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Cinderella. See! They come!

A sister.

Is our coach here?

Cinderella. I will see. Yes, it is here.

A sister.

How do we look?

Cinderella. You are lovely.

A sister.

The Prince will dance with us.

Cinderella. That he will! Good-by!

II

Cinderella. Come in! Who are you? Godmother. I am your fairy godmother. Cinderella. You will be kind to me. Godmother. Are you going to the ball? Cinderella. No. I have no pretty dress. Godmother. You are going to the ball. Cinderella. I am going to the ball?

Godmother. Run to the garden. Get me a pumpkin.

Cinderella. See this big yellow pumpkin!

Godmother. That is a fine one! Look!

Cinderella. A coach! a lovely coach!

Holds up

her wand

Godmother. Yes. Now get me six white mice. Cinderella. Here they are, godmother.

Godmother. Now see what I do! (Holds up)

Cinderella. The six white mice are six white

horses.

Godmother. They will run very fast!

Cinderella. Where shall we get a coachman?

Godmother. A black rat is in the trap.

Cinderella. Here he is!

Godmother. He will do very well.

(Holds up)

her wand/

Cinderella. He makes a fine coachman!

Godmother. Now you can go to the ball.
Cinderella. In this ragged dress?

Godmother. See! See! (Holds up her wand)

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Cinderella. What a pretty dress!

What pretty glass slippers!

Godmother. Be home by twelve o'clock.

Cinderella. I will, godmother. Good-by!

III

Cinderella. I am home.

See my old dress!

It is just twelve o'clock.

The Prince danced with me.

Cinderella. Here come my sisters.

A sister.

Are you not in bed?

Cinderella. Did you have a good time?

A sister.

No. The Prince danced with

a strange Princess.

Cinderella. Who was she?

A sister. No one can tell her name.

was lovely.

She

Cinderella. I am glad that you liked her.
A sister. Let us go to bed. I am sleepy.

IV

Cinderella. It is night again.

My sisters are now at the ball.

I hope the Prince will dance with them.

Come in.

Is it you, godmother?

(Jumps up and down)

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Godmother. Did you dance with the Prince? Cinderella. Yes! He thinks I am

a Princess!

Godmother. You may go again if you like.
Cinderella. May I? Thank you!

Godmother. Here is your coach. Here you

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What can he want?

See! He has my glass slipper.

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