CinderellaLonglongago,therewasabeautifullittlegirl.Herfatherwasaveryrichman.Whenshewasyoung,hermotherbecameveryillanddied.Ayearlater,herfathermarriedagain.Herstepmotheralsohadtwoprettydaughters.Althoughtheywerepretty,theywerebad.Theytookthelittlegirl’sprettyclothingandletherwearragsandliveinthekitchen.Shehadtofetchwater,makebreakfastandwashtheclothesbeforethedaybroke.Thetwoeldersistersoftenbulliedherandshesleptnearthefireplaceinthekitchen.Therewasashalloverher,sotheyallcalledherCinderella.Once,fatherwasgoingtothemarketandaskedwhatCinderellaandtwoeldersisterswanted.Oneoftheeldersisterswantedprettyclothing,andtheotherwantedapearlgemCinderellaonlywantedhazelbranchthatmighttouchherfather’shat.Herfatherbroughtthemthesethings.Cinderellaplantedthehazelbranchinthefrontofhermother’stomb.Shecriedsadly,hertearssoakedthebranch.Thebranchgrewupslowlyandbecameabeautifullittlehazeltree.Cinderellaalwayswenttothelittletreethreetimeseveryday.Eachtime,awhitepigeonwouldflytothelittletree.Cinderellamadewishandthelittlepigeonwouldgetherwhatshewanted.Once,inordertochoosethebridefortheprince,thekingheldabigdancepartyforthreedays.Alltheprettygirlsinthecountrywereinvited.ThetwoeldersistersofCinderellawerealsoinvited.TheywereverygladandtheymadeCinderellahelpthemcombtheirhairandpolishtheirleathershoes.Cinderellaalsowantedtoattendandthenaskedherstepmothertotakeher.Herstepmothersaidthatshecouldn’tgobecauseshewassodirtyandhadnoniceclothing.Sheaskedagainandagain.Herstepmothersaid:“Allright,Iwillpourabowlofbeansintheash,ifyoucanpickthemoutintwohours,Iwillletyougo.”Cinderellawalkednearthelittletreeandsaid:“Lovelylittlewhitepigeon,allthebirds,pleasehelpmepickthebeansout.”Thelittlewhitepigeoncalledallthebirdstocometothefireplace.Thepickedoutallthebeansandputthemintothebowl.Inonehour,theyfoundthemall.Cinderellagavethebowlofbeanstoherstepmother.However,herstepmotherstillwouldnotlethergototheball.Shecried.Stepmotheragaintoldhertopickouttwobowlsofbeansfromtheashinanhour.So,shecameagainandcalledlittlewhitepigeonnearthelittletreetohelpherwithallthebirds.Theyfinishedthisinhalfanhour.However,herstepmotherstilldidnotlethergoandonlytookthetwoeldersisters.Cinderellawalkedtothelittlehazeltreeandsaid:“littlehazeltree,pleaseshakeandmakemegoldenclothingandsilvershoes!”Thelittlewhitepigeononthetreeindeedmadehergoldenclothingandpairofshoesmadefromsilverythread.Shewenttotheparty.Butherstepmotherandtwoeldersistersdidnotrecognizeher.Theythoughtthatshewasaprincesswhocamefromaforeigncountry.Theprincewalkedovertoherandaskedhertodance.Afterthis,theprincedidn’tdancewithanyothergirls.WhentheothermenaskedCinderellatodance,theprincesaid:“Sheismydancingpartner.”Theprincedancedwithherallevening.WhenCinderellasaidthatshewantedtogohome,theprinceaccompaniedher,hewanttoknowwherethisbeautifulgirllived.Whenshereachedhome,shelefttheprinceandhidherselfinthepigeon’shouse.WhenCinderella’sfatherreturned,theprincesaid:“Abeautifulgirlishidinginthepigeon’shouse.”Thefatherbrokeoffthedoorofthepigeon’shousewithanaxe.Howevernobodywasthere.Soon,thestepmotherreturnedandtheysawCinderellainadirtyandoldgownlyingintheashnearkitchen,sleeping.Infact,Cinderellahadjustjumpedoutofthepigeon’shouse,rantolittlehazeltreeandreturnedthegoldenclothingandsilvershoestothelittlewhitepigeonandthenreturnedtothekitchenquietly.Thesecondday,afterherparentsandtwoeldersistershadgoneout,Cinderellawentnearlittletreeandsaid:“Littlehazeltree,pleaseshaketocastthegoldenclothingandsilvershoestome.”Thelittlewhitepigeonagainthrewmuchmoreprettyclothingandshoesthanyesterday,whichmadeallthepeoplesurprised.Theprincewaswaitingforherandheonlydancedwiththisgirl.Intheevening,theprincesentherhome.Sheagainslippedawayfromprince,rantothegardenandclimbedupapeartree.Theprincewaitedforherfathertoreturnandtoldhimthatshewashidinginthepeartree.Thefatheragaincutdownthepeartreewithabigaxe.Howevernoonewasthere.Whenthestepmotherreturned,theysawCinderellasleepingintheasheslikebefore.Infact,shehadjumpeddownthesideofpeartreereturnedtheprettygoldenclothingandsilvershoestothelittlewhitepigeonandcomeback.Thethirdday,afterherparentsandtwoeldersistershadgoneout,Cinderellagotmorebeautifulgoldenclothingandpairofgoldenlineshoesfromthelittlewhitepigeononthehazeltree.Sheputthemontoattendthedanceparty.Theprincestillonlydancedwithher.Intheevening,theprincesentherhome.Theprincehadaplan;hemadesomeonesmearthestairswithpitch.WhenCinderellawentdownthestairs,thegoldendanceshoesonherleftfootstucktothepitch.Sheranhomewithabarefootandreturnedtheclothingandshoetothelittlewhitepigeonandthenhidinthekitchen.Theprincetooktheshoe.Whatanicegoldenshoeitwas!Hewasdeterminedtofindthegirlwhoworethisgoldenshoeandforhertobehisbride.Thenextday,inthemorning,theprincetooktheshoetoCinderella’shome.Hetoldfatherofthethreegirls:“Iwillmarrythegirlwhomayputonthisshoe.”Hearingthat,twoeldersistersweresogladbecausetheywantedtobetheprince’sbride.Theeldestsistertrieditonfirstbutherfootwastoobig.Shecouldn’twearitatall.Hermothertooaknifeandsaid,“Cutyourtoedownquickly!Onceyouarequeen,manypeoplewillserv