Once upon a time there was a girl called Cinderella.
/wʌns əˈpɑːn ə taɪm ðer wʌz ə gɜːrl kɔːld ˌsɪndəˈrelə/

But everyone called her Cinders.
/bʌt evriwʌn kɔːld hɜːr ˈsɪndərz/

Cinders lived with her mother and two stepsisters called Lily and Rosa.
/ˈsɪndərz lɪvd wɪð hɜːr ˈmʌðər ænd tuː stepˌsɪstərz kɔːld ˈlɪli ænd roʊzə/

Lily and Rosa were very unfriendly and they were lazy girls.
/ˈlɪliː ænd roʊzə wɜːr ˈveriː ənˈfrendli ænd ðeɪ wɜːr ˈleɪziː gɜːrlz/

They spent all their time buying new clothes and going to parties.
/ðeɪ spent ɔːl ðer taɪm ˈbaɪɪŋ nuː kloʊz ænd ˈgoʊɪŋ tuː pɑːrˈtiːz/

Poor Cinders had to wear all their old hand-me-downs!
/pʊr ˈsɪndərz həd tuː wer ɔːl ðer oʊld hændmiːˌdaʊnz/

And she had to do the cleaning!
/ænd ʃiː həd tuː duː ðə ˈkliːnɪŋ/

One day, a royal messenger came to announce a ball.
/wʌn deɪ ə ˈrɔɪəl ˈmesɪnʤər keɪm tuː əˈnaʊns ə bɔːl/

The ball would be held at the Royal Palace, in honour of the Queen's only son, Prince William.
/ðə bɔːl wʊd biː held ʌt ðə ˈrɔɪəl ˈpælɪs ɪn ˈɑːnər əv ðə kwiːnz ˈoʊnliː sʌn prɪns wilɪəm/

Lily and Rosa thought this was divine.
/ˈlɪliː ænd roʊzə θɔːt ðɪs wʌz dɪˈvaɪn/

Prince William was gorgeous, and he was looking for a bride!
/prɪns wilɪəm wʌz ˈgɔːrʤəs ænd hiː wʌz ˈlʊkɪŋ fər ə braɪd/

They dreamed of wedding bells!
/ðeɪ driːmd əv ˈwedɪŋ belz/

When the evening of the ball arrived, Cinders had to help her sisters get ready.
/hwen ðiː ˈiːvnɪŋ əv ðə bɔːl əˈraɪvd ˈsɪndərz həd tuː help hɜːr ˈsɪstərz get ˈrediː/

They were in a bad mood.
/ðeɪ hwɜːr ɪn ə bæd muːd/

They'd wanted to buy some new gowns, but their mother said that they had enough gowns.
/ðeɪd ˈwɑːntɪd tuː baɪ sʌm nuː gaʊnz bʌt ðer ˈmʌðər ˈsed ðæt ðeɪ həd ɪˈnʌf gaʊnz/

So they started shouting at Cinders.
/soʊ ðeɪ ˈstɑːrtɪd ˈʃaʊtɪŋ ʌt ˈsɪndərz/

'Find my jewels!' yelled one.
/faɪnd maɪ ˈʤuːəlz jeld wʌn/

'Find my hat!' howled the other.
/faɪnd maɪ hæt haʊld ðiː ˈʌðər/

They wanted hairbrushes, hairpins and hair spray.
/ðeɪ ˈwɑːntɪd ˈherˌbrʌʃɪz herˌpɪnz ænd her spreɪ/

When her sisters had gone, Cinders felt very down, and she cried.
/hwen hɜːr ˈsɪstərz həd gɔːn ˈsɪndərz felt ˈveriː daʊn ænd ʃiː kraɪd/

Suddenly, a voice said: 'Why are you crying, my dear?'.
/ˈsʌdnliː ə vɔɪs ˈsed waɪ ɑːr juː ˈkraɪɪŋ maɪ diːr/

It was her fairy godmother!
/ɪt wʌz hɜːr ˈferiː gɑːdˌmʌðər/

The girl poured her heart out: 'Lily and Rosa have it all!'
/ðə gɜːrl pɔːrd hɜːr hɑːrt aʊt ˈlɪliː ænd roʊzə həv ɪt ɔːl/

she cried, 'even though they're awful, and fat, and they're dull!
/ʃiː kraɪd ˈiːvən ðoʊ ðer ˈɔːfəl ænd fæt ænd ðer dʌl/

And I want to go to the ball, and meet Prince William!'
/ænd aɪ wɑːnt tuː goʊ tuː ðə bɔːl ænd miːt prɪns wilɪəm/

'You will, won't you?' laughed her fairy godmother.
/juː wɪl woʊnt juː læft hɜːr ˈferiː gɑːdˌmʌðər/

'Go into the garden and find me a pumpkin'.
/ goʊ ˈɪntuː ðə ˈgɑːrdn ænd faɪnd ˈmiː ə ‘pʌmpkɪn/

