The short story "Cindy Ellie, A modern Fairy Tale" by Mary Smith is a story very similar to famous Cinderella Story, but is instead based on the African culture. It's about a little girl named Ellie who loses her mother due to being sick, and when when her mother dies, many women go after Ellie's father because of his wealth. A lady with a pretty face, big legs, and big hips traps Ellie's father with her good cooking food and soon eventually got him him to marry her. This lady decides to bring her two ugly daughters into the house and kicks Ellie out of her own pretty room so her two stepsisters could sleep in their. Ellie was left to sleep on a pallet in the cellar. There was an inauguration ball held after the mayor was elected and everyone except Ellie was allowed to go. Her godma saw how sad she was because she knew Ellie really wanted to go so she uses some kind of magic to turn an onion into a Cadillac & Mercedes Benz, rats into chaufeurs, and Ellie's raggedy clothing into gown. One night, when she loses track of time, she leaves the ball in such a hurry remember that once it strikes twelve, the magic gets reversed to how it was. On her way out she accidently leaves her sandal. The mayor's son continuely searches for the owner and declares the person that fits the shoe is the one he'll marry. He eventually finds the owner, Ellie, who fits the shoe perfectly and they marry and live happily ever after.
I liked this short story because it reminded so much of the movie, "The Cinderella Story." The short story was almost exactly how the movie was played except the part that in the story, Cinderella wasn't white but African American.
New vocabulary words I found and needed to look up was...
taffeta found on pay 400 -On her head was a geelee of the rarest of taffeta standing tall and stiff and just gorgeous!"
Taffeta means a crisp smooth woven fabric made from silk or synthetic fibers especially used for women's garments.
primping found on page 397 -Oh, them stepsisters was primping and buying designer gowns to go to the ball."
Primping means to dress or groom oneself with elaborate care
Just like in the movie, I dislike the evil "stepsisters" who mistreat and disrespect Ellie in her own home. It's also upsetting and sad that Ellie's father sees the mistreatment that Ellie receives but yet does not stand up or speak up for his own daughter to his new wife. The moral of the Cindy Ellie story is that good things will always come to good people.
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