Once a king invited Cinderella's family to a ball at his palace. Cinderella's step mother did not let her go with them, but the poor girl did her best to help her stepsisters to get ready for the ball.

The mother and her two daughters left for the ball. Cinderella sat down by the kitchen fire and began to cry. Suddenly a Kind Fairy appeared. She asked Cinderella to bring a pumpkin. The girl ran to the garden to get the largest pumpkin she could find.

The Fairy took the pumpkin, touched it with her magic wand, and it became a beautiful coach.

Then the Fairy touched the girl with her magic wand and the girl's old dress disappeared. Now she had on the most beautiful dress and the prettiest glass slippers in the world. You know the happy ending to the fairy tale, don't you?