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           TheFairythensaidtoCinderilla: 

           "Well,youseehereanequipagefittogototheballwith; areyounotpleasedwithit?" 

           "Oyes,"criedshe, "butmustIgothitherasIam,inthesepoisonnastyrags?" 

           Hergodmotheronlyjusttouchedherwithherwand,and,atthesameinstant,herclotheswereturnedintoclothofgoldandsilver,allbesetwithjewels. Thisdoneshegaveherapairofglass-slippers,theprettiestinthewholeworld. 

           Beingthusdeckedout,shegotupintohercoach; buthergodmother,aboveallthings,commandedhernottostaytillaftermidnight, tellingher,atthesametime,thatifshestayedattheballonemomentlonger,hercoachwouldbeapumpkinagain,herhorsesmice,hercoachmanarat,herfootmenlizards,andherclothesbecomejustastheywerebefore. 

           Shepromisedhergodmother,shewouldnotfailofleavingtheballbeforemidnight;andthenawayshedrove,scarceabletocontainherselfforjoy. TheKing’sson,whowastoldthatagreatPrincess,whomnobodyknew,wascome,ranouttoreceiveher; hegaveherhishandasshealightedoutofthecoach,andledherintothehall,amongallthecompany. Therewasimmediatelyaprofoundsilence, theyleftoffdancing,andtheviolinsceasedtoplay,soattentivewaseveryonetocontemplatethesingularbeautyofthisunknownnewcomer.