CINDERELLA
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl named Cinderella. She lived
with her wicked stepmother and two stepsisters. They treated Cinderella very
badly. One day, they were invited for a grand ball in the king’s palace. But
Cinderella’s stepmother would not let her go. Cinderella was made to sew new
party gowns for her stepmother and stepsisters, and curl their hair. They then
went to the ball, leaving Cinderella alone at home.Cinderella felt very sad and began to cry. Suddenly, a fairy godmother appeared and said, “Don’t cry, Cinderella! I will send you to the ball!” But Cinderella was sad. She said, “I don’t have a gown to wear for the ball!” The fairy godmother waved her magic wand and changed Cinderella’s old clothes into a beautiful new gown! The fairy godmother then touched Cinderella’s feet with the magic wand. And lo! She had beautiful glass slippers! “How will I go to the grand ball?” asked Cinderella. The fairy godmother found six mice playing near a pumpkin, in the kitchen. She touched them with her magic wand and the mice became four shiny black horses and two coachmen and the pumpkin turned into a golden coach. Cinderella was overjoyed and set off for the ball in the coach drawn by the six black horses. Before leaving. the fairy godmother said, “Cinderella, this magic will only last until midnight! You must reach home by then!”
When Cinderella entered the palace, everybody was struck by her beauty. Nobody, not even Cinderella’s stepmother or stepsisters, knew who she really was in her pretty clothes and shoes. The handsome prince also saw her and fell in love with Cinderella. He went to her and asked, “Do you want to dance?” And Cinderella said, “Yes!” The prince danced with her all night and nobody recognized the beautiful dancer. Cinderella was so happy dancing with the prince that she almost forgot what the fairy godmother had said. At the last moment, Cinderella remembered her fairy godmother’s words and she rushed to go home. “Oh! I must go!” she cried and ran out of the palace. One of her glass slippers came off but Cinderella did not turn back for it. She reached home just as the clock struck twelve. Her coach turned back into a pumpkin, the horses into mice and her fine ball gown into rags. Her stepmother and stepsisters reached home shortly after that. They were talking about the beautiful lady who had been dancing with the prince.
The prince had fallen in love with Cinderella and wanted to find out who the beautiful girl was, but he did not even know her name. He found the glass slipper that had come off Cinderella’s foot as she ran home. The prince said, “I will find her. The lady whose foot fits this slipper will be the one I marry!” The next day, the prince and his servants took the glass slipper and went to all the houses in the kingdom. They wanted to find the lady whose feet would fit in the slipper. All the women in the kingdom tried the slipper but it would not fit any of them. Cinderella’s stepsisters also tried on the little glass slipper. They tried to squeeze their feet and push hard into the slipper, but the servant was afraid the slipper would break. Cinderella’s stepmother would not let her try the slipper on, but the prince saw her and said, “Let her also try on the slipper!” The slipper fit her perfectly. The prince recognized her from the ball. He married Cinderella and together they lived happily ever after.
Snow white
A long time ago, a child was born to a queen
and king and she was called Snow White. When the queen died, the king
married again. This new queen was wicked and hated Snow white. The
queen gave orders that Snow White was to be treated as a servant. Snow White
grew very beautiful and one day a Prince riding by, saw her at work and fell in
love with her.
The queen was beautiful too, and every day
she asked her Magic Mirror, "Who is the fairest in the land?" and the
mirror always answered, "You are the fairest one of all".But one day
the mirror answered Snow White was the fairest in the land, and in a rage the
queen gave orders to one of her Huntsmen to take Snow White into the woods and
kill her.
The Huntsman had a kind heart and couldn't
do the deed so told her to run away. She fled into the woods where Seven
little dwarfs lived. Their house was small and strange.
Snow White entered the little house and
finding it very untidy, started to clean up. Upstairs she found seven
little beds. She was very tired and stretching out on one of the beds,
was soon asleep.
When the Dwarfs came home they were
surprised to find Snow White and after some argument, decided to let her
stay. She promised to cook and look after them.
The Queen discovered where Snow White was
living and disguising herself as a witch, took a poisoned apple and set out for
the Dwarfs cottage. She gave Snow White the poisoned apple to eat and as
soon as she bit the apple, she sank into unconsciousness.
