wand. The pumpkin turned into a coach.

The horse turned into a coachman.

The dog turned into a footman. And

the mice turned into white horses.

"Now hop in, my dear," said the fairy

godmother. "But my dress!" said Cinderella

"Oh, my!" cried the fairy godmother.

"I almost forgot." She waved her wand

again. Cinderella looked down. Her dress

turned into a white gown. Her shoes

turned into glass slippers. "Oh, thank you,"

said Cinderella.

"Now hop into the coach," said the fairy

godmother. "But remember! All the magic

ends when the clock strikes twelve." "I

won't forget," said Cinderella. And off

she went to the palace.

At the ball the King was complaining.

"The Prince has met all the girls in the

kingdom," he said. "and he has not found

one he likes." "Give him time," said the

Grand Duke. "He has had enough time!"

cried the King.

Just then Cinderella came into the ballroom.

When the Prince saw her, he bowed. "May

I have this dance?" he asked. "Yes."

said Cinderella. All night the Prince danced

only with Cinderella. They danced around

the floor as if in a dream. Everyone said:

"How lovely she is! Who can she be?"

The hours went by quickly. Suddenly

the clock began to strike midnight.

Cinderella ran down the palace steps.

As she ran she lost a glass slipper.

When the Prince reached the steps,

Cinderella was gone. He picked up the

tiny glass slipper. "The girl who wore

this slipper is the girl I want to marry,"

said the Prince. He told the Grand Duke

to find her. Even before Cinderella was home,

the magic ended. The coach turned back into a

pumpkin. The coachman turned back into a horse.

The footman turned back into a dog. And there

were Cinderella and the mice just as before.

The next day the Grand Duke took the glass slipper

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