the little glass slipper charles perrault

Cinderella forgives her stepsisters for their past cruelty. A few days later, the prince marries Cinderella as promised. Cinderella then tries the slipper and it is a perfect fit. The stepsisters try to fit their feet into the glass slipper but are unsuccessful.

The prince goes house to house to see who fits the glass slipper, and finally arrives at the home of Cinderella. The next morning, the stepsisters tell her that the prince is in love with some unknown lady that was at the ball last night.

As soon as Cinderella gets home, her gown turns back to rags, the horse and the coachmen turn back to animals, but the glass slipper remains as is. The prince finds the glass slipper and vows to marry the girl whose foot it fits. When the clock strikes midnight, Cinderella flees from the ball and the prince, accidentally leaving one of her glass slippers behind. As Cinderella dances with the prince, she loses track of time. The prince pays her special attention because he has never seen her before. The only thing her fairy godmother asks is for Cinderella to return home by midnight before the magic ends.Įntering the ball, Cinderella is unrecognized by her stepsisters and dazzles everyone there, especially the prince. The fairy godmother transforms all the mice, lizards, and rats into horses and coachmen for a golden coach, and creates for Cinderella a gown made of gold and silver and slippers made of glass. After Cinderella explains her dilemma, her fairy godmother uses her magic power to help Cinderella. Cinderella cries as her stepsisters leave, but then is surprised by the appearance of her fairy godmother. Cinderella wants to attend, but her stepmother makes her stay home to clean the whole house. One day, it is announced that the prince will hold a royal ball and invites all the ladies of quality in the kingdom. Cinderella is always assigned to do the chores around the house and forced to sleep in the attic. The woman and the two daughters hate the man's gentle and beautiful daughter, who they call Cinderella, and treat her cruelly. The book takes place in France, in a palace similar to other Cinderella stories.Ī widower marries a haughty woman with two daughters of her own. Released by Charles Scribner's Sons, the book is a retelling of the story of Cinderella as written by Charles Perrault, and was the recipient of the Caldecott Medal for illustration in 1955. Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper is a book adapted and illustrated by Marcia Brown.

The little glass slipper charles perrault