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long long ago, in a land far away, there lived a beautiful herself weary〔厌倦〕, there was no bed for her.  instead she had to sleep by the hearth in the ashes〔灰〕. and because she always looked dusty〔尘土飞扬〕 and dirty, they called her cinderella.
"there are cinders〔煤渣〕 all over your clothes!" exclaimed〔喊叫〕 the stepmother. " cinderella. that's your new name. clear these things away, cinderella." "cinderella! cinderella!"   esmerelda and griselda  said. "oh, how clever you are, mama!" one day, an invitation〔邀请〕 arrived from the palace. "girls, listen to this," said the stepmother. cinderella was serving〔打算〕 the breakfast. she listened as her stepmother read the invitation. "the king is having a ball," she said excitedly〔兴奋〕. "he is looking for a wife for the prince! oh, my dears, this is wonderful. he will probably choose one of you, but it will be such a hard choice to make. "am i invited too, stepmother?" asked cinderella. "you! certainly〔当然〕 not!" exclaimed〔惊呼〕  her stepmother. "the thought of such a thing. a scruffy servant〔破旧的仆人〕 going to a ball, when only beautiful ladies are invited!" "hah! hah!" laughed the stepsisters. "beautiful! that doesn't include you, cinderella!" "you may help my two lovely girls to get ready," said her stepmother. "oh," said cinderella "we shall all have new dresses, girls, and w