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Cinderella
By Charles Perrault
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C inderella’s mother died while she was a very little child,

leaving her to the care of her father and her step-sisters,
who were very much older than herself; for Cinderella’s father
had been twice married, and her mother was his second wife.
Now, Cinderella’s sisters did not love her, and were very unkind
to her. As she grew older they made her work as a servant, and
even sift the cinders; on which account they used to call her in
mockery “Cinderella.” It was not her real name, but she became
afterwards so well known by it that her proper one has been
forgotten.
She was a very sweet-tempered, good girl, however, and

everybody (except her cruel sisters) loved her.
It happened, when Cinderella was about seventeen years

old, that the King of that country gave a ball, to which all ladies
of the land, and among the rest the young girl’s sisters, were
invited. And they made her dress them for the ball, but never
thought of allowing her to go there.
“I wish you would take me to the ball with you,” said

Cinderella, meekly.
“Take you, indeed!” answered the elder sister, with a sneer;

“it is no place for a cinder-sifter: stay at home and do your work.”
When they were gone, Cinderella, whose heart was very

sad, sat down and cried bitterly; but as she sat sorrowful,
thinking of the unkindness of her sisters, a voice called to her
from the garden, and she went out to see who was there. It was
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her godmother, a good old Fairy.
“Do not cry, Cinderella,” she said; “you also shall go to the
ball, because you are a kind, good girl. Bring me a large
pumpkin.”
Cinderella obeyed, and the Fairy, touching it with her wand,

turned it into a grand coach. Then she desired Cinderella to go
to the trap, and bring her a rat. The girl obeyed, and a touch of
the Fairy’s wand turned him into a very smart coachman. Two
mice were turned into footmen; four grasshoppers into white
horses. Next, the Fairy touched Cinderella’s rags, and they
became rich satin robes, trimmed with point lace. Diamonds
shone in her hair and on her neck and arms, and her kind
godmother thought she had seldom seen so lovely a girl. Her old
shoes became a charming pair of glass slippers, which shone
like diamonds.
“Now go to the ball, my love,” she said, “and enjoy

yourself. But remember, you must leave the room before the
clock strikes eleven. If you do not your dress will return to its
original rags. I approve of pleasure, but not of dissipation, and I
expect that you will show your gratitude by obeying me.”
Cinderella kissed and thanked her godmother. Then she

stepped into her coach and drove off, with her footmen behind,
in great style. The Fairy, when she was gone, returned to
Fairyland.
Cinderella was received at the King’s palace with great

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respect. The Lord Chamberlain bowed low to her, thinking she
must be a very great lady by her dress and carriage, and he
showed her at once into the ball-room.
She was so beautiful that everybody looked at her, and

wondered who she was; and the Prince asked her to dance with
him, and afterwards would dance with no one else.
But she made haste to leave a little before the hour fixed,
and had time to undress before her sisters came home. They
told her a beautiful Princess had been at the ball, with whom the
Prince was delighted. They did not know it was Cinderella
herself, and she was amused to hear them admire her grace and
beauty, and say that they were sure she was a royal lady.
The Prince was quite vexed when supper-time came, and

he could not find his beautiful partner, and no one had seen her
leave the room. But in hopes of beholding her again, he

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persuaded the King to give another grand ball. As soon as her
sisters were gone to it, Cinderella’s godmother arrived.
“You were so good and obedient last time, that I shall let
you go out again,” said she to the young girl.
And once more the rat, mice, grasshoppers, and pumpkin

(which had gone back to their original shapes after the first ball)
were turned into the grand carriage and attendants, and
Cinderella, in rose-coloured satin and rubies, went to the royal
ball.
Directly the Prince saw her, he asked her to dance, and

would have no other partner, and as he led her past her two
unkind sisters, she saw them look at her dress with envious
eyes, and knew that they wished they were as beautiful, and as
well-dressed as she was.
But in the midst of her enjoyment, Cinderella remembered

the Fairy’s command, and at half-past ten glided out of the room,
and drove home again. Her sisters found her waiting to undress
them in her usual rags, and kept her up to tell her how beautiful
the unknown Princess was, and how well she was dressed.
Again the Prince was vexed at the sudden disappearance

of the beautiful stranger, and once more he persuaded the King
to give a grand State ball.
“I wonder if Princess Beauty will be there!” said the sisters

to Cinderella. “We must have new dresses, for she is so
splendid. She makes every one look shabby.”

