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1、Longago,inalandfaraway,therelivedabeautifulyounggirl.Shewasverysad.Hermotherhaddiedandherfatherhadmarriedagain.Hisnewwifehadtwougly（ʌɡli难看的、丑陋的）daughters,EsmereldaandGriselda.Soonafter,herfatheralsodiedandlifeimmediatelychangedforthegirl."Youwillbeourservant（[sə:vənt]仆人）,"s
2、aidherstepmother."Youwilldoeverythingwesay.""Youmustsleepinthekitchens,bythefire,"saidthestepsisters.Aftertendingthefire,andcookingandleaning,thegirl'sclotheswereverydirty.Shewascalledtoclearawaydishes."Therearecinders（煤渣，灰烬）alloveryourclothes!"exclaimedthestepmother."Cinde
3、rsforCinderella.That'syournewname.Clearthesethingsaway,Cinderella.""Cinderella!Cinderella!"sangEsmereldaandGriselda."Oh,howcleveryouare,Mama!"Cinderellahadtoworkveryhard,asalltheotherservantsweredismissed.Oneday,aninvitationarrivedfromthepalace."Girls,listentothis,"saidthes
4、tepmother.Cinderellawasservingthebreakfast.Shelistenedasherstepmotherreadtheinvitation."TheKingishavingaball,"shesaid,excitedly."HeislookingforawifeforthePrince!Oh,mydears,thisiswonderful.Hewillprobablychooseoneofyou,butitwillbesuchahardchoicetomake."AmIinvitedtoo,stepmothe
5、r?"askedCinderella."You!Certainlynot!"exclaimedherstepmother."Thethoughtofsuchathing.Ascruffy（破旧的，肮脏的）servantgoingtoaball,whenonlybeautifulladiesareinvited!""Hah!Hah!"laughedthestepsisters."Beautiful!Thatdoesn'tincludeyou,Cinderella!""Youmayhelpmytwolovelygirlstogetready,"s
6、aidherstepmother."Oh,"saidCinderella,sadly."Weshallallhavenewdresses,girls,andweshallgoshoppingtoday.Clearawaythesethings,Cinderella."'Oh,IwishIcouldgototheball,'thoughtCinderella.ThedayoftheballarrivedandthewholedaywasspentpreparingEsmereldaandGriselda.Cinderelladidherbest
7、tomakethesisterslookpretty,butitwasanimpossibletask.Finally,thecoacharrivedtocollectthegirlsandtheirmother.Cinderellawasverytiredandshewanderedbacktothekitchens."Oh,Ididsowanttogo,"shesighedasshesatdownbythefire."What'stostopyou?"askedavoice."Who'sthat?"askedCinderella,look
8、ingaround."I'mherebythedoor."AstrangewomanwalkeduptoCinderella."Iheardyoutheotherd
