Cinderella, or the Little Glass Slipper

Once upon a time there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that ever was seen. She had two daughters of her own, who were, indeed, exactly like her in all things. The gentleman had also a young daughter, of rare goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.

Pada suatu masa hiduplah seorang bangsawan yang menikah, untuk istri keduanya, dengan wanita paling angkuh dan sombong yang pernah ada. Ia memiliki dua putri dari pernikahan sebelumnya, yang memang sama persis dengannya dalam segala hal. Sang bangsawan juga memiliki seorang putri muda, dengan kebaikan dan kelembutan hati yang langka, yang ia warisi dari ibunya, yang dahulu adalah makhluk terbaik di dunia.

The wedding was scarcely over, when the stepmother's bad temper began to show itself. She could not bear the goodness of this young girl, because it made her own daughters appear the more odious. The stepmother gave her the meanest work in the house to do; she had to scour the dishes, tables, etc., and to scrub the floors and clean out the bedrooms.

Pernikahan itu baru saja usai, ketika watak buruk sang ibu tiri mulai menampakkan dirinya. Ia tak tahan dengan kebaikan gadis muda ini, sebab hal itu membuat kedua putrinya sendiri tampak semakin menyebalkan. Sang ibu tiri memberinya pekerjaan paling hina di rumah untuk dikerjakan; ia harus menggosok piring, meja, dan sebagainya, serta menyikat lantai dan membersihkan kamar-kamar tidur.

The poor girl had to sleep in the garret, upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms with inlaid floors, upon beds of the very newest fashion, and where they had looking-glasses so large that they might see themselves at their full length. The poor girl bore all patiently, and dared not complain to her father, who would have scolded her if she had done so, for his wife governed him entirely.

Gadis malang itu harus tidur di loteng, di atas kasur jerami yang buruk, sementara kedua saudarinya tidur di kamar-kamar indah dengan lantai bertatah, di atas ranjang-ranjang bergaya paling mutakhir, dan tempat mereka memiliki cermin sebesar itu sehingga bisa melihat diri mereka sendiri secara utuh. Gadis malang itu menanggung semuanya dengan sabar, dan tak berani mengeluh kepada ayahnya, yang pasti akan memarahinya jika ia berbuat demikian, sebab istrinya sepenuhnya mengendalikannya.

When she had done her work, she used to go into the chimney corner, and sit down among the cinders, hence she was called Cinderwench. The younger sister of the two, who was not so rude and uncivil as the elder, called her Cinderella. However, Cinderella, in spite of her mean apparel, was a hundred times more handsome than her sisters, though they were always richly dressed.

Ketika ia selesai bekerja, ia biasa pergi ke sudut perapian, dan duduk di antara abu, karena itulah ia dipanggil Cinderwench. Adik dari kedua saudari itu, yang tak sekasar dan setak sopan kakaknya, memanggilnya Cinderella. Namun begitu, Cinderella, meski pakaiannya sederhana, seratus kali lebih rupawan daripada kedua saudarinya, walaupun mereka selalu berpakaian mewah.

It happened that the King's son gave a ball, and invited to it all persons of fashion. Our young misses were also invited, for they cut a very grand figure among the people of the country-side. They were highly delighted with the invitation, and wonderfully busy in choosing the gowns, petticoats, and head-dresses which might best become them. This made Cinderella's lot still harder, for it was she who ironed her sisters' linen and plaited their ruffles. They talked all day long of nothing but how they should be dressed.

Kebetulan putra Raja mengadakan sebuah pesta dansa, dan mengundang semua orang yang berkelas. Kedua nona muda kita juga diundang, sebab mereka termasuk golongan terpandang di antara penduduk daerah itu. Mereka sangat gembira dengan undangan itu, dan sibuk luar biasa memilih gaun, petticoat, dan hiasan kepala yang paling pantas untuk mereka. Ini membuat beban Cinderella semakin berat, sebab dialah yang menyetrika linen kedua saudarinya dan melipat kerutan-kerutan pakaian mereka. Mereka membicarakan sepanjang hari tak lain tentang bagaimana mereka harus berpakaian.

