Cinderella’s horrible step-mother turned a blind eye to the goings-on of her two horrible daughters. Money was going missing out of purses and wallets. Lots of money. And the two ugly sisters somehow managed to wear something different every day.
“Money is going missing out of purses and wallets,” said Cinderella’s father. “Does anyone know anything about it?”
“It’ll be Cinderella,” said the sisters. “She’s not to be trusted.”
Cinderella was made to clean out the scullery twice daily for a good two weeks.
“You naughty, deceitful, thieving hussy,” said the wicked step-mother.
Come the preparations for the palace ball and you’ve never seen such a commotion. Bodices and brassieres and negligees and pantyhose and chemises and gowns and shoes and jewellery and… what a mess the house was in with preparations. And then came the night of the ball… Off the two sisters went (with the step-mother and Cinderella’s father in tow). Were they mutton dressed as lamb or what? Cougars in gowns and thongs. Cinderella was left at home to “tidy up after all the preparations”.
Quickly she threw on her gorgeous ball gown and special glass shoes. The coach (with footmen) arrived. Off she went! And there wasn’t a fairy godmother in sight
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A girl’s gotta have some fun after all that cleaning and thieving. Oops. Was I supposed to say that? 😀 😀 😀
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I do hope you haven’t let the cat out of the bag!
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Who ME?
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Who put the sin in “Sinderella”? Bruce did.
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Sindy has gone quite ashen.
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I was the youngest son and my brothers had worked out that the blame usually descended on me. (Incidentally they are surprised at how far I hold a grudge over this). Every now and then I decided that if I was going to be blamed anyway I may as well at least be guilty. Never spent it on shoes though.
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I was number 5 of 6. Arguments always occurred while doing the dishes. Dad’s voice calling from the dining room was heard daily: “The rest of you come in here and leave Bruce to finish the dishes on his own.”
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Fair[y] enough!
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Soooo – YOU are the fairy godmother!
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Yes, the Helena Bonham Carter one 🙂 Get the pumpkins ready Brucella and you shall go to the ball!
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I dislike the way Disney pinches stories and then slaps copyright on them. I don’t want to go to the stupid ball. And I’ve nothing to wear except hand-me-downs. 😦
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But have you seen Kenneth Branagh’s version? Not Disney at all! I saw it reluctantly and quite enjoyed it – especially the stepmother and the fairy godmother 🙂
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I saw “The Dam Busters” in 1956. Oh – and “The Sound of Music” in the 60s.
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Right-y-oh!
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What a swinger!
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It in the
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The mind boggles.
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“…where there is kindness there is goodness, and where there is goodness there is magic!” I loved the fairy godmother and I agree, Pauline!
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Thank you Cynthia -though I was thinking more of the disasters with the pumpkin and the animals 🙂
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You do understand (I hope) that you can’t pinch a story or an idea….only the tangible, frangible exact words of the expression of it?
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At a gal!
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I want Cindy on my team.
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I’m having a helluva time getting the image of the ugly stepsisters thongs out of my mind. I do NOT have a thong in my heart.
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Don’t get me thong – I never intended all-a-thong to do you harm or anything thong. (I agree – ’tis a most unpleasant image).
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The clever little minx!
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Agreed!
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No need for the fairy godmother after all!
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But without the fairy godmother, the story is not so much fun!!
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Loved it! And apropos for me to read this tonight — just got finished watching The Slipper & The Rose, the non-Rodgers & Hammerstein musical about Cinderella.
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Glad to have converged! I shall attempt to watch a non-R&H Musical in the near future – although I do like them!
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If the shoe fits……
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Have a sole…
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Go Cinderella! Who needs a fairy godmother when you have sass and street smarts 🙂
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She should have tried the fairy godmother AND the rest!
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I like a woman who takes things into her own hands and doesn’t sit around waiting for a fiary godmother to save her!
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I’ve waited all my life for a fairy godmother – but then, I’m not a woman so it’s ok!!
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Finally, someone put the things in the right perspective.
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😀 Thank you!
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