March 20, 2009

Ah, the troubles you mortals have, it's almost funny.

Where was I? oh, of course, Cinderella's TRUE tale, the one that has become so destroyed that it's almost beyond recognizing. In fact, if it weren't for her name, I wouldn't recognize it. Well, enough of my ramblings, allow me to continue.

Cinderella was not stupid, but she was blind. Not actually blind, figuratively blind. She didn't see how truly cruel and bloodthirsty her stepmother was. Even Cinderella's own half-sister (as I said, she did not have two 'wicked stepsisters') had sided with Vivian and joined her in plotting against her own father. Cinderella was kind and smart. She did all she was told and did it well, but whenever the chance arose, she would bite back at those who used her, but she was careful. She would only rise against her stepmother or half-sister when she was sure the movement could not be traced back to her, such as hiding a small piece of cheese in her half-sister's room, attracting many mice to invade her bedroom, or sweeping a spider under the dinner table by accident just before her stepmother sat down. These pranks were troublesome, but Cinderella could have done worse- should have done worse- to the evil that resided in that house. She should hae murdered them in their bed, as they would have done to her if it weren't for Cupcake.

Cupcake was Cinderella's guard dog. Cupcake hadn't been bred to be a guard dog, but there was once a time when a young boy from the village who had been coming to steal from Cinderella's father's pantry and Cupcake hadn't allowed his to get much farther than the stables. Then they had known that their sweet little Cupcake would never allow them to be hurt. Oddly enough, and I confess, I did play a part in this, Cupcake never much liked Vivian or Lily, Cinderella's half-sister, and refused to protect them they way he did Cinderella or her father.

But I will speak more of Cupcake later, let us get on with the story.

It was on a stormy night that the mesenger came. Cinderella had been tending to Lily, who was apparently feeling faint and could not call her personal maid to brush her hair and required Cinderella to do it, when the bell ran through the house to announce someone's arrival. Cinderella heard the door down the stairs open and people talk for a moment before the the door slammed with a great and terrible BANG.

Oh, I apollogize, I must cut this short again, it appears what I thought I fixed was only made more broken.