Cinderella went to this tree three times every day, and beneath it she wept and prayed. 她拿着树枝来到母亲的坟前,将它栽到了坟边。她每天都要到坟边哭三次, 每次伤心地哭泣时,泪水就会不断地滴落在树枝上,浇灌着它,使树枝很快长成 了一棵漂亮的大树。 A white bird came to the tree every time, and whenever she expressed a wish, the bird would throw down to her what she had wished for. 不久,有一只小鸟来树上筑巢,她与小鸟交谈起来。后来她想要什么,小鸟 都会给她带来。 Now it happened that the king proclaimed a festival that was to last three days. All the beautiful young girls in the land were invited, so that his son could select a bride for himself. When the two stepsisters heard that they too had been invited, they were in high spirits. 国王为了给自己的儿子选择未婚妻,准备举办一个为期三天的盛大宴会,邀 请了不少年青漂亮的姑娘来参加。王子打算从这些参加舞会的姑娘中选一个作自 己的新娘。灰姑娘的两个姐姐也被邀请去参加。