"For my part," said the elder, "I will wear my red velvet suit with French trimmings."

"Untuk bagianku," kata sang kakak, "aku akan mengenakan setelan beludru merahku dengan hiasan gaya Prancis."

"And I," said the younger, "shall wear my usual skirt; but then, to make amends for that I will put on my gold-flowered mantle, and my diamond stomacher, which is far from being the most ordinary one in the world." They sent for the best hairdressers they could get to make up their hair in fashionable style, and bought patches for their cheeks. Cinderella was consulted in all these matters, for she had good taste. She advised them always for the best, and even offered her services to dress their hair, which they were very willing she should do.

"Dan aku," kata sang adik, "akan memakai rok biasaku; tetapi untuk mengimbanginya aku akan mengenakan mantel bersulam bunga emasku, dan bros dadaku yang bertatahkan berlian, yang jauh dari biasa-biasa saja di dunia ini." Mereka memanggil penata rambut terbaik yang bisa mereka dapatkan untuk menata rambut mereka dengan gaya terkini, dan membeli tempelan hias untuk pipi mereka. Cinderella dimintai pendapat dalam semua hal ini, sebab ia punya selera yang baik. Ia selalu menyarankan yang terbaik bagi mereka, bahkan menawarkan jasanya untuk menata rambut mereka, yang dengan senang hati mereka terima.

As she was doing this, they said to her:—

Sementara ia melakukan itu, mereka berkata kepadanya:—

"Cinderella, would you not be glad to go to the ball?"

"Cinderella, tidakkah kau senang jika pergi ke pesta dansa itu?"

"Young ladies," she said, "you only jeer at me; it is not for such as I am to go there."

"Nona-nona," katanya, "kalian hanya mengejekku; bukan untuk orang seperti aku pergi ke sana."

"You are right," they replied; "people would laugh to see a Cinderwench at a ball."

"Kau benar," jawab mereka; "orang-orang akan tertawa melihat seorang Cinderwench di sebuah pesta dansa."

Any one but Cinderella would have dressed their hair awry, but she was good-natured, and arranged it perfectly well. They were almost two days without eating, so much were they transported with joy. They broke above a dozen laces in trying to lace themselves tight, that they might have a fine, slender shape, and they were continually at their looking-glass.

Siapa pun selain Cinderella pasti akan menata rambut mereka secara asal-asalan, tetapi ia baik hati, dan menatanya dengan sangat sempurna. Mereka hampir dua hari tanpa makan, saking terbawanya mereka oleh kegembiraan. Mereka mematahkan lebih dari selusin tali korset saat mencoba mengencangkan pinggang mereka, agar bisa mendapatkan bentuk tubuh yang ramping dan indah, dan mereka terus-menerus berada di depan cermin mereka.

At last the happy day came; they went to Court, and Cinderella followed them with her eyes as long as she could, and when she had lost sight of them, she fell a-crying.

Akhirnya hari bahagia itu tiba; mereka pergi ke istana, dan Cinderella mengikuti mereka dengan pandangannya selama mungkin, dan ketika ia sudah tak bisa melihat mereka lagi, ia pun menangis.

Her godmother, who saw her all in tears, asked her what was the matter.

Ibu baptisnya, yang melihatnya menangis, bertanya apa yang terjadi.

"I wish I could—I wish I could—" but she could not finish for sobbing.

"Aku ingin bisa—aku ingin bisa—" tetapi ia tak bisa melanjutkan karena isak tangisnya.

Her godmother, who was a fairy, said to her, "You wish you could go to the ball; is it not so?"

Ibu baptisnya, yang adalah seorang peri, berkata kepadanya, "Kau ingin bisa pergi ke pesta dansa itu; bukankah begitu?"

"Alas, yes," said Cinderella, sighing.

