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YoumueVhaveheardof me.Thewicked
ebepmoNher? That'enoI true. ll,ejuet,
anotheroneof Cinderella'e wildehories,
Not ae wildae f,heoneaboutthe pumpkin,
or the oneabouVthe fairygodmolher, The
realeNory,the true efory,beqanwiilheome
chatler - and eomedueL.
 All I everwantedwaoa husbandand
a mansion.beforeI marciedCindy'o
falher, my lwo darlingeand I had met
Cindyonlya fewtimes.Thegirl had
seemednormalfhen,

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After I marciedCindy'ofather, my
darlingoandI moved in,WhenI h"ad
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juel onefoot on Nhefront,otep,my
dearhusbandkissedmeqoodbye and
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gaid,"l'moff on buginesg!"

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often away)'Cindysaid,"buf,
Nheanimaloolay Vut,Theytalk.
Theyjoke,Theyoing.TheyevenhelV
out,- eeVecially
the bluebirdel'

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k i n d eo f n o n e e n e e ,

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u ? o na l i r r t e , C
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b l u e b i r db
f e e l i n qA, i e l r i e n dA a dl l o w ne o r L A. . . "

M y d a r l i n q ea n d I w e r ea L u c kn e a rt h e f r o n Ld o o r .
1luet wanledlo puLawayrny baqe,ThaL'ewhenI
e a w i L :d u e t ,

"Dear,
i a l h e w h o l eh o u e et h i e d u e L y ? I" a e k e d .

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don'l know,"Cindygaid, qiveyou a loLtrl"

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"Girlo," gaid,"time
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p l a c en e e d sa g o o dc l e a n i n g , "

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u ? o na l i m e ,w h e nI w a sc l e a n i n g
Cindvsf,arted.

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M y d a r l i n q eh a d b a r e l ye t a r t e d .

"Did
you knowrobineand eVarcowcare rny
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friende?"ehe eaid,, eparcowedon'f likethe
r o b i n et,h o u q h .S i l l yc r e a f , u r e s) n
l c e u ? o na N i m e ,
one of |,herobine-"

"Cindy, "why
dear,"I eaid, don'lyou qo and wagh
NhecloLheonow,hmrn?"

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do it? | had lo find anolher chorefor her,iue| to
keepher buoy.

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love,il's waehing
Cindyeaid."TheraNs,lhough,
clofhee," wouldraLher
iron.Youknow,oneday | -"

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and rats doinglaundry?
OlopLellingeuch
foolishef,oriesl,"
I finallveaid.

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 Cneday,a letLerarrived,lt wae an invitaLionLo
L h e k i n q ' eb a l l ,T h eV r i n c ew o u l de u r e l yf a l l i n l o v e
with one of my darlinqe.Thenthey wouldrnarry,
l i v ei n a b e a u t i f ucl a e l l e ,a n d o n ed a y b e k i n q
a n d q u e e no f a l l L h el a n d !

"Oh,
S L e V r , o L h eIrw, a n l L o q o , l o o l " e a i dC i n d y ,
"Once
u ? o na l i m e ,a q i r la n d a V r i n c e, , , "

T h e n- 1 u e f , l i k L -
e h a L C i n d yl o e t h e r v o i c e .
I m a q i n el lt h a d r o b e f r o m a l l L h a t e l o r y t e l l i n q .

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Thena eNrangegirl walLzedin.her qownwae

maqnificenL.
I couldn'ILakemy eyeeoff it.
I wonderedhowmuchiL had coeNand if my
eeamelreeecouldcopy iL for me.

T h ep r i n c ea n d t h e g i r l d a n c e da n d p r a n c e d ,
My Voordarlinqewerelefl prince-leee.

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A q l a e ee l i g p e rh a d b e e nl e f La r ' L h ec a e L l eT, h e2 r i n c e
v t o J l df ,f t a r r yt h e q i r l w h o e ef o o Li t f i L l e d .c a r b i qc h a n c e l

A f L e rv i s i L i n qe v e r yo L h e rr t a n e i o ni n L h ec i f y , l h e
g n n c d ef o o L r n a na r c i v e da l o u r d o o r .

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ThenCindycroakedouL a whisper.
"Tleaee-IeL-me_Lry."

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her apron VockeL,

"Wheaaeeeet?"
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cried.
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C i n d yc r o a k e da q a i n .S h e e a i d e o m e f , h i nagb o u t a " V u m V k i n
"mice g
coach"and thaL Lurnedinbohorgee".the evenadded
"fairy
a godmof,her", TleaeelThere'sno suchLhinql

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m a n .l e h a d n o i d e aw h a f ,h e w a eq e L L i n gh i m s e l f
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 Thinlt
obout,
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Keada classicversionof Cinderella. Nowlookatthe
oteVmoNher's vereionof the otory,Liet eomethinqe
lhat happened in Nheclaseicversionthat did not
hapVenin the eteVmobher'e vereion,
Thenlis| some
lhinqothaNhaVVened in the oNepmof,her's
vereion
that did not happenin the claesic,Howare Ihe Nwo
etories different?

Moet versioneof Cinderellatend to betold from an

invieible
narcaf,or'e
point,ofview.Thisvereionie from
lhe eteVmother'spoint,of view.WhichVointof view
do you Lhinkis morehonesV? Why?

lf you couldbeoneof the maincharactersin this

versionof Cinderella,
whowouldyou be,and why?The
eteVmotheror oneof Lheetepsietere?Cinderella?
TheVrince?

Howwouldotherfairy talee changeif Nheywere

told from anotherVointof view?Forexample, how
wouldHanseland Gretelchanqeif the wifch waeNhe
narrator?What if Dabybear in Goldilockaand the
ThreeEearsLoldlhat, etory?Writeyour ownvereion
of a claseicfairy Iale from a newpoinVof view.

Gbssarg
aharaater ?eroon,animal,or creaNure
in a eLory
narrator ?er6onwhotelle a ehory
point of view wayof lookingat oomethinq
verslon accountof somethingfrom a cerEain
pointof view
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