Thinking she was dead, the Dwarfs built a
glass coffin and put her in it. For days she lay in the forest in her glass
coffin. One day, the Prince was riding through the forest looking for
Snow White and found her. He leaned over and kissed her. She opened
her eyes and sat up with a smile. Everyone was happy. The Prince took
Snow White to his palace where they were married and lived happily ever after.
Many years ago, there lived a poor
man named Geppetto. He made puppets from pieces of wood. He called his favorite
puppet Pinocchio. “I would love to be a father to a real boy, “ he wished.
That night, a fairy who knew Geppetto was a good man, cost a magic spell over
Pinocchio, Pinocchio.
The very next day, Gappetto awake and was very happy to find that Pinocchio
could walk, sit and talk. Poor Gappeto wanted to send Pinocchio to school. He
sold his only coat for a spelling book.
“Now you can go to school like a real boy. “Said Gappetto as we waved goodbye
to Pinocchio.
On the way to school, Pinocchio stopped to wacth a puppet show in a town. “How
would you like to join my puppet show? Asked the evil puppet master. Pinocchio
happily agreed. He was locked inside the evil puppet master’s caravan. He
wished he was safe with Gappetto. The good fairy suddenly appeared. She had
heard Pinocchio’s wish and set him free. Pinocchio is happy to be free. “I’m
going straight to school,” he said.
On the way, he met an evil fox who told him all about a wonderful place
called fun island. Pinocchio forgot all about school and gave the fox his
spelling book in return for a ticket to Fun island.
“Where are you going, Pinocchio? Asked good fairy. I’m on the way to school, “
lied Pinocchio. Pinocchio‘s nose grew very, very long. He wished he hadn’t told
a lie. The fairy called a bird to peck of his long nose because Pinocchio
was very sorry. Pinocchio promised never to be naughty ever again and went
straight to school.
At school, Pinocchio told his friend all about fun island. His friend wanted to
go with him. Pinocchio and his hurriedly climbed aboard a ship that was going
to Fun Island.
On the island they didn’t know that little boys were turned into donkeys and
used for very hard work. Pinocchio cried and wished he hadn’t come the island.
He also wished didn’t look like a silly donkey. The fairy had heard his wish
and with a wave of her magic wand his donkey ears and tail disappeared.
Pinocchio sad on the shore, sadly looking out to the sea. He wondered if he
would ever see Geppetto again.
Suddenly he saw Geppetto who had sailed out to the sea in search of Pinocchio.
Geppetto didn’t see the huge whale behind him. The whale swallowed Geppetto and
his boat. Pinocchio knew he had to save Geppetto. He jumped into the water and
swam with all his might. As he got closer, the whale open his mouth and
Pinocchio swam right in. Deep inside the whale’s belly, Pinocchio and Geppetto
hugged each other, happy to be together again.
“We must find a way out, “Said Geppetto, “We will make a fire from the wood of
my boat.” The smoke made the whale sneeze. They shot out of the whale’s mouth and
back into the sea.
Pinocchio and Geppetto swam safely to shore. They were both tired. They laid on
the sand and fell asleep.
When Geppetto awoke, Pinocchio had become a real boy. “At last my wish has come
true!” cried Geppetto.
PETER PAN
Wendy, John, and Michael Darling lived in London. One night, Wendy woke to
find a strange boy sitting on the floor who was crying.“My name is Wendy,” she said. “Who are you? Why are you crying?
“I’m Peter Pan,” the boy replied. “I’m crying because my shadow won’t stick to me.”
“Don’t cry,” Wendy said. “We can fix that.” And she sewed Peter’s shadow to the tips of his shoes. Peter was delighted.
“Fly back to Neverland with me and my fairy, Tinker Bell,” Peter begged. “You could be our mother and take care of us.”
“Can you teach me to fly?” Wendy asked. Peter nodded.
“Let’s wake John and Michael,” Wendy said. “You can teach us all to fly and then we
will leave for Neverland !”
The children were soon flying around the room. then—Swoosh ! Out the window they all flew.
Wendy, John, and Michael flew behind Peter Pan and Tinker Bell, following the golden arrows that pointed the way to Neverland. Finally, they were flying over the island.
“The lost boys live with me and Tinker Bell. I’m their captain,” Peter said. “The Indians live over there, and the mermaids live in the lagoon. And there are pirates too, led by Captain Hook.”
