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1、Once upon a time, there was a girl called Ella. And she saw the world not always as it was. Ah, my darling! To her mother and father, she was a princess. True, she had no title,nor crown, nor castle, but she was the ruler of he own little kingdom. Whose borders were the house and meadow on the fores
2、ts edge, where her people had lived for generations with Mr. Goose and all their animal family.Hello, there. What do you think youre doing? Let the little ones have their shave. We dont want you getting an upset stomach.Oh, Gus-Gus. Youre a house mouse, not a garden mouse. Lsnt he,Jacgueline? And yo
3、u mustnt eat Mr. Gooses food.Lsnt tant right, Mummy?Do you still believe that they understand you?Dont they, Mother?Oh,yes. I believe that animals liston and speak to us. If we only have the ear fot it. Thats how we learn to look after them.Who looks afler us?Fairy godmothers, of course.And do you b
4、elieve in them?I believe in everything.Then I believe in everything, too.Her father was a merchant, who went abroad. And brought tribute back from all of Ellas subject lands.Ella! Where are my girls, my beautiful girls? Where are my darlings?Ella minded him terribly when he was away. But she knew he
5、 would always return.There she is!Papa, welcome home!How are you? Youre grown!Havent you, now?There you go, sir.What was that?Oh, this? I found it hanging on a tree. I think there may be something inside.Oh, its so pretty.Un Papillion.Tres Bien. Voulez-vous dancser aves moi, mademoiselle?Sil vous pl
6、ait.Merci beaucoup.Ouch, ouch.Youre standing on my feet. Shall we?Look,Mummy!Im dancing!My darling wife.Little papollon.All was just as it should be. The most happy of families to live as they did. And to love each other so.“When I am king dilly, dilly. You shall be queen. Lavenders green dilly, dil
7、ly. Levenders blue. You must love me dilly. For I love you”.But sorrow can come to any kingdom. No matter how happy. And so it came to Ellas home.Im so sorry.Thank you, Doctor.This must have been very difficult. For you.This must have been very difficult for eElla.Ella, my darling. I want to tell yo
8、u a secret. A great secret that will see you through all the trials life can offer. You must always remember this, Have courage and be kind. You have more kindness in your little finger than most people possess in their whole body. And it has power, more than you know. And magic.Magic?Truly. Have co
9、urage and be kind, my darling. Will you promise me?I promise.Good. AndI must go very soon, my love. Please forgive me.Of course I forgive you.I love you.I love you, my darling.Time passed, and pain turned to memory. In her heart, Ella stayed the same. For she remembered her promise to her mother. Ha
10、ve courage, and be kind. Father, however, was much changed. But he hoped for better times.” And thence home, And my wife and I singing, to our great content, And if ever there were a man happier in his fortunes, Iknow him not.” Thus ends Mr. Pepys for tosay. I do love a happy ending, dont you?Theyre
11、 quite my favorite sort.As well they should be.Ella I have come to the conclusion that its time, perhaps to begin a new chapter.Indeed, Father?Youll recall that some time ago, in my travels, I made the acquaintance of Sir Francis Tramline.Yes. The Master of the Mercers Guild, is he not?Was. The poor
12、 man has died, alas. His widow, an honorable woman, finds herself alone, though still in the prime of her life.Youre worried about telling me. But you mustnt be. Not if it will lead to your happiness.Yes. Happiness. Do you think I may be allowed one last chance, even thought such things were done wi
13、th for good?Of course I do, Father.Shell merely be your stepmother. And youll have two lovely sisters to keep you company.Have courage, be kind.Welcome, ladies. Welcome!Shes skinny as a broomstick! And that stringy hair! Youre very nice.Welcome. Im so happy to meet you.You have such pretty hair.Than
14、k you.You should have it styled.Oh, Im sure youre right.Would you like a tour of the house?What did she say?She wants to show us around her farmhouse. Shes proud of it, I think.Do they keep animals inside?How charming. How perfectly charming. Lucifer. Her stepmother-to-be was a woman of keen feeling
15、 and refined taste. And she, too, had known grief. But she wore it wonderfully well. You did not say your daughter was so beautiful.Oh, she takes after herHer mother. Just so.What does Mummy mean?Whats so charming about it?Shes lying. Thats just good manners.Shut up.How long has your family lived he
