The little glass slipper

THERE was, many years ago, a gentleman who had a 
charming lady for his wife. They had one daughter only, 
who was very dutiful to her parents. But while she was 
still very young, her mamma died, to the grief of her 
husband and daughter. After a time, the little girl's 
papa married another lady. Now this lady was proud 
and haughty, and had two grown-up daughters as disa- 
greeable as herself; so the poor girl found everything at 
home changed for the worse. 

But she bore all her troubles with patience, not even 
complaining to her father, and, in spite of her hard toil, 
she grew more lovely in face and figure every year.