Cinders went, and found a splendid pumpkin which the fairy changed into a dazzling carriage.
/ˈsɪndərz went ænd faʊnd ə ˈsplendɪd ˈpʌmpkɪn hwɪʧ ðə ˈferiː ʧeɪnʤd ˈɪntuː ə ˈdæzʌlɪŋ ˈkærɪʤ/

'Now bring me four white mice,' the godmother said.
/naʊ brɪŋ ˈmiː fɔːr hwaɪt maɪs ðə gɑːdˌmʌðər ˈsed/

The girl went, and found one... two...three...four mice.
/ðə gɜːrl went ænd faʊnd wʌn tuː θriː fɔːr maɪs/

The fairy godmother changed the mice into four lovely horses to pull the carriage.
/ðə ˈferiː gɑːdˌmʌðər ʧeɪnʤd ðə maɪs ˈɪntuː fɔːr ˈlʌvliː ˈhɔːrsɪz tuː pʊl ðə ˈkærɪʤ/

Then the girl looked at her old rags.
/ðen ðə gɜːrl lʊkt ʌt hɜːr oʊld rægz/

'Oh dear!' she sighed.
/oʊ diːr ʃiː ˈsaɪd//

'Where will I find something to wear?
/wer wɪl aɪ faɪnd ˈsʌmθɪŋ tuː wer/

I don't have a gown!'
/aɪ doʊnt həv ə gaʊn/

'Hmmm...' said the fairy : 'Let's see, what do you need?
/Hmmm ˈsed ðə ˈferiː lets siː wʌt duː juː niːd/

You'll need a ballgown... you need jewellery... you need shoes, and... something needs to be done about your hair.
/juːl niːd ə ‘bɑːlgaʊn juː niːd ʤuːəlri juː niːd ʃuːz ænd ˈsʌmθɪŋ niːdz tuː biː dʌn əˈbaʊt jʊr her/

And would you like a blue gown or a green gown?'
/ænd wʊd juː laɪk ə bluː gaʊn ər ə griːn gaʊn/

For the third time, Cinders' godmother waved her magic wand.
/fər ðə θɜːrd taɪm ˈsɪndərz gɑːdˌmʌðər weɪvd hɜːr ˈmæʤɪk wɑːnd/

A ballgown, a robe and jewels appeared.
/ə ‘bɑːlgaʊn ə roʊb ænd ˈʤuːəlz əˈpiːrd/

And there were some elegant glass slippers.
/ænd ðer hwɜːr sʌm ˈeləgənt glæs ˈslɪpərz/

'You look wonderful,' her fairy godmother said, smiling.
/juː lʊk ˈwʌndərfəl hɜːr ˈferiː gɑːdˌmʌðər ˈsed ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

'Just remember one thing - the magic only lasts until midnight!'
/ʤʌst rɪˈmembər wʌn θɪŋ ðə ˈmæʤɪk ˈoʊnliː læsts ənˈtɪl mɪdˌnaɪt/

In the Royal Palace, everyone was amazed by the radiant girl in the beautiful ballgown.
/ɪn ðə ˈrɔɪəl ˈpælɪs evriːˌwʌn wʌz əˈmeɪzd baɪ ðə ˈreɪdiːənt gɜːrl ɪn ðə ˈbjuːtəfəl ‘bɑːlgaʊn/

'Who is she?' they asked.
/huː ɪz ʃiː ðeɪ æskt/

Prince William thought Cinders was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.
/prɪns wilɪəm θɔːt ˈsɪndərz wʌz ðə moʊst ˈbjuːtəfəl gɜːrl hiː həd ˈevər seen/

'Have we met?' he asked.
/hæv wiː met hiː æskt/

'And may I have the honour of this dance?'
/ænd meɪ aɪ həv ðiː ˈɑːnər əv ðɪs dæns/

Prince William and Cinders danced for hours.
/prɪns wilɪəm ænd ˈsɪndərz dænst fər aʊrz/

Cinders was so glad that she failed to remember her fairy godmother's warning.
/ˈsɪndərz wʌz soʊ glæd ðæt ʃiː feɪld tuː rɪˈmembər hɜːr ˈferiː gɑːdˌmʌðərz ˈwɔːrnɪŋ/

Suddenly the clock chimed midnight!
/ˈsʌdnliː ðə klɑːk ʧaɪmd mɪdˌnaɪt/

Cinders ran from the ballroom.
/ˈsɪndərz ræn frʌm ðiː ‘bɑːlruːm/

'Where are you going?' Prince William called.
/ wer ɑːr juː ˈgoʊɪŋ prɪns wilɪəm kɔːld/

In her hurry, Cinders lost one of her slippers.
/ɪn hɜːr ˈhɜːriː ˈsɪndərz lɔːst wʌn əv hɜːr ˈslɪpərz/