"Sayangnya, ya," kata Cinderella, sambil menghela napas.

"Well," said her godmother, "be but a good girl, and I will see that you go." Then she took her into her chamber, and said to her, "Run into the garden, and bring me a pumpkin."

"Baiklah," kata ibu baptisnya, "jadilah anak yang baik, dan aku akan memastikan kau bisa pergi." Lalu ia membawanya ke kamarnya, dan berkata kepadanya, "Larilah ke kebun, dan bawakan aku sebuah labu."

Cinderella went at once to gather the finest she could get, and brought it to her godmother, not being able to imagine how this pumpkin could help her to go to the ball. Her godmother scooped out all the inside of it, leaving nothing but the rind. Then she struck it with her wand, and the pumpkin was instantly turned into a fine gilded coach.

Cinderella segera pergi untuk memetik labu terbaik yang bisa ia dapatkan, dan membawanya kepada ibu baptisnya, tanpa bisa membayangkan bagaimana labu ini bisa membantunya pergi ke pesta dansa. Ibu baptisnya mengeruk semua isinya, hanya menyisakan kulitnya. Kemudian ia mengetuknya dengan tongkat sihirnya, dan labu itu seketika berubah menjadi sebuah kereta berlapis emas yang indah.

She then went to look into the mouse-trap, where she found six mice, all alive. She ordered Cinderella to lift the trap-door, when, giving each mouse, as it went out, a little tap with her wand, it was that moment turned into a fine horse, and the six mice made a fine set of six horses of a beautiful mouse-colored, dapple gray.

Ia kemudian pergi memeriksa perangkap tikus, tempat ia menemukan enam ekor tikus, semuanya hidup. Ia memerintahkan Cinderella untuk mengangkat pintu perangkap itu, dan begitu setiap tikus keluar, ia menepuknya sedikit dengan tongkat sihirnya, dan seketika itu juga berubah menjadi seekor kuda yang indah, dan keenam tikus itu menjadi enam ekor kuda yang gagah berwarna abu-abu belang yang indah.

Being at a loss for a coachman, Cinderella said, "I will go and see if there is not a rat in the rat-trap—we may make a coachman of him."

Karena bingung mencari seorang kusir, Cinderella berkata, "Aku akan pergi melihat apakah ada tikus got di perangkap tikus got—kita bisa menjadikannya kusir."

"You are right," replied her godmother; "go and look."

"Kau benar," jawab ibu baptisnya; "pergi dan lihatlah."

Cinderella brought the rat-trap to her, and in it there were three huge rats. The fairy chose the one which had the largest beard, and, having touched him with her wand, he was turned into a fat coachman with the finest mustache and whiskers ever seen.

Cinderella membawakan perangkap tikus got itu kepadanya, dan di dalamnya ada tiga ekor tikus got besar. Sang peri memilih yang berjanggut paling lebat, dan, setelah menyentuhnya dengan tongkat sihirnya, ia berubah menjadi seorang kusir gemuk dengan kumis dan cambang terindah yang pernah dilihat.

After that, she said to her:—

Setelah itu, ia berkata kepadanya:—

"Go into the garden, and you will find six lizards behind the watering-pot; bring them to me."

"Pergilah ke kebun, dan kau akan menemukan enam ekor kadal di belakang kaleng penyiram; bawakan mereka kepadaku."

She had no sooner done so than her godmother turned them into six footmen, who skipped up immediately behind the coach, with their liveries all trimmed with gold and silver, and they held on as if they had done nothing else their whole lives.

Belum lama ia melakukannya, ibu baptisnya sudah mengubah mereka menjadi enam pelayan pria, yang segera melompat ke belakang kereta, dengan seragam mereka yang dihiasi emas dan perak, dan mereka bertahan seolah-olah mereka tak pernah melakukan hal lain sepanjang hidup mereka.

The fairy then said to Cinderella, "Well, you see here a carriage fit to go to the ball in; are you not pleased with it?"

