Cinderella · chapter 11 of 15
Whose Slipper Is This?
这是谁的鞋？
Two proud sisters, one tiny glass slipper, and a gentleman from the palace who must try it on every girl in the house.
Read what you hear
- Narrator 那天早上，王宫的先生来到了她们家。
Nà tiān zǎoshang, wánggōng de xiānsheng lái dào le tāmen jiā.
That morning, the gentleman from the palace came to their house.
- The Gentleman 能穿上这只玻璃鞋的女孩子，是王子要找的人。
Néng chuān shàng zhè zhī bōli xié de nǚháizi, shì wángzǐ yào zhǎo de rén.
The girl who can put on this glass slipper is the one the prince is looking for.
- Second Sister 姐姐，穿上鞋的人，会和王子结婚！
Jiějie, chuān shàng xié de rén, huì hé wángzǐ jiéhūn!
Sister, whoever gets the slipper on will marry the prince!
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- Big Sister 先生，是我！这只鞋是我的！
Xiānsheng, shì wǒ! Zhè zhī xié shì wǒ de!
Sir, it's me! This slipper is mine!
- Second Sister 你的？姐姐，你的脚那么大……
Nǐ de? Jiějie, nǐ de jiǎo nàme dà…
Yours? Sister, with feet that big...
- The Gentleman 是吗？请您试一试。
Shì ma? Qǐng nín shì yi shì.
Is it? Then please try it on.
- Narrator 大姐姐坐下来试鞋。她怎么也穿不上。
Dà jiějie zuò xiàlai shì xié. Tā zěnme yě chuān bú shàng.
Big Sister sat down to try on the slipper. No matter what she did, she could not get it on.
- Big Sister 这只鞋太小了！不对，是我的脚……不，是鞋太小！
Zhè zhī xié tài xiǎo le! Bú duì, shì wǒ de jiǎo… bù, shì xié tài xiǎo!
This slipper is too small! No, it's my foot... no, the slipper's too small!
- Cinderella 鞋不小。是她的脚太大了。
Xié bù xiǎo. Shì tā de jiǎo tài dà le.
The slipper isn't small. Her foot is too big.
- The Gentleman 对不起，您穿不上。请您妹妹来试。
Duìbuqǐ, nín chuān bú shàng. Qǐng nín mèimei lái shì.
I'm sorry, it won't go on. Please let your sister try.
- Second Sister 我来！我的脚小，我能穿上！
Wǒ lái! Wǒ de jiǎo xiǎo, wǒ néng chuān shàng!
My turn! My feet are small, I can get it on!
- Second Sister 穿上了……一半！先生，一半也可以吧？
Chuān shàng le… yíbàn! Xiānsheng, yíbàn yě kěyǐ ba?
It's on... halfway! Sir, halfway counts too, doesn't it?
- The Gentleman 一半？不可以。
Yíbàn? Bù kěyǐ.
Halfway? I'm afraid not.
- Second Sister 我的脚……今天有点儿大。昨天还很小呢！
Wǒ de jiǎo… jīntiān yǒudiǎnr dà. Zuótiān hái hěn xiǎo ne!
My foot is... a little big today. It was small just yesterday!
- Big Sister 妹妹，你的脚天天都不小！
Mèimei, nǐ de jiǎo tiāntiān dōu bù xiǎo!
Sister, your feet are big every day!
- Second Sister 我的脚？没有你的大！
Wǒ de jiǎo? Méiyǒu nǐ de dà!
My feet? Not as big as yours!
- The Gentleman 好了。您家里，还有女孩子吗？
Hǎo le. Nín jiā li, hái yǒu nǚháizi ma?
Very well. Is there another girl in your house?
- Big Sister 没有了！她？她是灰丫头，只会在火边做饭。
Méiyǒu le! Tā? Tā shì Huī yātou, zhǐ huì zài huǒ biān zuò fàn.
No one! Her? She's the Cinderwench. All she can do is cook by the fire.
- Cinderella 先生，我能试试吗？
Xiānsheng, wǒ néng shìshi ma?
Sir, may I try?
- Big Sister 灰丫头也想试？你的脚上都是灰！
Huī yātou yě xiǎng shì? Nǐ de jiǎo shang dōu shì huī!
The Cinderwench wants to try too? Your feet are covered in ashes!
- Second Sister 灰姑娘，你？你去过舞会吗？
Huī gūniang, nǐ? Nǐ qùguo wǔhuì ma?
Cinderella, you? Have you ever even been to a ball?
- Cinderella 去过……还和王子跳舞了呢。
Qùguo… hái hé wángzǐ tiàowǔ le ne.
I have... and I danced with the prince, too.
- Narrator 两个姐姐都在笑她。先生没有笑。他看了看灰姑娘。
Liǎng gè jiějie dōu zài xiào tā. Xiānsheng méiyǒu xiào. Tā kàn le kàn Huī gūniang.
Both sisters laughed at her. The gentleman did not laugh. He took a good look at Cinderella.
- The Gentleman 衣服很旧……人很漂亮。
Yīfu hěn jiù… rén hěn piàoliang.
Her clothes are old... but she is very beautiful.
- The Gentleman 王子说了：人人都要试。
Wángzǐ shuō le: rénrén dōu yào shì.
The prince said everyone must try.
- Big Sister 先生！她是我们家的灰丫头！
Xiānsheng! Tā shì wǒmen jiā de Huī yātou!
Sir! She's our Cinderwench!
- The Gentleman 王子的话，我不能不听。请坐。
Wángzǐ de huà, wǒ bù néng bù tīng. Qǐng zuò.
I must do as the prince says. Please, sit down.
- Cinderella 谢谢您，先生。
Xièxie nín, xiānsheng.
Thank you, sir.
- Narrator 灰姑娘坐了下来。先生要给她试鞋了。
Huī gūniang zuò le xiàlai. Xiānsheng yào gěi tā shì xié le.
Cinderella sat down. The gentleman was about to try the slipper on her.
- Second Sister 姐姐……你看她的脚，好小！
Jiějie… nǐ kàn tā de jiǎo, hǎo xiǎo!
Sister... look at her foot. It's so small!
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What changed in the story?
- Who tries on the glass slipper first?
“大姐姐坐下来试鞋。”
- When the slipper goes halfway on, what does Second Sister ask the gentleman?
“穿上了……一半！先生，一半也可以吧？”
- When the gentleman asks about another girl, what does Big Sister say about Cinderella?
“她是灰丫头，只会在火边做饭。”
- Why does the gentleman let Cinderella try the slipper?
“王子说了：人人都要试。”
- What does Second Sister notice at the end?
“你看她的脚，好小！”