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The little old woman touched it with her magic wand. Lo and behold!The pumpkin turned into a golden coach! Next she took six mice out of themousetrap and changed each one into a sleek gray pony.
"Bring me a fat rat from the cellar," said the godmother. WhenCinderella did so, the rat was turned into a handsome coachman in full livery.
Then the fairy godmother said, "Now run out to the garden and lift up the watering can near the fence. Under it you will find six lizards which you must catch and bring to me." These were turned into six footmen, whoimmediately jumped up behind the coach!
"There!", cried the godmother. "Off you go!" But Cinderella lookeddown at her soiled, ragged dress and her eyes filled with tears.
"Tears, tears, tears," cried the godmother. "Dry your eyes, child."And she waved her wand. Immediately Cinderella's rags and tatters were changed into a beautiful dress as blue as the sky and covered with jewels.Her shoes became the daintiest pair of glass slippers ever seen.
"Now," said the little old woman as she helped the happy girl intothe coach. "Have a good time, but remember this: you must not stay oneminute after midnight. If you do, your coach will become a pumpkin again;your horses, mice; your footmen, lizard; you coachman, a rat. And your beautiful dress will turn into rags."
Cinderella promised she would leave the ball before midnight. Shethanked her fairy godmother many times and drove off.
