To follow are delightful Cinderella stories written by fourth-grade students after they gained exposure to several multicultural versions of the Cinderella story I shared with them during read aloud sessions. The children's stories are fun and imaginative. Most importantly, they are the children's own unique creations. Happy reading!!
Jesella by Jessica A.
Jesella by Jessica A.
Long ago, there lived a girl named Jessella. She had an evil stepmother and evil stepsisters. Jessella’s dream was to get married to a prince and become a princess. Instead of being a princess, she was treated like a servant by her stepmother and stepsisters. They always bossed her around because her dad and real mom weren’t there to take care of her. She had to wash the dishes, laundry and other things. She did everything around the house except enjoy herself. One day Jessella was checking her mail. She found one special letter in the mail. She was so surprised because it was from the prince of the castle.
She gave all the mail to her stepmother and stepsisters. They found the letter form the prince. As soon as they found it they tore it open so fast. The stepmother hit one of the stepsisters on the nose, but she didn’t care because they just wanted to read the letter. The letter said:
Dear Villagers,
I the prince, am having a ball tonight. It will be at the castle. Off course you know your way here. You are invited to the ball I’m having. I hope you will be there.
P.S.—It’s at 6:30 p.m. tonight.
Sincerely,
Prince Charming
The End
The step mom and stepsisters were so excited they started getting ready right away. They dressed really nice. They put little flowers in their hair. The problem was they all looked the same. They didn’t even care about that. It was almost time to go. So Jessella finally mentioned that she wanted to go. Then her stepsisters asked, “Why should you go to the ball?” Jessella said, “I should go because I want to meet the Prince.”
The sisters said, “You don’t even have anything to wear.”
So instead of going, they gave her a list of chores to do. She became really sad. The sisters started to laugh as they went to the ball. They finally got there and started to dance and have fun. They even played a lot of games. While the stepsisters and mom were having the fun of their lives, Jessella was crying her eyes out. In fact, they almost fell out.
Suddenly out of nowhere, she heard a voice. It was saying, “Stop crying Jessella. It will be okay.” She got a little scared.
It finally popped out. It was her fairy godfather. Jessella told him what had happened. He thought it was terrible. Finally her thought of something. He mad her rags into a shiny red glittery dress. He made her shoes into red shiny and glittery plastic slippers. He also made some pink and red flowers appear in her hair along with a shiny red headband. She looked so beautiful and shiny. She didn’t look pale anymore.
Then he made a black stallion appear in front of her so that she could ride it. She was taking off, but then her godfather called after her and told her to be back before sundown or the beautiful self that she now was would turn raggedly again. She finally arrived at the castle and started to have fun. But she didn’t know that as she was having fun, the prince was looking everywhere for the perfect bride but he couldn’t seem to find the right one. But then he saw Jessella and he thought she was gorgeous.
The prince said to his father, “That girl, I must know her name. I think she is the perfect one.”
So they met each other and talked outside. Jessella finally saw the time. It was going to be sundown in two minutes. So she just rode away. Her beautiful dress turned into rags again. The horse was long gone. She didn’t know, but one of her plastic slippers had fallen off. The prince found it. He thought, “I must find my bride.”
The next day he tried to find the right girl. He tried everybody, even the stepsisters and the mom. He found one girl he didn’t try yet. It was Jessella. She tired the plastic slipper on and it fit. He said, “You’re the girl at the ball. You are my bride.”
Jessella said, “It was always my dream to marry a prince.”
He said, “Your dream has come true.”
From that day on they lived happily ever after and got married.
I forgot to mention that they had kids too!
The End
Cinderllabangladesa by Nikita Z.
Once upon a time there was a girl named Cinderllabangladesa and she lived in Bangladesa. Her mother died so her father married another woman that had two daughters. The woman’s name was Sonia and her daughters’ names were Priya and Pooga.
Priya and Pooga treated Cinderllabangladesa so badly that she had to wear rags. Priya and Pooga made Cinderllabangladesa do so much work. Cinderllabangladesa had to work in the fields with the cows and other animals. She had to do everything in the world for Sonia, Priya and Pooga who looked so ugly.
One day the mailman came and gave them an envelope to go to the Hotel Sheraton. When it was time to go to the Hotel Sheraton, Cinderllabangladesa got dressed up. Priya and Pooga ripped her dress. They knew that Cinderllabangladesa was pretty and that the prince would marry her. The prince’s name was Raj. So they did not let Cinderllabangladesa go.
