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nderella danced only with the prince(王子), and as the evening passed, he fell in love with her.a clock chiming(報時) reminded cinderella of her fairy godmother39。s warning(警告). 39。it must be eleven o39。clock,39。 she thought(告知), but she asked the prince. what time is it?almost midnight, he answered.oh, no! cried cinderella. i must go!you can39。t. not now, said the prince.i must. and cinderella swept out of the room, and ran out of the palace. as she ran, the clock finished chiming. cinderella39。s clothes changed back into rags(破布), and the coach and horses were nowhere to be seen.the prince tried to follow, but he couldn39。t catch up. when he reached(走到) the door, all he found was one glass slipper. he ran to the main door.was a beautiful girl just driven(趕) out of here? he asked the guard(士兵).no, your highness. i39。ve only seen a scruffy servant(邋遢的仆人) girl, the guard answered.i39。ve lost her, said the prince, and he returned sadly to the palace.the next morning, cinderella39。s stepmother and stepsisters were talking about the ball.the prince meanwhile(同時) decided to look for the mysterious(神秘) girl he had fallen in love with. he issued(發(fā)表) a proclamation(公告). whoever the glass shoe fits(合適), shall be wife to the prince.the prince and his footman(仆人) went from house to house of all the ladies invited to the ball.he finally arrived at the stepmother39。s house.it39。s my shoe! cried esmerelda, trying desperately(穿) to pull the shoe on.please, miss! said the footman. your foot is too big. you will break the slipper(玻璃鞋).griselda tried the shoe, but her toes were far too long.is there anyone else? asked the prince.there39。s only cinderella, the maid(女仆), said the stepmother. but she wasn39。t even at the ball.all the ladies in the kingdom(王國) must try the slipper, said the footman.cinderella was called from the kitchen. esmerelda and griselda laughed when they saw how dirty she was. but their laughter turned to tears when they saw cinderella39。s foot slide easily into the slipper.oh! they cried. it fits!the prince looked at cinderella and realised that she was the girl that he had fallen in love with.cinderella took the other slipper from her pocket(口袋) and put it on.the prince was happy to have found her, and on a bright sunny day, he