灰姑娘的英文故事

灰姑娘是一个童话故事中的角色，原在欧洲民间广为流传，后来才由法国作家夏尔·佩罗(Charles Perrault，1697)和德国的格林兄弟(Jacob et Wilhelm Grimm，1812)加以采集编写。下面小编为大家整理的灰姑娘的英文故事，希望对大家有用!

灰姑娘的英文故事

A rich man took another wife after his wife died. The woman brought with her two beautiful daughters. A bad time began for the poor child. She had to do hard work from morning till night，get up before daybreak，carry water，light fires，cook and wash. She had no bed. As she always looked dusty and dirty，they called her Cinderella.

One day，the king gave orders for a festival and all the beautiful young girls were invited so that his son might choose himself a bride. When the two step‐sisters were delighted to go to the king's palace，Cinderella had to stay at home doing countless work.

A bird came to her and threw a gold and silver dress to her. She put on the dress and went to theparty. Her step‐sisters and the step‐mother did not know her，and thought she must be a foreign princess，for she looked so beautiful in the golden dress. The prince approached Cinderella，took her by the hand and danced with her. He would dance with no other girls. She danced till it was evening，and then she wanted to go home. But the prince said，“I will go with you. ”She escaped from him，however. She ran down，leaving a slipper. The king's son picked it up. It was small and dainty，made of gold.

The next morning，he went with it to the king，and said to him，“No one shall be my wife but the girl whose foot this golden slipper fits. ”

The two sisters were glad at the news，for they had pretty feet. But neither could put it on. The prince asked，“Haven't you any other daughter? ”“Yes，but she cannot possibly be the bride. ”her father said. The prince asked the father to bring her to him. Cinderella had to be called. She seated herself on a stool，drew her foot out of the heavy wooden shoe，and put it into the slipper，which fitted well. And when she rose up，the prince looked at her face. He recognized the beautiful girl who had danced with him and cried，“This is the true bride. ”The step‐mother and the two sisters were horrified and became pale with rage. He，however，took Cinderella on his horse and rode away with her.