Sang peri lalu berkata kepada Cinderella, "Nah, kau lihat di sini sebuah kereta yang pantas untuk pergi ke pesta dansa; tidakkah kau senang dengannya?"

"Oh, yes!" she cried; "but must I go as I am in these rags?"

"Oh, ya!" serunya; "tapi haruskah aku pergi dengan keadaan compang-camping seperti ini?"

Her godmother simply touched her with her wand, and, at the same moment, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all decked with jewels. This done, she gave her a pair of the prettiest glass slippers in the whole world. Being thus attired, she got into the carriage, her godmother commanding her, above all things, not to stay till after midnight, and telling her, at the same time, that if she stayed one moment longer, the coach would be a pumpkin again, her horses mice, her coachman a rat, her footmen lizards, and her clothes would become just as they were before.

Ibu baptisnya cukup menyentuhnya dengan tongkat sihirnya, dan, pada saat yang sama, pakaiannya berubah menjadi kain emas dan perak, semuanya dihiasi permata. Setelah itu, ia memberinya sepasang sepatu kaca terindah di seluruh dunia. Dengan pakaian seperti itu, ia naik ke kereta, sementara ibu baptisnya memerintahkannya, di atas segalanya, untuk tidak tinggal sampai lewat tengah malam, dan memberitahunya, pada saat yang sama, bahwa jika ia tinggal satu momen lebih lama, kereta itu akan kembali menjadi labu, kuda-kudanya menjadi tikus, kusirnya menjadi tikus got, para pelayannya menjadi kadal, dan pakaiannya akan kembali seperti semula.

She promised her godmother she would not fail to leave the ball before midnight. She drove away, scarce able to contain herself for joy. The King's son, who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, was come, ran out to receive her. He gave her his hand as she alighted from the coach, and led her into the hall where the company were assembled. There was at once a profound silence; every one left off dancing, and the violins ceased to play, so attracted was every one by the singular beauties of the unknown newcomer. Nothing was then heard but a confused sound of voices saying:—

Ia berjanji kepada ibu baptisnya bahwa ia tak akan lupa meninggalkan pesta dansa sebelum tengah malam. Ia pun berangkat, nyaris tak sanggup menahan kegembiraannya. Putra Raja, yang diberitahu bahwa seorang putri agung, yang tak seorang pun kenal, telah datang, berlari keluar untuk menyambutnya. Ia mengulurkan tangannya ketika ia turun dari kereta, dan menuntunnya masuk ke aula tempat para tamu berkumpul. Seketika itu juga hening total; semua orang berhenti menari, dan biola-biola berhenti dimainkan, begitu terpukaunya semua orang oleh kecantikan luar biasa dari tamu tak dikenal itu. Yang terdengar setelahnya hanyalah suara samar dari suara-suara yang berkata:—

"Ha! how beautiful she is! Ha! how beautiful she is!"

"Ah! betapa cantiknya ia! Ah! betapa cantiknya ia!"

The King himself, old as he was, could not keep his eyes off her, and he told the Queen under his breath that it was a long time since he had seen so beautiful and lovely a creature.

Sang Raja sendiri, setua apa pun ia, tak bisa mengalihkan pandangannya darinya, dan ia berbisik kepada Sang Ratu bahwa sudah lama sejak ia melihat makhluk secantik dan seelok itu.

All the ladies were busy studying her clothes and head-dress, so that they might have theirs made next day after the same pattern, provided they could meet with such fine materials and able hands to make them.

Semua wanita sibuk mengamati pakaian dan hiasan kepalanya, agar mereka bisa membuat pakaian serupa keesokan harinya menurut pola yang sama, andai saja mereka bisa mendapatkan bahan sebagus itu dan tangan yang mampu membuatnya.

The King's son conducted her to the seat of honor, and afterwards took her out to dance with him. She danced so very gracefully that they all admired her more and more. A fine collation was served, but the young Prince ate not a morsel, so intently was he occupied with her.

