She ran so fast that she lost one of her little glass slippers.
The clock finished striking.
Lo! the coach turned into a pumpkin.
The horses and men turned into mice.
Poor Cinderella had to walk home in her ragged clothes.
The next morning the prince found Cinderella's little glass slipper on
the stairs.
"There is only one maiden in all the world who can wear so tiny a
slipper," said the prince. "I will marry her and no other."
The prince hunted far and wide for a maiden who could put it on. Many
tried, but none could do it.
At last he came to the house where Cinderella lived. The two older
sisters tried and tried to put the slipper on their large feet.
While the prince was waiting, Cinderella came into the room.
"Let me try it," she said.
"You!" cried the older sisters. "You could never put it on."
"Let her try it," said the prince.
At once the little glass slipper was fitted to the tiny foot.
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Then Cinderella stood up; her ragged clothes turned into a beautiful
silk dress, and there were two little slippers on her two little feet.
Then the prince knew that Cinderella was the one he had danced with at
the ball, and taking her hand, he led her out to his coach.
Soon they were married and lived happily ever after.
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