英语 经典儿童童话故事 灰姑娘 第11章

The fairy godmother now made her appearance again, touching Cinderella with her wand, changed Cinderella’s shabby clothes into the magnificent gown she has worn at the ball.
The sisters finally recognized in Cinderella the strange princess they had seen at the ball, and threw themselves at her feet, to implore forgiveness for all the ill-treatment they had shown her. Ella – for she would never again be called Cinderella – raised them up, and, embracing them, said she forgave them, with all her heart, their unkindness to her, and hoped that for the future they would be kind to every one about them. She told them she had never forgotten the wise last words of her dear mother: “…always be good, and bear everything that occurs to you with kindness and patience; then, whatever toil and /ˈtrʌbls/ you may suffer will someday pass, and happiness will be your lot in the end.”
These words now proved to be true; for, having borne cruelty with kindness and patience ever since her father’s death, she was now to be the wife of the king’s son.
 
Ella was transported to the palace, where she happily accepted prince’s /prəˈpəʊzl/ of marriage. The delighted prince found Ella more charming than ever, and in a just few days they were wed.
 
Ella flourished in the love of her husband, the esteem of the court, and the good-will of all who knew her. In time Ella and the prince gave the King and Queen the grandchildren they so wanted, and they all lived happily ever after.