Putra Raja menuntunnya ke kursi kehormatan, dan kemudian mengajaknya menari bersamanya. Ia menari dengan begitu anggun sehingga semua orang semakin mengaguminya. Sebuah jamuan indah dihidangkan, tetapi sang Pangeran muda tak menyentuh sesuap pun, saking terpakunya ia dengan gadis itu.

She went and sat down beside her sisters, showing them a thousand civilities, and giving them among other things part of the oranges and citrons with which the Prince had regaled her. This very much surprised them, for they had not been presented to her.

Ia lalu pergi duduk di samping kedua saudarinya, menunjukkan kepada mereka seribu kesopanan, dan memberi mereka, antara lain, sebagian jeruk dan citron yang diberikan sang Pangeran kepadanya. Hal ini sangat mengejutkan mereka, sebab mereka belum diperkenalkan kepadanya.

Cinderella heard the clock strike a quarter to twelve. She at once made her adieus to the company and hastened away as fast as she could.

Cinderella mendengar jam berdentang pukul dua belas kurang seperempat. Ia segera berpamitan kepada para tamu dan bergegas pergi secepat mungkin.

As soon as she got home, she ran to find her godmother, and, after having thanked her, she said she much wished she might go to the ball the next day, because the King's son had asked her to do so. As she was eagerly telling her godmother all that happened at the ball, her two sisters knocked at the door; Cinderella opened it. "How long you have stayed!" said she, yawning, rubbing her eyes, and stretching herself as if she had been just awakened. She had not, however, had any desire to sleep since they went from home.

Begitu ia sampai di rumah, ia berlari mencari ibu baptisnya, dan, setelah berterima kasih kepadanya, ia berkata bahwa ia sangat ingin bisa pergi ke pesta dansa keesokan harinya, sebab putra Raja telah memintanya melakukan itu. Sementara ia dengan bersemangat menceritakan kepada ibu baptisnya semua yang terjadi di pesta dansa itu, kedua saudarinya mengetuk pintu; Cinderella membukanya. "Lama sekali kalian pergi!" katanya, sambil menguap, mengucek mata, dan meregangkan tubuh seolah baru saja terbangun. Padahal ia sama sekali tak merasa ingin tidur sejak mereka pergi dari rumah.

"If you had been at the ball," said one of her sisters, "you would not have been tired with it. There came thither the finest princess, the most beautiful ever was seen with mortal eyes. She showed us a thousand civilities, and gave us oranges and citrons."

"Kalau kau ada di pesta dansa tadi," kata salah satu saudarinya, "kau pasti tak akan bosan. Datang ke sana seorang putri paling indah, paling cantik yang pernah dilihat mata manusia. Ia menunjukkan kepada kami seribu kesopanan, dan memberi kami jeruk dan citron."

Cinderella did not show any pleasure at this. Indeed, she asked them the name of the princess; but they told her they did not know it, and that the King's son was very much concerned, and would give all the world to know who she was. At this Cinderella, smiling, replied:—

Cinderella tak menunjukkan kesenangan apa pun mendengar ini. Bahkan, ia menanyakan nama sang putri itu; tetapi mereka bilang mereka tak tahu, dan bahwa putra Raja sangat gelisah, dan rela memberikan apa saja di dunia untuk tahu siapa dirinya. Mendengar ini Cinderella, sambil tersenyum, menjawab:—

"Was she then so very beautiful? How fortunate you have been! Could I not see her? Ah! dear Miss Charlotte, do lend me your yellow suit of clothes which you wear every day."

"Jadi ia memang begitu cantik? Betapa beruntungnya kalian! Tidakkah aku bisa melihatnya? Ah! Nona Charlotte sayang, pinjamkan aku setelan kuningmu yang biasa kau pakai sehari-hari."

"Ay, to be sure!" cried Miss Charlotte; "lend my clothes to such a dirty Cinderwench as thou art! I should be out of my mind to do so."