16、re?Over 200 years.And all that time, they never thought to decorate?Anastasia, hush.Theyll think you are in earnest.Ellas stepmother, high-spirited lady that she was, set out to restore life and laughter to the house. Oh, you are awful, Baron.Ah, fortune favors me again.Well, look whos having a part
17、y of their own. Jacqueline, Teddy, Matilda, greedy Gus-Gus. Uh-oh. Just what Yes, what do you think youre up to, Lucifer? Jacqueline is my guest, and the eating of guests is not allowed. Go on, now. Youve plenty of cat food to keep you happy. We ladies help one another.Youre missing the party.Oh, I
18、imagine its much like all the other ones.And Im leaving first thing, El.No. But youre Youre hardly back from the last trip. Do you have to go?Its just a few months, my darling. What would you like me to bring you home from abroad? You know, your sisters. Uh, stepsisters, have asked for par parasols
19、and lace. What will you have?Bring mi the first branch your shoulder brushes on your journey.Thats a curious request.Well, youll have to take it with you on your way and think of me when you look at it. And when you bring it back , it means that youll be with it. And thats what I really want. For yo
20、u to come back. No matter what.I will. Ella, while Im away, I want you to be good to your stepmother and stepsisters, even though they may be trying at times.I promise.Thank you. I always leave a part of me behind, Ella. Remember that. And your mothers here, too, though you see her not. Shes the ver
21、y heart of this place. And thats why we must cherish this house, always, for her.I miss her. Do you?Very much.Remember the lace! I simply must have it! And my parasol! For my complexion! That means skin, if you dont know!Bye!Bye, Ella! I love you! I love you, too! Bye!Ella, dear. Now, now. Mustnt bl
22、ub.Yes, Stepmother.Oh, you neednt call me that.”Madam” will do.There isnt room for me and all of your clothes! Well, then make yourself smaller!Anastasia and Dtisella have always shared a room. Such dear, affectionate girls.Or.Or better yet, disappear entirely! Youd like that, wouldnt you? Sometimes
23、 I could scratch your eyes out!I think theyre finding the sleeping quarters rather confining.Oh, well, my bedrooms the biggest besides yours and Fathers. Perhaps theyd like to share it.What a wonderful idea. What a good girl you are.I can stay in theThe attic. Quite so.The attic?Yes. Oh, only tempor
24、arily, while I have all the other rooms redecorated. The attics so nice airy and youll be away from all of our fuss and bother. Youd be even more cozy if you kept all this bric-a-brac up there with you. Keep you amused.Well no one shall disturb me here.Oh, hello, Gus-Gus. Go on, Gus-Gus, you can do
25、it. So this is where you take refuge. Me too, it would seem. Right. Whos going to help me?Simpleton. That is the last straw. Our little sister, up there, talking to the woodworm.How very pleasant. No cats and no stepsisters.We have a halfwit for a sister. Ive got two.I heard that.Who is she talking
26、to? Shes mad.“Sing, sweet nightingale” Good morning, Good morning, Miss Ella. Good morning, Tom! “Sing, sweet”Hello. Dont mind if i What a lovely Chanticleer, Well done. Thanks!Morning.Thank you, Miss Ella.Youre welcome.Ella!Wake up, girls! Its lunch time!Mornings did not agree with Ellas stepsister
27、s. And they lacked accomplishment in such domestic arts as keeping house. In fact, they lacked accomplishment in any art.“It was a lover and his lass With a hey, and a ho and a hey nonino That oer the green corn-field did pass Sweet lovers love The spring Sweet lovers love The spring”Do shut up.Ella
28、s great comfort were the letters that Father would send from his travels. The weeks away lengthened to months, but every would bring thoughts from some distant part.Miss Ella, its the mail coach!Until late one afternoon Farmer John?Miss Ella. Its your father, miss. He took ill on the road. Hes passe
29、d on, miss.Hes gone. To the end, he spoke only of you, miss. And your mother. I was to give you this.But what about my lace?My parasol?Cant you see?None of that matters. Were ruined. How will we live?Thank you. Ii must have been very difficult for you.How indeed to live. Economies had to be taken. E
30、llas stepmother dismissed the household. Her stepmother and stepsisters ever misused her.And by and by they considered Ella less a sister than a servant. And so Ella was left to do all the work. This was a good thing, for it distracted her from her gfief. At least that was what her stepmother said.
