Cinderella · chapter 7 of 15
Midnight
十二点
At the second ball the prince never leaves the princess's side. Will she remember her godmother's words this time?
Read what you hear
- Narrator 第二天晚上，王宫里的灯更多了。
Dì èr tiān wǎnshang, wánggōng li de dēng gèng duō le.
The next evening, there were even more lights in the palace.
- Second Sister 姐姐，你看！金马车！公主来了！
Jiějie, nǐ kàn! Jīn mǎchē! Gōngzhǔ lái le!
Sister, look! The gold coach! The princess is here!
- Big Sister 她的衣服，今天更漂亮了！
Tā de yīfu, jīntiān gèng piàoliang le!
Her dress is even more beautiful tonight!
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- Second Sister 王子去找她了！你看，他在笑！
Wángzǐ qù zhǎo tā le! Nǐ kàn, tā zài xiào!
The prince has gone to her! Look, he's smiling!
- The Prince 公主，你来了！我一天都在想你。
Gōngzhǔ, nǐ lái le! Wǒ yì tiān dōu zài xiǎng nǐ.
Princess, you've come! I've been thinking of you all day.
- Cinderella 真的吗？谢谢您，王子。
Zhēn de ma? Xièxie nín, wángzǐ.
Really? Thank you, Prince.
- The Prince 今天晚上，你只和我跳舞，好吗？
Jīntiān wǎnshang, nǐ zhǐ hé wǒ tiàowǔ, hǎo ma?
Tonight, will you dance with no one but me?
- Cinderella 好，王子。我只和您跳舞。
Hǎo, wángzǐ. Wǒ zhǐ hé nín tiàowǔ.
Yes, Prince. I'll dance only with you.
- Narrator 他们跳舞，王子哪儿也不去，只和她说话。
Tāmen tiàowǔ, wángzǐ nǎr yě bú qù, zhǐ hé tā shuōhuà.
They danced, and the prince went nowhere else and talked only with her.
- The Prince 公主，你笑的时候，真好看。
Gōngzhǔ, nǐ xiào de shíhou, zhēn hǎokàn.
Princess, when you smile, you're so lovely.
- Cinderella 王子说的话，都很好听。
Wángzǐ shuō de huà, dōu hěn hǎotīng.
Everything you say is so sweet, Prince.
- The Prince 你的玻璃鞋也很漂亮。
Nǐ de bōli xié yě hěn piàoliang.
Your glass slippers are beautiful too.
- Cinderella 谢谢您！我也很喜欢。
Xièxie nín! Wǒ yě hěn xǐhuan.
Thank you! I love them too.
- Big Sister 妹妹，王子今天也不和我们跳舞！
Mèimei, wángzǐ jīntiān yě bù hé wǒmen tiàowǔ!
Sister, the prince won't dance with us tonight either!
- Second Sister 公主那么漂亮，王子还会看我们吗？
Gōngzhǔ nàme piàoliang, wángzǐ hái huì kàn wǒmen ma?
With the princess so beautiful, will the prince even look at us?
- Big Sister 他看我了！他还对我笑了！你没看见吗？
Tā kàn wǒ le! Tā hái duì wǒ xiào le! Nǐ méi kànjiàn ma?
He looked at me! He even smiled at me! Didn't you see?
- Second Sister 姐姐，他在看公主。他没有看你。
Jiějie, tā zài kàn gōngzhǔ. Tā méiyǒu kàn nǐ.
Sister, he's looking at the princess. He isn't looking at you.
- Second Sister 她的鞋是玻璃的！我也想要玻璃鞋！
Tā de xié shì bōli de! Wǒ yě xiǎng yào bōli xié!
Her slippers are made of glass! I want glass slippers too!
- The Prince 公主，你在这儿，我非常高兴。
Gōngzhǔ, nǐ zài zhèr, wǒ fēicháng gāoxìng.
Princess, I'm so happy that you're here.
- Cinderella 我也很高兴。王子对我真好，我不想回家。
Wǒ yě hěn gāoxìng. Wángzǐ duì wǒ zhēn hǎo, wǒ bù xiǎng huí jiā.
I'm so happy too. You're so kind to me, Prince. I don't want to go home.
- Narrator 她太高兴了，忘了仙女的话。
Tā tài gāoxìng le, wàng le xiānnǚ de huà.
She was so happy that she forgot her godmother's words.
- The Prince 公主，你在想什么？你在笑呢。
Gōngzhǔ, nǐ zài xiǎng shénme? Nǐ zài xiào ne.
Princess, what are you thinking about? You're smiling.
- Cinderella 我在想，今天晚上真好。现在还没到十一点吧？
Wǒ zài xiǎng, jīntiān wǎnshang zhēn hǎo. Xiànzài hái méi dào shíyī diǎn ba?
I'm thinking how lovely tonight is. It isn't eleven yet, is it?
- The Prince 还早呢！我们再跳舞吧！
Hái zǎo ne! Wǒmen zài tiàowǔ ba!
It's still early! Let's dance again!
- Big Sister 妹妹，王子一个晚上都在和她说话。我不想看了。
Mèimei, wángzǐ yí gè wǎnshang dōu zài hé tā shuōhuà. Wǒ bù xiǎng kàn le.
Sister, the prince has talked with her all evening. I don't want to watch anymore.
- Narrator 这时候，十二点了！
Zhè shíhou, shí'èr diǎn le!
Just then, it was twelve o'clock!
- Cinderella 十二点？不是还没到十一点吗？
Shí'èr diǎn? Bú shì hái méi dào shíyī diǎn ma?
Twelve? But it wasn't even eleven yet, was it?
- Cinderella 仙女的话……我忘了！
Xiānnǚ de huà… wǒ wàng le!
Godmother's words... I forgot!
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What changed in the story?
- What does Big Sister say about the princess's dress tonight?
“她的衣服，今天更漂亮了！”
- What does the prince ask the princess to do tonight?
“今天晚上，你只和我跳舞，好吗？”
- Why does Cinderella forget her godmother's words?
“她太高兴了，忘了仙女的话。”
- What time does Cinderella think it is?
“现在还没到十一点吧？”
- What does the prince say when the princess asks about the time?
“还早呢！”