Cinderella Junior Novel by Disney Book Group

Author:Disney Book Group [Group, Disney Book]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781484711774
Publisher: Disney Book Group
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Ella nearly laughed out loud. Her fairy godmother? “But you can’t be.”

The beggar woman looked genuinely surprised. “Why not?”

“Because they don’t exist,” Ella replied. “They’re just made up. For children.”

“Now, you know that’s not true,” the woman replied. “Didn’t your own mother tell you she believed in them? And don’t say no, because I heard her.”

“You heard her?” Ella repeated.

Ignoring the young girl’s disbelief, Ella’s fairy godmother, for that was truly who she was (it must be clear to you now, my loyal reader), began to look around the garden. “We really ought to get started if you’re to make it to the palace in time.”

“In time for what?” Ella asked.

“The ball, child. The prince’s ball.”

Ella sighed. Fairy godmother or not, there was no way she could go to the ball. “Look at this dress,” she said, holding up the frayed ends of the pink gown. “It’ll take me days to mend it, and it won’t be marvelous then. And how would I get there? Even if I had something to wear? The coach has left and—”

The woman cut her off. “Oh, fiddle-faddle!” Then she paused. “First things first. Let me slip into something more comfortable.”

As Ella watched, the beggar woman lifted her walking stick into the air. It suddenly transformed from an old gnarled piece of wood into a thin silver wand. Then she began to wave the wand, causing a coil of silver glitter to descend over her head. When the glitter cleared, the beggar woman was gone, and in her place was a beautiful woman with light hair that hung about her face in tight curls. The dark tattered cloak she had worn had been replaced with a white gown that sparkled in the moonlight. (Truly a spectacular transformation, if I do say so myself! I can’t even begin to tell you how itchy those beggar clothes can be. I’ve never been fond of burlap.)

“That’s better,” the Fairy Godmother said when the transformation was complete. “Now, where was I?”

Ella didn’t know how it was possible or why the woman had chosen this night to appear, but she couldn’t deny it any longer: the woman was most definitely magical.

“Perhaps we should begin with the carriage,” the Fairy Godmother was saying. “To be honest, I hadn’t really thought about it, although I can’t imagine why not. Let’s see....” Spinning around, she looked over the garden. In the center, the fountain gurgled, while a greenhouse stood nearby, the strong smell of earth and flowers coming from inside. “What we need is something that sort of says ‘coach.’”

As her fairy godmother began to wander about, Ella followed. “That tub?” she suggested, pointing to an old claw-footed tub that was now used as a bird feeder. Her fairy godmother shook her head. “That barrel?” Again, her fairy godmother shook her head.

“I’m thinking fruits and vegetables,” the woman said. “Do you grow watermelons?”

This time it was Ella’s turn to shake her head.

“Cantaloupes?”

Again, Ella shook her head.

“Let me see,” her fairy godmother said, racking her brain.

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