Then a fairy godmother came and made everything perfect. She put a dress on Cinderllabangladesa. She changed a pumpkin into a carriage, six rats into men and eight mice into horses.
The fairy godmother said, “You must leave at midnight.”
Cinderllabangladesa said, “Ok and thank you.”
Cinderllabangladesa went off to the Hotel Sheraton. There she saw the prince Raj dancing with girls, then it was time for Cinderllabangladesa to dance with Raj too.
Raj said, “I have found my queen.”
After that, it was 12:00 midnight and Cinderllabangladesa changed back into herself. But her glass slipper was left behind.
Raj wanted to find Cinderllabangladesa. “Check all the homes,” he said.
But every foot was too big or too small. Then one day, the glass slipper was placed on Cinderllabangladesa’s foot and it fit her! The Raj and Cinderllabangladesa lived happily ever after.
The End
Once upon a time there lived a girl named Cinderella. She was a very beautiful girl, but had very mean stepsisters and a stepmother. The magic to this story is that Cinderella and her step family are mermaids.
Once day when Cinderella was going to see if she could catch Prince Charming on top of the water, some men and the Prince of Uthergoth were fishing. Cinderella saw the prince. He was tall, handsome, and had on a very nice white suit. Cinderella went closer to see him better. He was cuter than before.
Cinderella's sisters, Sussana and Kathy, were spying on her to see what she was looking at. When they say the prince they didn't see him at all, because people who had evil hearts could not see him.
Then Cinderella woke up and saw an 89-year-old turtle. Cinderella asked, "How are you?"
The turtle said, "Why dear, I'm your 89-year-old fairy godmother."
Cinderella was shocked to find out that she had a fairy godmother.
The fairy godmother told her that she saw her spying on the Prince of Uthergoth. So the fairy godmother told her, "Prince Charming is having a ball to find his bride. You should go and become his bride."
The fairy godmother go a stick and said, "This is my magical wand that can turn you into a human until midnights. If you don't return to the sea by midnight, you will turn back into a mermaid."
Cinderella decided to become human. So she was all dressed and got coral slippers. Cinderella was dressed as the Queen of the Sea.
The fairy godmother said, "If Prince Charming kisses you, you and Prince Charming will become human."
What did Cinderella just hear? Prince Charming was a merman? What a surprise to hear!
"Prince Charming a merman? Asked Cinderella."
"Yes," said the fairy godmother.
So Cinderella rode on a shark. WHen she arrived at the ball Prince Charming was the first one to notice her and it was love at first sight. Prince Charming took Cinderella outside so he could tell her his secret. Before he ever said anything, Cinderella said, "I am a mermaid and so are you."
So Prince Charming said, "Let's kiss before it's midnight."
Then after they kissed they fairy godmother arrived and put a spell on them to make them human forever. Then they realized that htey did not want to be human. They wanted to be a mermaid and a merman.
So they got married, became King and Queen of the Sea and they also had a beautiful daughter like Cinderella.
The End
Priya and Pooga treated Cinderllabangladesa so badly that she had to wear rags. Priya and Pooga made Cinderllabangladesa do so much work. Cinderllabangladesa had to work in the fields with the cows and other animals. She had to do everything in the world for Sonia, Priya and Pooga who looked so ugly.
One day the mailman came and gave them an envelope to go to the Hotel Sheraton. When it was time to go to the Hotel Sheraton, Cinderllabangladesa got dressed up. Priya and Pooga ripped her dress. They knew that Cinderllabangladesa was pretty and that the prince would marry her. The prince’s name was Raj. So they did not let Cinderllabangladesa go.
Then a fairy godmother came and made everything perfect. She put a dress on Cinderllabangladesa. She changed a pumpkin into a carriage, six rats into men and eight mice into horses.
The fairy godmother said, “You must leave at midnight.”
Cinderllabangladesa said, “Ok and thank you.”
Cinderllabangladesa went off to the Hotel Sheraton. There she saw the prince Raj dancing with girls, then it was time for Cinderllabangladesa to dance with Raj too.
Raj said, “I have found my queen.”
After that, it was 12:00 midnight and Cinderllabangladesa changed back into herself. But her glass slipper was left behind.
Raj wanted to find Cinderllabangladesa. “Check all the homes,” he said.
But every foot was too big or too small. Then one day, the glass slipper was placed on Cinderllabangladesa’s foot and it fit her! The Raj and Cinderllabangladesa lived happily ever after.
The End
Pattyella by Viviana R.
