CINDERELLA

Once upon a time there ______ ( be ) a young pretty girl. Her mother was dead and her father ________

( marry ) with a widow with two daughters. Her stepmother _______ ( not-like ) her and only ____ ( love ) her

own daughters. So, Cinderella _____ ( be ) always unhappy. Her step mother ________ ( not-give ) any food and

any clothes to her. She always ______ ( have to) work. She _____ ( can ) rest only in the evenings near the cinders.

So, everybody _______ ( call ) her Cinderella. One day, there _______ ( be ) an announcement. There _______

( be ) a ball dance in the palace. The step mother and her daughters _______( become )very excited for the

ball dance. They _______ ( buy ) new clothes, jewelleries and shoes for the ball dance. Cinderella _______

( want ) to go but she _________ ( not-have ) anything to wear. She ______ ( go ) her room and _______( cry ).

While she was crying a fairy _______ ( appear ). Fairy: “Don’t worry Cinderella. You’ll go to the ball dance." “But

I have nothing to wear.” said Cinderella. The fairy ________ ( smile ) and with a magic, Cinderella _______ ( become )

a princess. The fairy also made a coach for her to go to the ball dance. Cinderella _______ ( get ) very happy.

She _____ ( thank ) the fairy and ________ ( go ) to the While she was running she ________ ( lose ) one of her

palace. She ________ ( meet ) people around, ________ shoes. The Prince _______ ( pick ) up the shoes and

( dance ) and ________ ( enjoy ) at the _______ ( ask ) his ministers to go and search for the

ball. Then the king and the prince girl. The ministers ________( try ) the shoe on the foot

_______ ( enter ) the hall and of every girl in the town but weren’t successful.

everybody _______ ( stop ). The prince was Cinderella’s sisters also ________( try ) the shoes but

looking for his princess of dreams. He they ________( fail ). The ministers asked Cinderella to

_______ ( see ) Cinderella near try the shoe but her sisters ______( laugh ) at this.

the stairs and he _______ ( want ) to When Cinderella ________( wear ) the shoe, it

dance with her. They ____ _______( fit). Now, they _______( find ) the princess.

( dance ) together for a long time. He The prince ________( reach ) there in a hurry and he

______ ( fall ) in love with Cinderella. ______( be) happy to find her princess. He ________

But now it _____( be ) time to go. So, she _______ ( take ) Cinderella to his palace and soon they ________

( hurry ) and ________( not-say ) a goodbye to be at ( get ) married. They lived happily….

home before her stepmother and sisters.

A) True or False? B) Answer the questions.
1) Cinderella was very happy. ( ) 1) Was Cinderella happy with her family?
2) Her stepmother and sisters were very _______________________________________.
kind to her. ( ) 2) Why did they call her Cinderella?
3) She did all the housework. ( ) _______________________________________.
4) Her mother was dead. ( )
3) Did her stepmother love Cinderella?
5) Cinderella went to party with her step
_______________________________________.
mother and sisters. ( )
4) Why did Cinderella go home in a hurry?
6) Prince fell in love with Cinderella. ( )
_______________________________________.
7) Cinderella didn’t like the prince. ( )
5) Could the Prince’s ministers find the shoe’s owner?
8) The ministers couldn’t find Cinderella
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and turned back.

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