31、And she and her two daughters were more than happy to provide Ella with lots and lots of distraction. In their defense, they did share with her the very food they ate, or rather, the scraps from their table. She had little in the way of friends. Well, her friends were very little.There you are. Have
32、 dinner with me, wont you?But those friends she had , she treated with an open heart and an open hand.Your table.Sometimes, by the end of the day, the drafty attic was too cold to spend the night in, so she lay by the dying embers of the hearth to keep warm.I thought breakfast wad ready.Its, madam.
33、Im only mending the fire.In future, can we not be called until the work is done?As you wish.Ella, whats that on your face?Madam?Its ash from the fireplace.Do clean yourself up.Youll get cinders in our tea.Ive got a new name for her! Cinderwench.I couldnt bear to look so dirty.Oh, Dirty Ella.Cinder-e
34、lla! Thats what well call you.Oh, girls, youre too clever.Whos this for? Is there someone weve forgotten?Its mu place.It seems too much to expect you to prepare breakfast, serve it and still sit with us. Wouldnt you prefer to eat when all the work is done, Ella? Or should I say, “Cinderella”?Cindere
35、lla. Names have power, like magic spells. And of a sudden, it seemed to her that her stepmother and stepsisters had indeed transformed her into merely a creature of ash and toil.Run! Quickly, my friend, or theyll catch you! Go! Whoa! Easy!Perhaps it was just as well that Ellas stepsisters were cruel
36、. For had she not run to the forest, she might never have met the prince.Easy! Easy! Easy, boy! Come on, boy, slow down!Miss! Miss! Are you all right? Hold on!Im all right, thank you! Thats fine.Are you all right? Im all right, but youre nearly frightened the life out of him.Who?The stag. Whats he e
37、ver done to you that you should chase him about?I must confess Ive never met him before. He is a friend of yours?An acquaintance. We met just now. I looked into his eyes, and he looked into mine, and I just felt he had a great deal left to do with his life. Thats all.Miss, what do they call you?Neve
38、r mind what they call me.You shouldnt be this deep in the forest alone.Im not alone. Im with you, Mister What do they call you?You dont know who I am? That is They call me Kit. Well, my father does when hes in a good mood.And Where do you live, Mr.Kit?At the palace. My fathers teaching mi his trade.
39、Youre an apprentice?Of a sort.Thats very fine. Do they treat you well?Better than I deserve, most likely. And you?They treat me as well as theyre able.Im sorry.Its not your doing.Nor yours either, Ill bet.Its not so very bad. Others have it worse, Im sure. We must simply have courage and be kind, mu
40、stnt we?Yes. Youre right. Thats exactly how I feel.Please dont let them hurt him.But were hunting, you see. Its whats done.Just because its whats done doesnt mean its what should be done.Right again.Then, youll leave him alone, wont you?I will.Thank you very much, Mr.Kit.There you are, Your HighIts
41、Kit!Kit! Kit!Im on my way.Well, wed better get a move on, Mr.Kit.As I said. On mu way.I hope to see you again, miss.And I,you.You sound as if youre the first fellow ever to meet a pretty girl.She wasnt a “pretty girl.”Well,she was a pretty girl, but there was so much more to her. How much more?Youve
42、 only met her once.How could you know anything about her?You told me you knew right away when you met Mother.Thats different.Your mother was a princess.You would have loved her anyway. I would never have seen her, because it wouldnt have been appropriate.And my father would have told me what Im tell
43、ing you and I would have listened have listened. No, you wouldnt.Yes, I would. No, you wouldnt. I would. You wouldnt.Youre right.Well, how is he?Your MajestyNever mind.If it takes that long to work out a way to say it, I already know.FatherWay of all flesh, boy. Come. We shall be late. And punctuali
44、ty is the politeness of princes.His Majesty, the King!Im sure your father spoke to you of your behavior in the forest.Is it any business of yours, Grand Duke?Your business is my business, Your Royal Highness.It will not do to let the stag go free.Just because its whats done doesnt mean its what shou
45、ld be done. Or something like that.Master Phineus, master of the paintbrush, patiently awaits. Make him look marriageable, Master Phineus. We must attract a suitable bride, even if he wont listen to a word I say. I shall endeavor to please, Your Majesty. But I cant work miracles.A splendid canvas, M
