Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-03-25
TIE GREEK CINDERELLA.

iTDr story of "Cindereiia' IL very old sal has
pss,. thrva, . u.aa" forras rcrhalTs Il tuay be
sur, ing 10 knoa thsi tl,c 6fr,cts told this story
Ia ~ ir ch1drro Tiaoy ccntur -ac, Here Is tbc
Gr,,s version
There were once three tistrrs spinning
6aa and they said. "WlrSpScr spindle
falls. let us kill her and ca, her
The mothers spindle fell. and they ic,
her alone.
Again they sat down to spia AMI again
the mothers spindle fell, md again. and
yet again. "hh. wcll"' said they. lot
Tn CIT her now!'
"No!' said the youngest. "do not cJt
her; eat me, ii tcsh YOU will have"
But they would ntS': and two y. theta
killed their mother and cooked her Tor
eating.
When they had sat down To- make a
meal of her. they s,I;i to the younSrst,
Come and cat. too
But she Refused and s5t down un a
saddle which the fowls wcrc covering
with filth and wept Then the Youngest,
whom :hoy c;.l.cd Little SIdd'SFlut.
gathered all the lnnes and buried them,
and smoked them every day with incense
for forty days. and after the forty days
were out ehc went TO take them away
and put them in another place. Ard
when she lifted up the stone she was
astonished at the rays Of light which IL
sent forth. and raiinent VAS found there
like unto the heavens and tho stars. the
spring with IT. tiuwCrs, the tca with it,
waves. and many coins of every kind.
On Sunday her sisters went to church:
then she, too, arcsc: she washed and Gt-
tired herself. putting on the garment
that was as the heavens with the stars,
and went 10 church. taking with her a
few gold pieces in her purse. When 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 to see whittier she went. Then
sho filled her hard with money from her
bag and cast il in the way. Then tho
crowd scrambled for 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 YOU, wretchl Come and let us tell
you how there came into the church
maiden more glorious than the sun, who
had such garments on IA you could not
look on, SO brightly did they glcan and
shine. and she strcwcd money OH the
way. Look, gee what lot we have
picked mp! Why did you not cone. toot
worse luck 10 your
Next Sunday they went 10 church
again. and she did the same. Then they
went another Sunday, and just as she
was dinging the moncyshc lost her shoe
among the crowd and left ii be-
hind her. Now the kings SOD was
following her. but could not catch
her. and only found her shoe.
Then said ho TO himself: "Whose ever
foot this sho, Exactly fits. without being
either too large or too small. ] viii take
her fer ny wife" And no went 10 all
the wcmcn hc knew and tried il on. but
could not IlaHagc to iit il. Trcn her
sisters Genre 20 her and said You go
and try it on. perhaps il will III you."
"Do rot natr fun Of re-. tho eaid.
However, s!;c went down. and when the
prince raw Ter he knew the shoe was
hers. arI ii ,r her; II viii take you
TO wife
Do not HIal.r iUn Of me" rhc on.
swcrcd. ''so rlav your youth le happy"
Nay. bu; ! win marry YOU" eaid he,
tAiiI Nv N-NH ifi Nftu fDtDc neI us WIG.
Then scc psi: ~ l,er faircst robes. Whoo
o little chill vrs l.nrn to her the sisters
came 20 sec IL. Md when shc was help
less ond alone trey put her into cheft
and carried hsr cff erd threw her into q
river. and O." iivrr cast her forth upop
desert
Thcrc wa. /. ali witted old woman
there. lal y Ten she saw the chest she
thought 10 ,Li IL ~ ffor f'rewood) and
took II avg, fcT that purpose. And
whcn she I'D troscu Il up and saw
some one alive IN IL, she got UP and tnndc
of. SO tic rtinress was left alone. and
heard the wolves l,owllrg, and tho swine
and the lore. and she sat cnd wrpt and
prayed 10 God. "Oh. God. giyo me
little hole in Tire ground that muy hide
my bead In !, and not hear the wild
beasts, and hc Cavc her one. Again
she said. "Oh, God. give mo one little
larger. that ! may get In up 10 INV
waist" And he gave her one. And
she bcsought him ngain third time,
and Inc gave her a cabin with all that
she wanted in IL. and there she dwsli,
and whatever she said. her bidding vas
done forthwith. For instance. when she
wanted io ct Lie would Eay, COME,
fahfo u-.sh N that Il x.,n ny,fodt Ca,,-a