The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-20
THE GREEK CINDERELLA.

/ HE UkEEh OlNDEhELLA'
THE story Of Cinderella" Is very old and has
na.soi through many forms Perhaps it may be
,,rpr.ine TO know that the Greeks told this story
10 their children many centuries ago Here is the
Greek version
There were once three sisters spinning
lax. and they said, "Whoseyer spindle
falls. let us Kill her and cat her.
The mothers spindle fell, and they let
her alone.
AGAIN they sat down to spin, and again
the mothcr's spindle fell. and again. and
yet again. "Ah, well! said they, iel
us eat her now!
"Noi said the youngest, 10 not eat
nor. eat me. If flesh YOU VIII have
Dnt thew would not; and two Of them
Killed their mother and cooked her for
eating.
When they had sat down 70 make
meal of her. they said to the youngest,
F Come and eat. too.
put she refused and sat down on a
saddle which the fowls were covering
oith filth and wcpt. Then the Youngest
gathered al the bones and buried them,
and smoked them every day with incense
for forty DAYS. and after the forty days
we're out she went 70 take them away
and put them in another place Ana
when she lifted mp the stone she was
+ atOnishcd al tine rays OF hght WnlCh
sent forth. and raiment was found there
ike unto the heavens and the stars. the
spring with is flowers. the sea WIN rs
waves. and many coins OF every KIND
ON SUNDAY her sisters went 10 church'
then She too. arose; she washed ana at
tired herself, putting on the garment
dat was as the heavens with the stars,
and went 10 church. taking with her
few gold pieces i'm her purse. VI hen she
went into the church all the people were
amazed and could not gaze upon her by
reason OF the brightness Of her garments.
When she left the church the people fol-
lowed her tosee whittier she went. Then
fhe filed her hand with money from her
bag and cast il In the way. Then the
crowd scrambled fer the coins, and left
her alone. And straightway she went
into the house and changed her clothes,
and put on her old things, and sat down
upon the saddle. Her sisters came home
from church and said TO her: Where
are Won. wretch. Come and let Us tell
YOU how there came into the church
maiden more glorious than the sun, who
had such garments on as YOU could not
look on, so brightly did they CLEAN and
shine and she stgewed money ON the
way. Look. see what a lot we have
picked up Why did you not come, too
worse luck to your
Next Sunday they went 20 church
again, and she did the same. Then they
went another Sunday, and just as she
was flinging the money she lost her shoe
among the crowd and left IL he
hind her Now the kings son was
following her. but could not catch
her, and only found her shoe
Then said he 10 himself: Whose over
foot this shoe exactly hts, without BENG
either too large or too small. | Will take
her for my wife And he went 10 all
the women he knew and tried II or, but
could not manage 90 iit il. Then her
sisters came % her and said: You 50
and try It on perhaps it will tit you.
do not make fun of me, she said.
However, she went down, and when the
prince saw her hc knew the shoe was
hers. and said TO her: II will take you
20 wife"
DO not make fun of me-" che an
swered, $50 may your youth be happy! .
Nay but / will marry YOU said he,
and he took her and made her hs wife. .
Then she put on her fairest robes. When
a little child was born 10 her the sisters
came 10 sec it, And when she was help
less and alone they put her into chest .
and carried her off and threw her into a .
river, and the river cast her forth upon
a desert.
There was a half witted Old woman
there, and when she saw the chest she
thought TO cut it up for iirewOOd) and .
took it away for that purpose. And .
when she had broken il up and saw
some one alive in il, She got up and made
of. So the princess was left alone, and
heard the wolves bowling, and the swine
and the lions, and she sat and wept and
prayed 10 God, "Oh, God. give me "a
little hole in the ground that l may hide
my head in il and not hear the wild
beasts. and he gave Eer one. Again
she said "Oh. God, give me one little
larger. that ! may get IN up 10 my
waist" And he gave her one. And
she besought him again a third time,
and he gave her q cabin with all that
she wanted in IL; and there she dwelt,
and whatever size said, her bidding was
done forthwith For instance when she
wanted e. eat she would say, Come,
table. with all that is wantedl Come,
lo0dl Come, spoons and forks, and all
things needful" and stfaightway they
all got ready, ana when she finished she
would ask, Are YOU all there and they
would answer. We are"
One day the prince came into the vii
derness % hunt. and seeing the cabin be
went 10 find out who was inside; and
when he rot there he knocked at the
door And she saw him and knew him
from afar, and said, who is knocking
at the door" Its !, let me in, said be.
open, doors. said she, and In twink
ling the doors opened and he entered.
He went up stairs and found her seated
on a chair. Good day 10 YOU, eaid lac.
welcome" said size, and f;raightway
all that was Ia the room cried out, "Wol-
Gomez Come, CHART she cried, and
one came at once. "Sit down, she said
10 him, and down hesat Aud when she
asked him the reason OF his coming, she
babe him stay and dine.
He agreed, and straightway che gave
her orders: Gone, table, with all the
covers. and forthwith they Presented
themselves, and he was sore amazed.
Come, BASIN" she cried. Come, Jug,
pour water for us to washl Come, food,
in ten cOursesw and Immediately all that
she ordered made its appearance. After
wards, when the meal was ended, the
prince tried to hide a spoon, and put il
into his shoe; and when they rose from
table, she said, Table, have you all your
covers
"Yes, have"
spoons, are you all thereF
AL they said, except one which
said, Il am in the princes shoe"
Then she cried again. as though she
mad not heard, Are you all there, spoons
and forks,'
And as soon as the prince heard her lac
got rid of il on the sly and blushed.
And she said TO him, why did you
blush: Don't be afraid. am your
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