童话故事：真实的一个灰姑娘人生(13)

“Please, I insist,” the prince said.
Cinderella had a seat, and the prince placed the glass slipper on her foot. To everyone’s amazement (except Cinderella’s, of course), it was a perfect fit! The prince kissed her cheek and proposed on the spot.
At first, Cinderella didn’t know how to answer. She had met the prince only once before, but he had been in her thoughts every day since the ball. Waltzing around the ballroom had been the happiest experience of her life, and after years of unpleasant memories, Cinderella was ready to make new ones.
“Yes, Your Highness,” Cinderella said. “I will marry you.”
Despite the years of cruel treatment, Cinderella forgave her stepmother and stepsisters and invited them to her wedding. Sadly, they didn’t come. Just as the stepmother predicted, Cinderella had caused them so much embarrassment that they never showed their faces in society again.
Cinderella and the prince were married the following week in an enormous celebration at the palace. Church bells rang joyfully around the kingdom, and Cinderella was welcomed into the royal family with open arms. She and the prince had a wonderful marriage, and they lived happily ever after.