Once upon a time, a man marries again after his first wife dies. His second wife is very mean. She has two mean, ugly daughter. The man also has a daughter. She is very good and nice, and her stepmother and stepsisters hate her.
Her stepmother and stepsisters make her do all the cooking and the cleaning. But she never complains, even when she is very, very tired. When she finishes her work, she sits near the fireplace, so her stepsisters call her "Cinderella".
The king's son has a big party, called a ball. He asks many very important people to the ball, Cinderella's stepsisters are invited to the ball. Cinderella has even more work to do. She has to make the dresses, and help her sisters get ready for the ball. Her sisters are very excited and talk and talk about the ball.
On the right of the ball, Cinderella helps her sisters get dressed, They laugh at her because they know Cinderella isn't going to the ball. She doesn't have a dress to wear.
Cinderella is crying by the fire. Then she hears a knock on the door. It is a beautiful woman. The woman says " I know why you are crying. You want to go to the ball. I am your fairy so be happy.