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Cinderella smiled as she helped them to dress. She was

sure the Fairy would let her go to the ball too. And she was right.
Her godmother, pleased with her obedience, came in good time,
and Cinderella, dressed in blue satin and pearls, went in the
same style as before.
The Prince would scarcely let her out of his sight, and
Cinderella, who was getting a little spoiled by all the flattery she
heard, began to think more of herself and less of the Fairy; so
the time stole on, till glancing up at the clock, she saw it wanted
only five minutes to eleven.
At once she darted out of the room, and ran through the
palace as fast as she could go, but as she reached the hall, she
lost one of her precious glass slippers! She did not stop to pick it
up, but rushed to the door. Alas! the clock had struck
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Eleven. She found no coach, only a pumpkin, and the rat and
mice ran quickly away when they saw her; while all her fine
dress turned to rags, and she had to run home alone in the
darkness of the night.
The Prince was very much surprised when he missed

Cinderella again, and leaving the ball, went in search of her. He
asked all the attendants, but no one had seen her, and when
enquiry was made of the porter, he said that no one had gone
out of the palace except a poor ragged beggar-girl.
However, the Prince’s search was rewarded by his finding

the glass slipper, which he well knew belonged to the unknown
Princess. He loved Cinderella so much that he now resolved to
marry her; and as he felt sure that no one else could wear such
a tiny shoe as hers was, he sent out a herald to proclaim that
whichever lady in his kingdom could put on this glass slipper
should be his wife.
All the great ladies who wished to be a Princess tried to

put it on, but in vain. Cinderella’s sisters tried, but could not get
it on, and then Cinderella asked if she might try. They laughed at
her; but the Prince, hearing of her wish, sent for her. She went
with her sisters in her poor dress, but very clean, and at once
put on the slipper. Then she drew the fellow of it from her
pocket, and slipped it on her other foot.
The Prince, who had thought the moment he saw her that
the poor girl was very much like the beautiful Princess, was
delighted. He insisted on Cinderella telling him her story, which

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she did very modestly, and all listened with wonder.
As her tale ended, the Fairy godmother suddenly entered

the room, and placing her godchild’s hand in the Prince’s, said:
“Take this young girl for your wife, Prince; she is good and
patient, and as she has known how to submit to injustice meekly,
she will know how to reign justly.”
So Cinderella was married to the Prince in great state, and

they lived together very happily. She forgave her sisters, and
treated them always very kindly, and the Prince had great cause
to be glad that he had found the glass slipper.
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105 thoughts on “Cinderella”

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Og Og
November 16, 2020 at 6:35 pm
12?R$ a great story!!!!!!!!!
Hi (http://Good)
September 29, 2020 at 6:05 am
Good for school too it’s a 5
Hi (http://Good)
Good for school
Dhruv (http://Chorm)
Very beautiful story
ifra
August 25, 2020 at 9:44 pm
interesting and nice.
layla
August 20, 2020 at 3:41 pm
the story about Cinderella is about.a girl that her father died and now she lives
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with her stepmother mother and her two stepsisters.the two step sisters are very
rude and mean and is always making Cinderella do all the chores.the stepmother
is also very rude even when the two sisters are being rude to Cinderella she just
left him do it.one day this man from a palace gave invitations to the to mean
stepsisters and the stepmother well they also gave it to Cinderella but the
stepmother did not want Cinderella to do it because she was too pretty and she
was too jealous of Cinderella.Cinderella went up to the attic found one of her
mom’s old dresses it was a bit old-fashioned but she could fix it up her
stepmother made her do chores while her friends were fixing up her dress.when
her dress was all fixed up she went out to get ready for the ball but her sisters
saw her their old ribbons their old beads and ripped the dress to pieces I’m at
night Cinderella ran to the Garden to go cry but then there was the Fairy
Godmother and she said Bippity Boppity Boo and she had a dress she had a
carriage she was ready to go to the bar but there was one downside on it when
the clock strikes 12 it’ll all go away.
Adeleke Adeniyi (http://A)

July 23, 2020 at 7:43 pm
LOVE IT HEART HEART HEART SORRY USING MAC
Yvonne
July 12, 2020 at 11:55 pm
it was very well written and I loved reading it.
aiden
June 5, 2020 at 11:37 pm
thanks it was good
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May 31, 2020 at 4:53 pm
Most people want to transform the world, but few people want to transform
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themselves
adesire
July 23, 2020 at 7:42 pm
I … loved it
rohit
May 31, 2020 at 1:05 pm
Thank you so much
claypatra floyd (http://cinderella)

May 12, 2020 at 1:54 am
this story is very nice
salma (http://draw%20so%20cute)
May 10, 2020 at 8:21 pm
so nice and intresting
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May 6, 2020 at 3:52 am
i liked it. It was a good story.
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Lily
May 1, 2020 at 6:01 pm
I have. I like the story!

