"And then, Grandma, what large ears you have!" "All the better to hear with, my dear," said the Wolf.

"And oh, Grandma! what great teeth you, have!" cried the child, starting back.

"The better to eat

you with," growled the Wolf, and he sprang out of bed to eat her up.

At that moment, the door of the room was burst open, and three foresters

rushed in. They

had seen the Wolf go into the cottage, and being afraid something might happen, had come to see if everything was all right. Turning from Red Riding Hood, the Wolf flew at the foresters. But he was no match for three strong men. He fought savagely, but was soon killed by a blow from an ax.

Little Red Riding Hood was saved, but she never forgot her adventure with the Wolf, and she learned to be very careful in danger.

A

CINDERELLA, OR THE LITTLE GLASS
SLIPPER

LONG time ago there lived a man who had married for a second wife a very proud woman who had two daughters who were like her. The man had a daughter who had a very sweet temper, and who was as kind as could be.

The stepmother hated the daughter of her husband, and made her do the work of a servant. The poor girl had to wash the dishes, sweep the rooms, dust the furniture, and care for the rooms of her sisters. She had to sleep in the garret on a bed of straw, while her sisters had beautiful rooms.

She bore all her troubles very patiently, and did not complain to her father. When she had finished her work, she used to sit down in the chimney corner among the cinders, and so got the name of Cinderella.

Although she was ragged, while her sisters wore fine clothes, she looked much handsomer than they, and this made them angry and jealous, and they were more hateful than ever.

In the course of time the king's son gave a ball, to which many people for miles around were invited. Among the fortunate ones were the sisters of Cinderella. They were greatly excited and spent much time in selecting fine dresses.

Cinderella had fine taste and helped her sisters in choosing dresses, plaiting their ruffles, ironing their clothes, and dressing their hair. They mocked her and asked if she would not like to go to the ball.

As soon as they were gone, Cinderella sat down and cried as though her heart would break. Her godmother came in, and seeing her in tears, asked what was the matter. "I want - oh, I want -" sobbed poor Cinderella, who was not able to say another word.

Her godmother, who was a fairy, said to her, "You want to go to the ball; isn't it so?" "Oh, yes!"

said Cinderella, sighing. "Well, then," said her godmother, "be a good girl, and I will see that you go."

Taking Cinderella by the hand her godmother said, "Run into the garden and bring me a pumpkin." Cinderella wondered what this could be for, but she ran out quickly and brought in the finest pumpkin she could find. Her godmother scooped out the inside, then struck the pumpkin with her wand, and it was changed into a fine coach, all gilded with gold. She then went to the mousetrap, where she found six live mice. She told Cinderella to open the door of the trap. As each mouse came out the fairy godmother touched it with her wand and it was changed into a beautiful horse; so that Cinderella had a fine coach and six beautiful dappled horses.

The godmother said, "Here, my child, are your coach and horses, but what shall we do for a coachman? Run and see if there is a rat in the trap." Cinderella brought the trap, which contained three large rats. The fairy touched one of them and he was changed into a coachman.

Then she said to Cinderella, "Go again into the garden, and you will find six lizards behind the watering pot. Bring them to me." Cinderella did as she was told, and the fairy turned the lizards into footmen.

"There," said her godmother, "is something to take you to the ball; are you pleased with it?" "Oh, yes,”

cried Cinderella, "but must I go in these dirty clothes?" The fairy touched Cinderella with her wand and her clothes were turned into cloth of silver and gold, trimmed with jewels. When this was all done, Cinderella's godmother gave her a pair of glass slippers, the very prettiest in the world.

As Cinderella stepped into her coach her godmother told her that she must not, on any account, stay a minute past midnight, and that if she did, all her fine things would be changed back as they were before. As Cinderella came near the palace the king's son

was told that a great princess had come and he ran out to meet her. When he led her into the palace

every one was silent. The dancing and music both stopped. The guests whispered to each other, "How beautiful she is!"

The ladies all looked carefully at her clothes that they might have some made like them. She danced