Cinderella [antikvár]

ONCE upon a time there lived a beautiful young girl. Everyone loved her, for not only was she beautiful, but she was also good. Alas, her mother died, and the girl and her father were very sad.Time passed, however, and her father decided to marry again. He chose for his new wife a widow who already had two daughters of her own. Although these two girls could have been pretty, they were so bad-tempered, cruel, and spiteful that they always looked ugly.The ugly sisters hated their beautiful young step-sister. 'Your place is here in the kitchen,' said one sister. 'You are our servant now. You will have to see that the kitchen fire is lit each morning, and the hearth is swept clean.'And the other sister said, 'Clearing out the cinders is just the right kind of work for the likes of you!'