiful dress

cakes j ̂ The prince

AFTER YOU READ... .1 Did you like the story -

2 Draw a picture of your favourite bit of the story.

ChantsJ / ' 'C

Chant 1 Chant 2All 1 do is clean, clean, clean Trrrrrrg!From morning to night Who are you?1 clean, clean, clean I'm your fairy godmother1 clean and cook and wash I'm here to help, Cinderella

'Cinderella, bring me cake' Trrrrrrg!'Cinderella, clean my bedroom' Here's a dress and shoes'Cinderella, bring me wool' You can go to the ballThat is what they say But at twelve o'clock, no later- Cinderella, come home!All 1 do is clean, clean, cleanFrom morning to night1 clean, clean, clean1 clean and cook and wash

Chant 3Please don't go Please don't goThe prince called The prince calledToo late, too late Too late, too lateToo late, too late Too late, too late

It was afterTwelve o'clockOh no, oh noOh no, oh no

An exciting story adapted from thetraditional fairy tale.

Cinderella and her unkind sisters want to marry the prince - who does the prince want?

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