Lily
× May 1, 2020 at 6:00 pm
I have. I like it.
calliope
May 1, 2020 at 12:01 am
I like it. it sooooo cool.
Rohit
April 30, 2020 at 8:12 am
Thanks
salama (http://stardima.com)
April 30, 2020 at 8:11 am
intresting
Keira
April 29, 2020 at 9:01 pm
Awesome story different than cinderella i remember
Keira
April 27, 2020 at 6:49 pm
Story is awesome!
Tata (http://google)
April 27, 2020 at 1:49 pm
very nice history , I love it .

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Ankit
April 27, 2020 at 12:58 pm
Nice story
Rohit
April 27, 2020 at 12:58 pm
Best story
manine
April 24, 2020 at 10:56 pm
I thought that the story was weird.
Lily
May 1, 2020 at 6:03 pm
why?
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April 22, 2020 at 3:15 pm
I love this story so much
Lily
May 1, 2020 at 6:06 pm
different,but I like it
cadence welch (http://I%20love%20it!!!!!!!!)

April 22, 2020 at 3:08 pm
I love it!!!!!
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Kylie Hamamura (http://class)
April 23, 2020 at 6:38 pm
I thought that this story was GREAT but not like the original Cinderella
Anonymous
June 30, 2020 at 5:59 am
This is the original cinderella and then the one when there was only one ball was
the modified version. :9
Bennett finney
April 20, 2020 at 6:55 pm
AMAZING
omar hashem
April 8, 2020 at 1:04 pm
i love this story. done reading it.
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April 6, 2020 at 10:26 am
i read the story
Reya
April 6, 2020 at 8:51 am
I really liked it!
But why did the prince hold three balls!
Michael Roscishewsky
× March 30, 2020 at 3:34 pm
awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Flo Castellino
March 10, 2020 at 8:29 am
was good. would be more better if there was use of more descriptive language.
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March 1, 2020 at 7:33 am
This story is so wonderful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. But I did not like the part that Cinderella
‘s sisters did not like her.
Carissa(C.J.)
December 16, 2019 at 7:41 pm
. . . Eh. It was ok.
James
I loved it so much it made me cry because how emotional i am but i loved it i

could just read that all day.Peace out girls.
Melissa
Yes me too !! So emotional
Joe Swanson
nice
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Lezitha M S
November 24, 2019 at 5:53 am
nice
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October 21, 2019 at 5:42 pm
I give that story an A+
Tushita
April 22, 2020 at 8:44 am
Very bad story
Linda (http://Google)
Always a great story to read for bedtime. Thank you
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love it!!!!!! awesome..
rory (http://westpack)
May 17, 2019 at 1:53 am
not a short story
Tyler (http://Fhfgbbb)
December 26, 2018 at 12:40 am
My girlfriend thinks this story is very repetitive expecially when u have to read it
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every night
Brian Martin
I guess any story, no matter how good, will get repetitive if you have to read it
every night! Lucky there are many hundreds of different stories to suit all tastes
available on Short Kid Stories!
jessica
this story is good, my favorite part is when she bites the apple and dies
Dominique
January 10, 2019 at 6:55 pm
I believe that you are thinking of Snow White. This story is Cinderella. Also, Snow
White does NOT in fact die. You’re welcome.
Mr.Dr.King.Temmie
January 29, 2020 at 6:49 pm
they were joking -_-
corina
lol
Stories
My favorite story. Thank you.

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matthew18 (http://read%2020%20minuits)
i like it but it is pretty bad
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WOW not so good first time reading it and I hate it
Cinderella
October 6, 2018 at 9:15 am
Very good story. Thanks!
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Really bad
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August 22, 2018 at 3:43 pm
I didn’t like it
librarian
July 11, 2018 at 7:00 am
best child story ever
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× July 11, 2018 at 6:39 am
this was a very good and best story
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June 25, 2018 at 2:49 am
I know that was so cool!!!!!!!!!!!
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May 23, 2018 at 5:19 pm
Cool story
Andi
May 8, 2018 at 6:03 pm
Story was enjoyable and had good meanings …
Yaksh (http://google.com)
May 1, 2018 at 3:51 pm
the clock strikes eleven part need the turn from eleven to twelve
Tom (http://gmail)
April 23, 2020 at 6:48 pm
I think so too
Mathahari
April 24, 2018 at 6:49 pm
Nice bedtime story.