"Ah, tentu saja!" seru Nona Charlotte; "meminjamkan pakaianku kepada Cinderwench kotor seperti dirimu! Aku pasti sudah gila kalau melakukan itu."

Cinderella, indeed, expected such an answer and was very glad of the refusal; for she would have been sadly troubled if her sister had lent her what she jestingly asked for. The next day the two sisters went to the ball, and so did Cinderella, but dressed more magnificently than before. The King's son was always by her side, and his pretty speeches to her never ceased. These by no means annoyed the young lady.

Cinderella, memang, sudah menduga jawaban semacam itu dan sangat senang dengan penolakan itu; sebab ia akan sangat kesulitan seandainya saudarinya benar-benar meminjamkan apa yang ia minta bercanda itu. Keesokan harinya kedua saudari itu pergi ke pesta dansa, begitu pula Cinderella, tetapi berpakaian lebih mewah daripada sebelumnya. Putra Raja selalu berada di sisinya, dan kata-kata manisnya kepadanya tak pernah berhenti. Hal ini sama sekali tak mengganggu sang gadis muda.

Indeed, she quite forgot her godmother's orders to her, so that she heard the clock begin to strike twelve when she thought it could not be more than eleven. She then rose up and fled, as nimble as a deer. The Prince followed, but could not overtake her. She left behind one of her glass slippers, which the Prince took up most carefully.

Bahkan, ia sampai lupa sepenuhnya perintah ibu baptisnya, sehingga ia mendengar jam mulai berdentang dua belas kali ketika ia mengira baru pukul sebelas. Ia lalu bangkit dan lari, selincah seekor rusa. Sang Pangeran mengejarnya, tetapi tak bisa mengejarnya. Ia meninggalkan salah satu sepatu kacanya, yang dipungut sang Pangeran dengan penuh hati-hati.

She got home, but quite out of breath, without her carriage, and in her old clothes, having nothing left her of all her finery but one of the little slippers, fellow to the one she had dropped. The guards at the palace gate were asked if they had not seen a princess go out, and they replied they had seen nobody go out but a young girl, very meanly dressed, and who had more the air of a poor country girl than of a young lady.

Ia sampai di rumah, tetapi dengan napas tersengal, tanpa keretanya, dan dengan pakaian lamanya, tanpa tersisa apa pun dari segala kemewahannya kecuali satu sepatu kecil, pasangan dari yang telah ia jatuhkan. Para penjaga di gerbang istana ditanya apakah mereka melihat seorang putri keluar, dan mereka menjawab bahwa mereka tak melihat siapa pun keluar selain seorang gadis muda, berpakaian sangat sederhana, yang tampak lebih seperti gadis desa miskin daripada seorang nona muda.

When the two sisters returned from the ball, Cinderella asked them if they had had a pleasant time, and if the fine lady had been there. They told her, yes; but that she hurried away the moment it struck twelve, and with so much haste that she dropped one of her little glass slippers, the prettiest in the world, which the King's son had taken up. They said, further, that he had done nothing but look at her all the time, and that most certainly he was very much in love with the beautiful owner of the glass slipper.

Ketika kedua saudarinya kembali dari pesta dansa, Cinderella bertanya kepada mereka apakah mereka bersenang-senang, dan apakah sang wanita cantik itu ada di sana. Mereka bilang, ya; tetapi bahwa ia bergegas pergi begitu jam berdentang dua belas kali, dan dengan begitu terburu-buru sehingga ia menjatuhkan salah satu sepatu kaca kecilnya, yang terindah di dunia, yang telah dipungut putra Raja. Mereka bilang, lebih lanjut, bahwa ia tak melakukan apa-apa selain memandanginya sepanjang waktu, dan bahwa ia pastilah sangat jatuh cinta dengan pemilik cantik sepatu kaca itu.

