Getting Ready for the Ball

The stepsisters kept talking about the ball. “ I will wear my favorite jewels, ” Gert said. “ I’m going to dance with the prince, ” Trudy said.

“ Hmph! ” Gert said. “ The prince won’t dance with you. He’ll be too busy dancing with me! ”

“ Girls, girls, ” Stepmother said. “ The prince will dance with both of you. ” “ How do you know?” Trudy asked.

Stepmother had a wicked grin. “ The prince is looking for a wife. So he will dance with all the ladies. ”

Trudy and Gert clapped with delight. “ You both must impress him, ” Stepmother said. “ Then he’ll want to marry one of you. And I can move to the palace! ”

Later Stepmother found Cinderella. “ You must make pretty gowns for my daughters. Everything must be perfect! ”