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yaboy (http://www.d.org)
April 10, 2018 at 4:44 pm
this story made me want to watch the movie so I think it is lit
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April 10, 2018 at 4:36 pm
alright
Ziyak
February 21, 2018 at 6:37 pm
Meh. Average story
Muktha (http://Radhasriks)
This is a very good story
Clifton
That Cinderella is a lucky girl
Sauna
Very good and exelen
Dasher
December 14, 2017 at 3:42 am
This story is Kind

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Jonah
April 17, 2018 at 3:12 pm
you should read the original by brother Grimm
Sangeeta
My favorite cindrella and very nice. Sweet story. Thnxxq
lindokuhle
good story
Aiden
September 14, 2017 at 2:13 pm
It is soo cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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HEARTFELT & HEARTWARMING STORY…WELL WRITTEN THANKS
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HEARTFELT & HEARTWARMING STORY
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August 30, 2017 at 8:27 pm
Its fun reading it very exiting.kayl and negra.kayneg@gmail.com

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Anahita
June 17, 2017 at 6:56 pm
This is a very good story.Thanks for making this nice story
rosemania
June 9, 2017 at 4:04 pm
Its good
Alia
May 27, 2017 at 9:40 am
Excellent story
Alia
May 27, 2017 at 9:39 am
Nice
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March 28, 2017 at 1:27 pm
meh bad there are lizard foot men.
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March 20, 2018 at 5:33 pm
wow
Carissa(C.J.)
“Wow”… Aaron is right.

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Ankit
April 30, 2020 at 8:10 am
Thanks
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March 12, 2017 at 11:23 am
bad and long
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May 3, 2017 at 3:37 pm
yea best child story ever!!!!!!!!
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March 6, 2017 at 6:57 pm
It’s okay I guess
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this was a very good and best story but it is lenthithi to read.
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It’s Cool
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Viola
this story is so useful
Srusti
July 11, 2017 at 5:51 pm
It was good I like it . When Cinderella was marriage ing the king. I like it very
much
Anandi
May 18, 2016 at 7:46 pm
This is too good but i want full and short story of Cinderella……
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July 26, 2018 at 2:55 am
A best story 4ever… Love it
Nina
April 7, 2020 at 7:17 pm
I love this story so much!!!!! My son loved it even more!!

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C inderella’s mother died while she was a very little child,

She was a very sweet-tempered, good girl, however, and

It happened, when Cinderella was about seventeen years

“I wish you would take me to the ball with you,” said

“Take you, indeed!” answered the elder sister, with a sneer;

When they were gone, Cinderella, whose heart was very

Cinderella obeyed, and the Fairy, touching it with her wand,

“Now go to the ball, my love,” she said, “and enjoy

Cinderella kissed and thanked her godmother. Then she

Cinderella was received at the King’s palace with great

She was so beautiful that everybody looked at her, and

The Prince was quite vexed when supper-time came, and

leave the room. But in hopes of beholding her again, he

And once more the rat, mice, grasshoppers, and pumpkin

Directly the Prince saw her, he asked her to dance, and

But in the midst of her enjoyment, Cinderella remembered

Again the Prince was vexed at the sudden disappearance

“I wonder if Princess Beauty will be there!” said the sisters

splendid. She makes every one look shabby.”

Cinderella smiled as she helped them to dress. She was

The Prince was very much surprised when he missed

However, the Prince’s search was rewarded by his finding

All the great ladies who wished to be a Princess tried to

delighted. He insisted on Cinderella telling him her story, which

As her tale ended, the Fairy godmother suddenly entered

So Cinderella was married to the Prince in great state, and

- Total nr. of readings: 660,361

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12?R$ a great story!!!!!!!!!

Good for school too it’s a 5

Good for school

Very beautiful story

interesting and nice.

Adeleke Adeniyi (http://A)

LOVE IT HEART HEART HEART SORRY USING MAC

it was very well written and I loved reading it.

thanks it was good

Thank you so much

claypatra floyd (http://cinderella)

this story is very nice

so nice and intresting

i liked it. It was a good story.

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I have. I like the story!

I have. I like it.

I like it. it sooooo cool.

Awesome story different than cinderella i remember

very nice history , I love it .

I thought that the story was weird.

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I love this story so much

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i love this story. done reading it.

i read the story