What they said was true; for a few days after the King's son caused it to be proclaimed, by sound of trumpet, that he would marry her whose foot this slipper would fit exactly. They began to try it on the princesses, then on the duchesses, and then on all the ladies of the Court; but in vain. It was brought to the two sisters, who did all they possibly could to thrust a foot into the slipper, but they could not succeed. Cinderella, who saw this, and knew her slipper, said to them, laughing:—

Apa yang mereka katakan memang benar; sebab beberapa hari kemudian putra Raja mengumumkan, dengan bunyi terompet, bahwa ia akan menikahi wanita yang kakinya pas dengan sepatu ini. Mereka mulai mencobakannya pada para putri, lalu pada para duchess, lalu pada semua wanita di istana; tetapi sia-sia. Sepatu itu dibawa kepada kedua saudari itu, yang berusaha sekuat tenaga memasukkan kaki mereka ke dalam sepatu itu, tetapi mereka tak berhasil. Cinderella, yang melihat ini, dan mengenali sepatunya, berkata kepada mereka, sambil tertawa:—

"Let me see if it will not fit me."

"Biarkan aku melihat apakah sepatu itu tak pas untukku."

Her sisters burst out a-laughing, and began to banter her. The gentleman who was sent to try the slipper looked earnestly at Cinderella, and, finding her very handsome, said it was but just that she should try, and that he had orders to let every lady try it on.

Kedua saudarinya tertawa terbahak-bahak, dan mulai mengejeknya. Sang bangsawan yang diutus untuk mencobakan sepatu itu menatap Cinderella dengan sungguh-sungguh, dan, mendapatinya begitu rupawan, berkata bahwa sudah sepantasnya ia mencoba, dan bahwa ia telah diperintahkan untuk membiarkan setiap wanita mencobanya.

He obliged Cinderella to sit down, and, putting the slipper to her little foot, he found it went on very easily, and fitted her as if it had been made of wax. The astonishment of her two sisters was great, but it was still greater when Cinderella pulled out of her pocket the other slipper and put it on her foot. Thereupon, in came her godmother, who, having touched Cinderella's clothes with her wand, made them more magnificent than those she had worn before.

Ia meminta Cinderella duduk, dan, memasangkan sepatu itu ke kaki kecilnya, ia mendapati sepatu itu masuk dengan sangat mudah, dan pas sekali seolah terbuat dari lilin. Keterkejutan kedua saudarinya sungguh besar, tetapi lebih besar lagi ketika Cinderella mengeluarkan dari sakunya sepatu satunya lagi dan memakainya di kaki lainnya. Pada saat itu juga, masuklah ibu baptisnya, yang, setelah menyentuh pakaian Cinderella dengan tongkat sihirnya, membuatnya lebih megah daripada pakaian yang ia kenakan sebelumnya.

And now her two sisters found her to be that beautiful lady they had seen at the ball. They threw themselves at her feet to beg pardon for all their ill treatment of her. Cinderella took them up, and, as she embraced them, said that she forgave them with all her heart, and begged them to love her always.

Dan kini kedua saudarinya menyadari bahwa dialah wanita cantik yang mereka lihat di pesta dansa itu. Mereka menjatuhkan diri di kakinya untuk memohon ampun atas semua perlakuan buruk mereka terhadapnya. Cinderella mengangkat mereka, dan, sambil memeluk mereka, berkata bahwa ia memaafkan mereka dengan sepenuh hati, dan memohon agar mereka selalu mencintainya.

She was conducted to the young Prince, dressed as she was. He thought her more charming than ever, and, a few days after, married her. Cinderella, who was as good as she was beautiful, gave her two sisters a home in the palace, and that very same day married them to two great lords of the Court.

Ia dituntun menghadap sang Pangeran muda, tetap dengan pakaiannya yang sederhana itu. Ia merasa Cinderella lebih memesona daripada sebelumnya, dan, beberapa hari kemudian, menikahinya. Cinderella, yang sebaik ia cantik, memberikan kedua saudarinya tempat tinggal di istana, dan pada hari yang sama itu juga menikahkan mereka dengan dua bangsawan besar dari istana.