“Pirates?” exclaimed Wendy, John, and Michael, all in the same breath. Wendy was frightened, but Michael and John wanted to see the pirates right away.
“Hook’s the meanest pirate ever,” Peter warned. “But he’s afraid of the crocodile. The crocodile bit off Hook’s hand and liked the taste so much that it follows him, hoping for more. Luckily for Hook, the crocodile swallowed a clock. It goes ‘Tick, Mock, and warns Hook when the crocodile is nearby”
“Oh, my” cried Wendy, not sure if she really wanted to stay in Neverlanc: after all.
Peter led Wendy, John, and Michael to his house under the woods. They entered through a door hidden in an old tree stump. When the lost boys saw Wendy, they shouted, “Hooray ! Will you be our mother?”
“I’m only a little girl,” Wendy answered. “I have no experience.” But the lost boys looked so sad that she said, “I’ll do my best.”
That night Wendy tucked the boys into bed and told them the tale of Cinderella.
Life was pleasant in the cosy house under the woods.
Wendy took care of the boys, who explored the island during the day. At night, they gathered for meals, played make- believe games, and listened while Wendy told them stories.
One day, Peter and the children went exploring near the mermaids’ lagoon. Suddenly Peter yelled, “Pirates ! Take cover.” The boys ran away, and Peter and Wendy hid.
Peter and Wendy could see that the pirates had tied up Tiger Lily, the Indian princess. The pirates had left her on a rock in the lagoon.
Peter was afraid that Tiger Lily would drown when the tide came in. He had to save her ! In a voice that sounded just like Captain Hook’s, he shouted, “Set her free !”
“But, Captain,” the pirates yelled, “you ordered us to bring her here !”
“Let her go !’ Peter roared, still sounding like Hook. “Aye, aye,” the pirates said, and set Tiger Lily free. She swam quickly back to the Indian camp.
When Captain Hook found out what had happened, he knew Peter had tricked his pirates. Hook became furious!
That night, Wendy told the boys a story about three children who left their parents and flew to Neverland. Their mother and father missed them very much. The children loved Neverland, but they never forgot their home.
“Did they ever go back?” the lost boys asked.
“Oh, yes,” Wendy replied. “They flew home to their mummy and daddy, and everyone was happy.”
The story made Wendy, John, and Michael homesick. They decided to fly home the next morning. “If you come back with us,” Wendy told the lost boys, I’m sure our mother and father would adopt you.”
“Hooray !” shouted the boys, jumping with joy.
Wendy asked Peter if he and Tinker Bell would come home with them too. But Peter didn’t want to live where grown-ups could tell him what to do.
Peter was sad that his friends were leaving. Still, he wanted the children to arrive home safely, so he asked Tinker Bell to guide them on their trip.
Early the next morning, Tinker Bell and the children left the house under the woods. But Captain Hook’s pirates were hiding nearby. They captured all the children, tied them up, and marched them towards the pirate’s ship.
Tinker Bell escaped, and hurried back to tell Peter what had happened.
“It’s Hook or me this time !” yelled Peter to Tinker Bell as they flew off to save Wendy and the boys.
On the pirate’s ship, Captain Hook demanded, “Who wants to become a pirate?” The boys shook their heads.
“Then make them walk the plank !” Hook roared. The boys tried to look brave, but they were afraid.
Suddenly, they heard the “Tick, Tock” of the crocodile. Now it was Captain Hook’s turn to be afraid.
But the “Tick, Tock” was only Peter, imitating the crocodile-. He flew onto the deck and shouted, “I’ve got you now, Hook !” Captain Hook jumped up and swung at Peter with his sword. Peter was quick, and stepped away. He slashed at Hook with his own sword until they came close to the edge of the ship.
Peter lunged with his sword, and Hook fell into the sea, where the crocodile was waiting for him. And that was the end of Captain. I-look!
When Peter was certain that Hook was gone forever, he and Tinker Bell set off for London with Wendy and the boys.
Wendy’s parents were happy to see their children again. Mr. and Mrs. Darling hugged Wendy, John, and Michael, and agreed to adopt the lost boys. They asked Peter to stay with them also, but he said, “I’m going to stay in Neverland where I never have to grow up.”
“Goodbye then, Peter. We’ll miss you,” everyone called. Peter Pan and Tinker Bell waved goodbye and flew home to Neverland.
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