Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl who had a vicious stepmother and two unhappy sisters. She was often bullied by her stepmother and two sisters, forced to do heavy work, often covered with dust, so she was nicknamed "Cinderella".
从前，有一位长得很漂亮的女孩，她有一位恶毒的继母与两位心地不好的姐姐。她便经常受到继母与两位姐姐的欺负，被逼着去做粗重的工作，经常弄得全身满是灰尘，因此被戏称为“灰姑娘”。
One day, the prince of the city held a dance and invited the girls of the whole city to attend, but her stepmother and two sisters did not let Cinderella attend. They also asked her to do a lot of work, which made her disappointed and sad.
有一天，城里的王子举行舞会，邀请全城的女孩出席，但继母与两位姐姐却不让灰姑娘出席，还要她做很多工作，使她失望伤心。
At this time, a fairy appeared, helped her shake herself into a noble Miss Qianjin, and turned the mouse into a groom, pumpkin into a carriage, and changed into a beautiful dress and a pair of crystal (glass) shoes for Cinderella to wear. Cinderella was so happy that she hurried to the palace to attend the dance.
这时，有一位仙女出现了，帮助她摇身一变成为高贵的千金小姐，并将老鼠变成马夫，南瓜变成马车，又变了一套漂亮的衣服和一双水晶（玻璃）鞋给灰姑娘穿上。灰姑娘很开心，赶快前往皇宫参加舞会。
The fairy warned her before she left that she could not stay until 12:00 p.m., after which the magic would be lifted automatically. Cinderella agreed.
She attended the dance. The prince was fascinated by her and invited her to dance with him as soon as he saw her. The time of joy passed quickly. It was almost midnight. Cinderella had to leave immediately, leaving a crystal shoe in the panic.
仙女在她出发前提醒她，不可逗留至午夜十二点，十二点以后魔法会自动解除。灰姑娘答应了，她出席了舞会，王子一看到她便被她迷住了，立即邀她共舞。欢乐的时光过得很快，眼看就要午夜十二时了，灰姑娘不得已要马上离开，在仓皇间留下了一只水晶鞋。
The prince was so sad that he sent his minister to visit the whole country to find out the girl who could wear the crystal shoes. Despite the hindrance of his stepmother and sister, the minister succeeded in finding Cinderella.
王子很伤心，于是派大臣至全国探访，找出能穿上这只水晶鞋的女孩，尽管有后母及姐姐的阻碍，大臣仍成功的找到了灰姑娘。
The prince was so happy that he asked Cinderella to marry him. Cinderella agreed. They lived happily ever after.
王子很开心，便向灰姑娘求婚，灰姑娘也答应了，两人从此过著幸福快乐的生活。
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历史背景：
这个故事类型通常包含以下因素：一位善良而不幸的女主人公，女主人公母亲的离世，新家庭成员对女主人公的欺侮，帮助女主人公克服难题并最终为她带来幸福的神奇力量，用于识别女主人公的一件物事——鞋。
因此斯蒂·汤普森（Stith Thompson）在《民间文学母题索引》(Motif-Index of Folk Literature)中，把“灰姑娘”故事归为阿奈尔－汤普森故事类型。
我国唐代段成式在其编撰的《酉阳杂俎》续集《支诺皋》里所记录的《叶限》故事是世界上“灰姑娘”型民间故事的最早记载（约为公元9世纪中期）。在这个故事里，帮助女主人公的是鱼骨头，为她带来幸福的是只金履。
但因为《叶限》的记录年代更确切更久远，以及文本中所暗示的当时民众对此故事常有耳闻的语气，使得“叶限”故事看起来似更接近于此型故事的本来面目，因而有些学者由此认为该类故事起源于中国。
1697年，巴黎出版的佩罗(Charles Perrault)的《Histoires ou contes du temps passé，avec des moralités: Contes de ma mère l'Oye》（《鹅妈妈的故事》）。
在很长一段时间里，人们一直认为这本故事集中所收录的《灰姑娘Cinderella》故事是欧洲此类故事的最早记载。当然，在欧洲已发现了一些记录年代更早的故事异文，但是佩罗的“灰姑娘”故事却是有最大影响的一个。
三个异文中，只有在佩罗的故事里，才有仙女、南瓜车和水晶鞋这些为人们所熟知的“灰姑娘”元素。
参考资料来源：百度百科-灰姑娘
Cinderella used to spend long hours all alone talking to the cat. The cat said, "Miaow", which really meant, "Cheer up! You have something neither of your stepsisters have and that is beauty."