Once upon a time there lived a beautiful baby girl named Pattyella. When she was born her father died and so she lived with her mother named Ella. Seven years passed and Pattyella grew. Pattyella's mom wasgoing to get married in a week to a guy named Johnathan. Pattyella was sad. When a week passed, Ella and Johnathan were married. Now Pattyella had a step dad and two stepbrothers.
A year passed and Pattyella's mother died in a car crash.
Now pattyella lives in a mansion with her step dad and stepbrothers. Pattyella has a hard time living with her little family. She does chores and she wears rags every day.
When Pattyella was 15-years-old, an invitation came. The invitation said there was going to be a disco dance on December 25, 1970.
When the day came for the disco dance, Pattyella wanted to go to the dance but her dad wouldn't let her go. First, she needed to do all of her chores. When she was done with her chores, she took out her beautiful dress that her mom had left her. When she put it on and went downstairs her brothers saw her and ripped her entire dress.
When she went to the back of the house she was crying. And then suddently a fairy godmother appeared.
The fairy godmother asked her why she was crying and Pattyella told her and the fairy godmother gave her a beautiful skirt and a shirt.
When Pattyella arrived at the dance, she saw a handsome prince named Alex. He invited her to dance. Patty said okay.
When two weeks passed, the handsome prince went to look for her. When Alex found her, he asked her if she would marry him.
So they go married and lived happily ever after.
The End
A year passed and Pattyella's mother died in a car crash.
Now pattyella lives in a mansion with her step dad and stepbrothers. Pattyella has a hard time living with her little family. She does chores and she wears rags every day.
When Pattyella was 15-years-old, an invitation came. The invitation said there was going to be a disco dance on December 25, 1970.
When the day came for the disco dance, Pattyella wanted to go to the dance but her dad wouldn't let her go. First, she needed to do all of her chores. When she was done with her chores, she took out her beautiful dress that her mom had left her. When she put it on and went downstairs her brothers saw her and ripped her entire dress.
When she went to the back of the house she was crying. And then suddently a fairy godmother appeared.
The fairy godmother asked her why she was crying and Pattyella told her and the fairy godmother gave her a beautiful skirt and a shirt.
When Pattyella arrived at the dance, she saw a handsome prince named Alex. He invited her to dance. Patty said okay.
When two weeks passed, the handsome prince went to look for her. When Alex found her, he asked her if she would marry him.
So they go married and lived happily ever after.
The End
Cinderella Little Mermaid by Mary B.
Once upon a time there lived a girl named Cinderella. She was a very beautiful girl, but had very mean stepsisters and a stepmother. The magic to this story is that Cinderella and her step family are mermaids.
Once day when Cinderella was going to see if she could catch Prince Charming on top of the water, some men and the Prince of Uthergoth were fishing. Cinderella saw the prince. He was tall, handsome, and had on a very nice white suit. Cinderella went closer to see him better. He was cuter than before.
Cinderella's sisters, Sussana and Kathy, were spying on her to see what she was looking at. When they say the prince they didn't see him at all, because people who had evil hearts could not see him.
Then Cinderella woke up and saw an 89-year-old turtle. Cinderella asked, "How are you?"
The turtle said, "Why dear, I'm your 89-year-old fairy godmother."
Cinderella was shocked to find out that she had a fairy godmother.
The fairy godmother told her that she saw her spying on the Prince of Uthergoth. So the fairy godmother told her, "Prince Charming is having a ball to find his bride. You should go and become his bride."
The fairy godmother go a stick and said, "This is my magical wand that can turn you into a human until midnights. If you don't return to the sea by midnight, you will turn back into a mermaid."
Cinderella decided to become human. So she was all dressed and got coral slippers. Cinderella was dressed as the Queen of the Sea.
The fairy godmother said, "If Prince Charming kisses you, you and Prince Charming will become human."
What did Cinderella just hear? Prince Charming was a merman? What a surprise to hear!
"Prince Charming a merman? Asked Cinderella."
"Yes," said the fairy godmother.
So Cinderella rode on a shark. WHen she arrived at the ball Prince Charming was the first one to notice her and it was love at first sight. Prince Charming took Cinderella outside so he could tell her his secret. Before he ever said anything, Cinderella said, "I am a mermaid and so are you."
So Prince Charming said, "Let's kiss before it's midnight."
Then after they kissed they fairy godmother arrived and put a spell on them to make them human forever. Then they realized that htey did not want to be human. They wanted to be a mermaid and a merman.
So they got married, became King and Queen of the Sea and they also had a beautiful daughter like Cinderella.
The End
