Cinderella

[David Holden]

Cinderella was now 75 years old. After a fulfilling life with the now dead Prince, she happily sat upon her rocking chair, watching the world go by from her front porch with a cat called Alan for companionship.

 

One sunny afternoon, out of nowhere appeared the Fairy Godmother. Cinderella said,

 

"Fairy Godmother, what are you doing here after all these years?"

 

The Fairy Godmother replied,

 

"Well Cinderella, since you have lived a good, wholesome life since we last met, I have decided to grant you 3 wishes. Is there anything for which your heart still yearns?"

 

Cinderella was taken aback, overjoyed and after some thoughtful consideration and almost under her breath she uttered her first wish,

 

I wish I was wealthy beyond comprehension."

 

Instantly, her rocking chair was turned into solid gold. Cinderella was stunned. Alan, her faithful old cat, jumped off her lap and scampered to the edge of the porch, quivering with fear. Cinderella said,

 

"Oh thank you, Fairy Godmother."

 

The Fairy Godmother replied,

 

" It is the least I can do. What does your heart desire for your second wish?"

 

Cinderella looked down at her frail body and said,

 

"I wish I was young and full of the beauty of youth again."

 

At once, her wish, having been desired, became reality, and her beautiful youthful visage had returned. Cinderella felt stirrings inside her that had been dormant for years and long forgotten vigour and vitality began to course through her to her very soul. Then the Fairy Godmother again spoke,

 

"You have one more wish, what shall you have?"

 

Cinderella looked over to the frightened cat in the corner and said

 

" I wish you to transform Alan,my old cat, into a beautiful and handsome young man."

 

Magically, Alan suddenly underwent so fundamental a change in his biological make up, that when complete he stood before her, a boy, so beautiful the like of which she nor the world had ever seen, so fair indeed that the birds began to fall from the sky at his feet. The Fairy Godmother again spoke,

 

"Congratulations Cinderella. Enjoy your new life."

 

Then with a blazing shock of bright blue electricity, she was gone.

 

For a few eerie moments, Cinderella and Alan looked into each other’s eyes.

 

Cinderella sat breathless, gazing at the most stunningly perfect boy she had every seen. Then Alan walked over to her and held her close in his young muscular arms. He leant in close to her ear and breathed as much as whispered, blowing her golden hair with his warm breath,

 

 

 

"I bet you regret having my [****!!****] chopped off now, don’t you bitch?"