Midnight!

Cinderella dropped the prince’s hand. She ran outside as the clock struck 12.

灰姑娘放下王子的手。 钟敲12点时，她跑到外面。

“ Wait! ” the prince shouted. “ Don’t go! ” Cinderella started down the steps. One of her glass shoes fell off.

“等等!”王子喊道。“别走!” 灰姑娘开始走下台阶。 她的一只玻璃鞋掉了。

Cinderella looked back. But it was too late to get the shoe. Her golden coach was already a pumpkin. Her beautiful gown was an ugly old rag again.

灰姑娘回头看了看。 但现在来不及拿到鞋子了。 她的金色马车已经是个南瓜了。 她那漂亮的长袍又变成了难看的破布。

The prince ran down the steps. “ Where is the princess?” he cried. He ran past Cinderella.

王子跑下台阶。 “公主在哪儿?”他叫道。 他从灰姑娘身边跑过。

Cinderella’s heart sank. He didn’t know that she was the princess! Slowly she began to walk home.

灰姑娘的心沉了下去。 他不知道她是公主！ 慢慢地，她开始走回家。

The prince went back up the steps. Near the top step, something sparkled. “ Hmm, ” the prince said. He picked it up. “ What’s this?”

王子走上台阶。 在最上面的台阶附近，有东西闪闪发光。 “嗯，”王子说 他把它捡了起来。“这是什么?”