The Prince wanted to find Cinderella, but he couldn't find the girl.
/ðə prɪns ˈwɑːntɪd tuː faɪnd ˌsɪndəˈrelə bʌt hiː ˈkʊdənt faɪnd ðə gɜːrl/

'I don't even know her name,' he sighed.
/aɪ doʊnt ˈiːvən noʊ hɜːr neɪm hiː ˈsaɪd/

But he held on to the slipper.
/bʌt hiː held ɑːn tuː ðə ˈslɪpər/

After the ball, the Prince was resolved to find the beauty who had stolen his heart.
/ˈæftər ðə bɔːl ðə prɪns wʌz rɪˈzɑːlvd tuː faɪnd ðə ˈbjuːtiː huː həd ˈstoʊlən hɪz hɑːrt/

The glass slipper was his only clue.
/ðə glæs ˈslɪpər wʌz hɪz ˈoʊnliː kluː/

So he declared ‘The girl whose foot will fit this slipper shall be my wife.’
/soʊ hiː dɪˈklerd ðə gɜːrl huːz fʊt wɪl fɪt ðɪs ˈslɪpər ʃəl biː maɪ waɪf/

And he began to search the kingdom.
/ænd hiː bɪˈgæn tuː sɜːrʧ ðə ˈkɪŋdəm/

Every girl in the land was willing to try on the slipper.
/ˈevriː gɜːrl ɪn ðə lænd wʌz ˈwɪlɪŋ tuː traɪ ɑːn ðə ˈslɪpər/

But the slipper was always too small.
/bʌt ðə ˈslɪpər wʌz ˈɔːlweɪz tuː smɔːl/

When the Royal travellers arrived at Cinders home, Lily and Rosa tried to squeeze their feet into the slipper.
/hwen ðə ˈrɔɪəl ˈtrævʌlərz əˈraɪvd ʌt ˈsɪndərz hoʊm ˈlɪliː ænd (Rosa) traɪd tuː skwiːz ðer fiːt ˈɪntuː ðə ˈslɪpər/

But it was no use; their feet were enormous!
/bʌt ɪt wʌz noʊ ˈjuːz ðer fiːt hwɜːr ɪˈnɔːrməs/

‘Do you have any other girls?’ the Prince asked Cinders' mother.
/duː juː həv ˈeniː ˈʌðər gɜːrlz ðiː prɪns æskt ˈsɪndərz ˈmʌðər/

‘One more’, she replied.
/wʌn mɔːr ʃiː riːˈplaɪd/

‘Oh no’, cried Lily and Rosa.
/oʊ noʊ kraɪd ˈlɪliː ænd roʊzə/

‘She is much too busy!’
/ʃiː ɪz mʌʧ tuː ˈbɪziː/

But the Prince insisted that all girls must try the slipper.
/bʌt ðə prɪns ɪnˈsɪstɪd ðæt ɔːl gɜːrlz mʌst traɪ ðə ˈslɪpər/

Cinders was embarrassed.
/ˈsɪndərz wʌz emˈbærʌst/

She didn't want the Prince to see her in her old apron.
/ʃiː ˈdidənt wɑːnt ðə prɪns tuː siː hɜːr ɪn hɜːr oʊld ˈeɪprən/

And her face was dirty!
/ænd hɜːr feɪs wʌz ˈdɜːrtiː/

‘This is your daughter?’ the Prince asked, amazed.
/ðɪs ɪz jʊr ˈdɔːtər ðə prɪns æskt əˈmeɪzd/

But then Cinders tried on the glass slipper, and it fitted perfectly!
/bʌt ðen ˈsɪndərz traɪd ɑːn ðə glæs ˈslɪpər ænd ɪt ˈfɪtɪd ˈpɜːrfɪktliː/

The Prince looked carefully at the girl's face, and he recognised her.
/ðə prɪns lʊkt kerfəlliː ʌt ðə gɜːrlz feɪs ænd hiː ‘rekəgnaɪzd hɜːr/

‘It's you, my darling isn't it?’ he yelled.
/its juː maɪ ˈdɑːrlɪŋ ˈizənt ɪt hiː jeld/

‘Will you marry me?’
/wɪl juː ˈmæriː ˈmiː/

Lily and Rosa were horrified.
/ˈlɪliː ænd roʊzə wɜːr ˈhɔːrəˌfaɪd/

‘It was you at the ball, Cinders?’ they asked.
/ɪt wʌz juː ʌt ðə bɔːl ˈsɪndərz ðeɪ æskt/

They couldn't believe it!
/ðeɪ ˈkʊdənt bɪˈliːv ɪt/

Then Cinders married William, and they lived happily ever after.
/ðen ˈsɪndərz ˈmæriːd wilɪəm ænd ðeɪ lɪvd ˈhæpʌliː ˈevər ˈæftər/