Cinderella · chapter 2 of 15
The Prince's Ball
王子的舞会
The sisters spend three days trying on dresses for the prince's ball. On the night, Cinderella does their hair while they laugh at the idea of her going.
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- Narrator 那三天，两个姐姐都在房间里试衣服。
Nà sān tiān, liǎng gè jiějie dōu zài fángjiān li shì yīfu.
For those three days, both sisters were in their rooms, trying on clothes.
- Big Sister 灰丫头！我的红衣服在哪儿？
Huī yātou! Wǒ de hóng yīfu zài nǎr?
Cinderwench! Where's my red dress?
- Cinderella 在这儿，大姐姐。很漂亮。
Zài zhèr, Dà jiějie. Hěn piàoliang.
Here it is, Big Sister. It's very pretty.
- Big Sister 我知道！舞会上，我穿红衣服。王子会喜欢我！
Wǒ zhīdào! Wǔhuì shang, wǒ chuān hóng yīfu. Wángzǐ huì xǐhuan wǒ!
I know! At the ball, I'll wear red. The prince will like me!
- Second Sister 不，王子会喜欢我！姐姐，你看，这件好看吗？
Bù, wángzǐ huì xǐhuan wǒ! Jiějie, nǐ kàn, zhè jiàn hǎokàn ma?
No, the prince will like me! Sister, look, is this one pretty?
- Big Sister 不好看。再试一件！
Bù hǎokàn. Zài shì yí jiàn!
Not pretty. Try another one!
- Second Sister 这件呢？这件也旧了……灰姑娘，你说呢？
Zhè jiàn ne? Zhè jiàn yě jiù le… Huī gūniang, nǐ shuō ne?
What about this one? This one's old too... Cinderella, what do you think?
- Cinderella 二姐姐，里边穿这件，外边穿这件金的。
Èr jiějie, lǐbian chuān zhè jiàn, wàibian chuān zhè jiàn jīn de.
Second Sister, wear this one underneath and this gold one on top.
- Second Sister 金的！上边还有金花！大家都会看我，不看姐姐！
Jīn de! Shàngbian hái yǒu jīn huā! Dàjiā dōu huì kàn wǒ, bú kàn jiějie!
The gold one! It even has gold flowers on it! Everyone will look at me, not at Sister!
- Big Sister 不看我？谁说的？
Bú kàn wǒ? Shéi shuō de?
Not at me? Says who?
- Cinderella 大姐姐，二姐姐，你们两天没吃饭了。来吃一点儿面包吧。
Dà jiějie, Èr jiějie, nǐmen liǎng tiān méi chī fàn le. Lái chī yìdiǎnr miànbāo ba.
Big Sister, Second Sister, you haven't eaten for two days. Come and have a little bread.
- Big Sister 不吃！我们太高兴了，不想吃！
Bù chī! Wǒmen tài gāoxìng le, bù xiǎng chī!
No! We're far too happy to eat!
- Second Sister 不是我！
Bú shì wǒ!
That wasn't me!
- Cinderella 舞会那天，我给你们做头发，好吗？
Wǔhuì nà tiān, wǒ gěi nǐmen zuò tóufa, hǎo ma?
On the day of the ball, shall I do your hair for you?
- Big Sister 好吧。要做好，灰丫头！
Hǎo ba. Yào zuò hǎo, Huī yātou!
Fine. Do it well, Cinderwench!
- Narrator 舞会那天晚上，灰姑娘给两个姐姐做头发。
Wǔhuì nà tiān wǎnshang, Huī gūniang gěi liǎng gè jiějie zuò tóufa.
On the evening of the ball, Cinderella did the two sisters' hair.
- Second Sister 灰姑娘，你想去舞会吗？想和王子跳舞吗？
Huī gūniang, nǐ xiǎng qù wǔhuì ma? Xiǎng hé wángzǐ tiàowǔ ma?
Cinderella, would you like to go to the ball? Would you like to dance with the prince?
- Cinderella 二姐姐，你们在笑我。我怎么能去呢？
Èr jiějie, nǐmen zài xiào wǒ. Wǒ zěnme néng qù ne?
Second Sister, you're laughing at me. How could I go?
- Big Sister 对！大家会笑：灰丫头去舞会！
Duì! Dàjiā huì xiào: Huī yātou qù wǔhuì!
That's right! Everyone would laugh: Cinderwench at the ball!
- Narrator 她们笑她。灰姑娘还是好好给她们做头发。
Tāmen xiào tā. Huī gūniang háishi hǎohǎo gěi tāmen zuò tóufa.
They laughed at her. Still, Cinderella did their hair with great care.
- Second Sister 天哪！姐姐，你看镜子！我们的头发真漂亮！
Tiān na! Jiějie, nǐ kàn jìngzi! Wǒmen de tóufa zhēn piàoliang!
Oh my! Sister, look in the mirror! Our hair is so pretty!
- Big Sister 还可以。灰丫头，我们去跳舞了！
Hái kěyǐ. Huī yātou, wǒmen qù tiàowǔ le!
It's all right. Cinderwench, we're off to dance!
- Cinderella 她们去了……我看不见她们了。
Tāmen qù le… wǒ kàn bu jiàn tāmen le.
They're gone... I can't see them anymore.
- Cinderella 王宫里，大家都在跳舞。
Wánggōng li, dàjiā dōu zài tiàowǔ.
At the palace, everyone is dancing.
- Cinderella 我呢？我还在火边。
Wǒ ne? Wǒ hái zài huǒ biān.
And me? I'm still by the fire.
- The Fairy Godmother 孩子，你怎么一个人在这儿哭？
Háizi, nǐ zěnme yí gè rén zài zhèr kū?
Child, why are you crying here all alone?
- Cinderella 仙女？我想……我好想……
Xiānnǚ? Wǒ xiǎng… wǒ hǎo xiǎng…
Godmother? I wish... I so wish...
- The Fairy Godmother 你想去舞会，对吗？
Nǐ xiǎng qù wǔhuì, duì ma?
You want to go to the ball, don't you?
- Cinderella 对……我也很想去！
Duì… wǒ yě hěn xiǎng qù!
Yes... I want to go too, so much!
- The Fairy Godmother 好孩子，你会去的。去花园，给我找一个南瓜来。
Hǎo háizi, nǐ huì qù de. Qù huāyuán, gěi wǒ zhǎo yí gè nánguā lái.
Good girl, you will go. Go to the garden and find me a pumpkin.
What changed in the story?
- What will Big Sister wear to the ball?
“舞会上，我穿红衣服”
- Why won't the sisters eat the bread Cinderella brings?
“我们太高兴了，不想吃”
- What does Cinderella offer to do for her sisters?
“我给你们做头发”
- What does Big Sister say everyone would do if Cinderella went to the ball?
“大家会笑：灰丫头去舞会”
- What does the fairy tell Cinderella to find in the garden?
“去花园，给我找一个南瓜来”