3/29/2023 0 Comments A cinderella story![]() ![]() “Mother! I thought you said nooo animals in the house! Why is that THING in here?” whined the youngest. “What does the King want with her?” screeched the eldest stepsister. “A letter? Who from?” she whispered back, avoiding the hot glare from her stepmother. One evening at dinner, her father sat beside his beloved Ella and whispered to her: “I received a letter today.” She could not bear to have her poor father’s heart broken again. She was ignored by her stepsisters but treated with false-kindness by her stepmother.Įlla never dared to tell her father about the wickedness of his new wife. But when her father came home for short periods of time, Ella was Ella. She cleaned, and cooked, and did everything for them. While travelling, Ella was Cinderella, a name given to her by her terrible stepfamily. He turned solely to trade and was away for months at sea. Walls were painted pink, grass was replaced with stone, and the lily gardens were removed and changed for rose ones.Īs months passed, her father’s business began to decline. “I have bruises ALL over! And my haaair” whined the youngest.Įlla watched wide-eyed as the newcomers spent the next weeks changing everything about the estate. “And the rocks! My poor dress! Ruined at the seams!” screeched the eldest stepsister. “Goodness me” began the stepmother, “it’s like he purposefully drove over all those potholes.” Ella smiled and greeted her new stepfamily but, disregarding her kindness, they huffed and hollered at the coachman. The three ladies stepped out head-to-toe in silk, lace, gems, and fur. The woman arrived in an extravagant horse-drawn carriage with her two daughters. By the time he arrived home on the day of Ella’s 16th birthday, he was married once more. She died shortly after, leaving a heartbroken husband.Īfter her death, he left on business more regularly and left Ella alone to grow into a woman of parallel kindness to her mother.ĭuring one of his travels, Ella’s father met a woman. Months after they arrived, however, Ella’s mother fell sick. In these gardens she met an odd, yet charming array of friends: three blind mice, an uncountable number of birds, and a spider monkey named Zuzu, who had escaped from her wealthy neighbor’s menagerie. Such success allowed them to move into a large, four thousand-acre estate.Įlla loved the lily gardens around the estate and spent much of her time there. They were a gracious family, who saw wonderful success. Her mother was kind, loving, and patient, and her father was happy. She was born in a small house with her mother, Lily, and her father, a hardworking merchant. ![]() Once upon a time in a land much like yours and mine, lived a young girl named Ella. ![]()
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