“ The king's son, who was told, that a great princess, whom nobody knew, was come, ran out to receive her, he gave her his hand as she alighted out of the coach, and led her into the hall among all the company. There was immediately a profound silence, they left off dancing, and the music ceased to play, so attentive was every one to contemplate the beauties of this new comer. Nothing was then heard but confused noise of, Ha! how handsome she is! Ha! how handsome she is! ”

“ Being thus decked out, she up into her coach; but her godmother, above all things commanded her not to stay till after midnight, telling her at the same time, that if she stayed at the ball one moment longer, her coach would be a pompion again, her horses mice, her coachman a rat, her footmen lizards, and her clothes become just as they were before. She promised her godmother, she would not fail of leaving the ball before midnight, and then away she drives, scarce able to contain herself for joy. ”

“ The poor creature told her frankly all the matter, it without dropping out infinite numbers of diamonds. "In good faith, cried the mother, I must send my child thither. Come hither, Fanny, look what comes out of thy sister's mouth, when she speaks? Wouldst thou not be glad, my dear, to have the same gift given unto thee? Thou hast nothing else to do but go and draw water out of the fountain, and when a certain poor woman asks you to let her drink, to give it to her very civilly. ”

“ When she was alone, she called out to her sister and said to her, "Sister Anne, (for that was her name,) go up, I beg you, upon the tower, and look if my brothers are not coming: They promised me that they would come to-day, and if you see them give them a sign to make haste." Her sister Anne went up upon the top of the tower, and the poor afflicted wife, called from time to time, "Anne, sister Anne, do you see any one coming?" and sister Anne said, "I see nothing but the sun, which makes a dust, and the grass which looks green." ”

“ She then went and look'd into the mouse-trap, where she found six mice all alive, and ordered Cinderilla to lift up a little the trap-door, when giving each mouse as it went out a little tap with her wand, the mouse was that moment turned into a fair horse, which altogether made a very fine set of six horses, of a beautful mouse-coloured, dapple grey. Being at a lose for a coachman, "I will go and see, says Cinderilla, if there be never a rat in the rat-trap, we may make a coachman of him." "Thou art in the right, replied her godmother, go and look." ”

“ Nobody went to bed, but all passed the night in rallying and joking with each other: In short, every thing so well succeeded, that the youngest daughter began to think that the master of the house's beard was not so very blue, and that he was a mighty civil gentleman. ”

“ After several goings backwards and forwards, she was forced to bring him the key, Blue Beard, having very attentively considered it, said to his wife, “How comes this blood upon the key?” “I do not know,” cried the poor woman, paler than death. “You do know, replied Blue Beard, I very well know, you was resolved to go into the closet, was you not? ”

“ THERE was a man who had fine houses, both in town and country, a deal of silver and gold plate, embroidered furniture and coaches, gilded all over with gold. But this man had the misfortune to have a blue beard, which made him so frightfully ugly, that all the women and girls ran away from him. ”

“ His majesty was perfectly charmed with the good qualities of the Marquis, and his daughter was violently in love with him. The king, after having drank five or six glasses, said to him, "My Lord Marquis, you will be only to blame, if you are not my son-in-law." The marquis making several low bows, accepted the honour his majesty conferred upon him, and forthwith, the very same day, married the princess.
Puss became a great lord, and never ran after mice any more, but only for his diversion. ”

“ How long you have staid, cried she, gaping, rubbing her eyes, and stretching herself, as if she had just awaked out of her sleep; she had not, however, any manner of inclination to sleep since they went from home. "If thou hadst been at the ball, says one of her sisters, thou wouldst not have been tired with it; there came thither the finest princess, the most beautiful ever was seen with mortal eyes, she shewed us a thousand civilities, and gave us oranges and citrons." Cinderilla seemed very indifferent in the matter, indeed she asked the name of that princess ”

“ The youngest, who was the very picture of her father for courtesy and sweetness of temper, was also one of the most beautiful girls ever seen. As people naturally love their own likeness, this mother, even doated on her eldest daughter, and at the same time, had a horrible aversion for the youngest. ”

“ The king caressed him after a very extraordinary manner, and as the fine clothes he had given him, extremely set off his good mein, (for he was well made and very handsome in his person) the king’s daughter took a secret inclination to him, and the Marquis of Carabas had no sooner cast two or three respectful and tender glances, but she fell in love with him to distraction. ”

“ The poor child who did not know that it was dangerous to stay, and hear a wolf talk, said, “ I am going to see my grand-mamma, and carry her a custard, and a little pot of butter from my mamma." Does she live far off?” ”

“ The poor wife was almost as dead as her husband, and had not strength enough to rise and welcome her brothers. Blue Beard had no heirs, and s his wife became mistress of all his estate. She made use of one part of it to marry her sister Anne to a young gentelman who had courted her a long while; another part to buy captains commissions for her brothers, and the rest to marry herself to a very worthy gentleman, who made her forget the ill time she had passed with Blue Beard. ”

“ She got home, but quite out of breath, without coach or foot man, and in the nasty old clothes, having nothing left of all her finery, but one of the little slippers, fellow to that she dropped. The guards at the palace gate were asked, If they had seen a princess go out? Who said they had seen no body go out? but a young girl, very meanly dressed, who had more the air of a poor country wench, than a gentlewoman.
When the two sisters returned from the ball, Cinderilla asked them, If they had been well diverted ”

“ I am making them a sign as well as I can, for them to make haste” Then Blue Beard bawled out so loud that he made the whole house tremble.
The distressed wife came down and threw herself at his feet all in tears, with her hair all about her shoulders. “ This signifies nothing, said Blue Beard, you must die.” Then taking hold of her hair with one hand, and lifting up his scymitar with the other, he was going to take off her head. The poor gentlewoman, turning about to him, and looking at him with longing eyes, desired him to afford her one little moment to recollect herself. ”

“ Cinderilla was likewise called up to them to be consulted in all those matters, for she had excellent notions, and advised them always for the best; nay, and offered her service to dress their heads, which they willingly accepted. As she was doing this, they said to her, Cinderilla, would you not be glad to go to the ball? Ah! said she, you only jeer me, it is not for such as I am to go thither. Thou art in the right of it, replied they; it would make the people laugh to see a Cinder-breech at a ball. Any one but Cinderilla would have dressed their heads awry ”

“ Puss was so sadly terrified at the sight cf a lion so near him, that he immediately got into the gutter, not without abundance of trouble and danger, because of his boots, which were of no use at all to him in walking upon the tiles. A little while after, when Puss saw that the Ogre had resumed his natural form, he came down, and owned he had been very much frightened.
“I have been moreover informed,” said the cat, “but I know not how to believe it, that you have also the power to take upon you the smallest animal; for example, to charge yourself into a rat or a mouse ”

“ Though the Cat's master did not build very much upon what he said, he had, however, often seen him play a great many cunning tricks to catch rats and mice; as when he used to hang by the heels, or hide himself in the meal, and make, as if he were dead ”

“ He went and made a present of these to the king, as he had done before of the rabbit which he took in the warren. The king, in like manner received the partridges with great pleasure, and ordered him some money to drink. ”