46、aster Phineus.Thank you.As if he knows anything about art. So, these portraits Will really be sent abroad?To induce the high and mighty to attend this you insist upon.Which is a tradition. Which is beloved. At which you will choose a bride.Ah, fascinating.If I must marry, could I not wed, say, a goo
47、d, honest country girl?How many divisions will this”good, honest country girl” procide us? How will she make the kingdom stronger? We are a small kingdom amongst great states, Your Royal Highness.And its a dangerous world.Listen, boy.Taking you up, Master Phineus. Good.I want to see you and the king
48、dom safe.All right, Father, on one condition, Let the invitations go to everyone, not just the nobility. The wars have brought sorrow on us all.What do you think? Would that please the people?Its beyond my wit, Your Majesty. But I wouldnt mind a bit of a jolly.I think we might have made a bargain.A
49、ball for the people, and a princess for the prince.Sounds like a step in the right direction, if you ask We didnt ask you. Im so sorry. Naughty paint, naughty brush.Down, please, Samson. Havent even got a cushion. Right, down,down.Not thatOi! Im on the ground.I am literally on the ground. Sorry. Act
50、ually this is a very good angle for you. Great nostrils. Could I have a longer brush?You dont look well, miss. Not at all. Why do you stay there, when they treat you so?Because I made my mother and father a promise to cherish the place we were so happy. They loved our house and now that theyre gone,
51、 I love it for them. Its my home.Hear ye! Hear ye! Ouiet! “Know, on this day, two weeks hence, there shall be held, at the palace, a Royal Ball. At said ball, in accordance with ancient custom, the prince shall choose a bride. Furthermore, at the behest of the prince, it is hereby declared that ever
52、y maiden in the kingdom, bi she noble or commoner is invited to attend. Such is the command of our most noble king.”Excuse me, madam.Ella was enormously excited to see Kit, the apprentice. And her stepsisters were mildly intrigued by the notion of meeting the prince.I shall trick him into loving me.
53、 See if I dont!This is the most hugest news! Calm yourselves. Now listen to me. One of you must win the heart of the prince. Do that, and we can unwind the debt in which we were ensnared when we came to this backwater!I, a princess?Or rather, I,a Princess?Having delivered your news, why are you stil
54、l here? You must return to town right away and tell that seamstress to run us up three fine ball gowns.Three? Thats very thoughtful of you.What do you mean?To think of me.Think of you?Mummy, she believes the other dress is for her. Poor, slow, little Cinders. How embarrassing.Youre too ambitious for
55、 your own good.Oh, no. I only want to see my friend.Let me be very clear. One gown for Anastasia, one for Drisella, and one for me!She doesnt know what that means.Good, Right. Thats settled then. Now go! Every girl in the kingdom will be chasing the prince. You must get there first before the seamst
56、ress is drowning in work!Tell me what she said, Drisella. I speak French, not Italian!Wake up, Your Royal Highness. Youre in a daze.Im sorry.Youve been off since the hunt. Its that wonderful girl. I cant stop thinking about her.But there are plenty of girls.But her spirit, her goodness You dont supp
57、ose she has a sister, do you?I dont know. I dont know anything about her.Perhaps your mystery girl may come to the ball. That is why you threw the doors open, is it not?Captain. It was for the benefit of the people.Of course. How shallow of me.And if she comes, then what?Then you will tell her youre
58、 a prince. And a prince may take whichever bride he wishes.Yes. You know my father and the Grand Duke will only have me marry a princess.Well, if this girl from the forest is as charming as you say, they may change their minds.The day of the ball arrived and the entire kingdom held its breath in ant
59、icipation. You want me to be your queen? Who? Me?Tighter.Tighter!Tighter! Thats it!A vision, sister.Likewise.We must compete for the princes hand. But let is not mean we harbor dark thoughts against each cther.Of course not, dear sister. I wouldnt dream of poisoning you before we leave for the ball.
60、Oh, nor I of pushing you from a moving carriage on the way there.Or I of dashing your brains out on the palace steps as we arrive. We are sisters, after all.And blood is so much thicker than water.We shall let the prince decide.What will he be like, I wonder?What does it matter what hes like? Hes ri
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