Evans, C. S

Disgruntled at not being invited to the princess's christening, the wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for a hundred years.

The classic fairytale about a poor young girl, her wicked step-mother and step-sisters, and her unforgettable trip to the ball, where in her haste to flee the palace before the fairy godmother's magic loses effect, Cinderella leaves behind a glass slipper.

Through simple text and silhouette illustrations, relates the classic tale of the consequences when, disgruntled at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for a hundred years.

Disgruntled at not being invited to the princess's christening, the wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for a hundred years.

A mistreated kitchen maid, with the help of her fairy godmother, attends the palace ball on the condition that she leave before midnight.