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When her fairy godmother appears, all Cinderella's dreams come true.

[Full Audiobook] Listen to our Cinderella Story from award-winning SooperBooks©.

As the kingdom prepares for a much anticipated Royal Ball, will the poor servant girl Cinderella be able to attend? Or will her wicked stepmother get in the way? Cinderella is the perfect story if you are looking for a tale that highlights the importance of kindness and shows us that love and inner qualities are truly what matter in life. Our retelling of Cinderella focuses on themes of Love, kindness, hard work and a lot of magic. Cinderella is undoubtedly one of the most famous folk tales in the world with thousands of variations told throughout the centuries. The Sooper Books version of Cinderella is inspired by the most popularly adapted version from the Brothers Grimm and includes all the classic features you would expect from a Cinderella story, ranging from pumpkins to glass slippers!

Cinderella Audiobook for Kids | Free Story | Read Aloud

In front of her stood a small, rotund man dressed in royal regalia, carrying an important looking scroll. Behind him stood two armoured knights flying flags embossed with the King’s Arms.

The little man unrolled the scroll and began to read aloud.

“It is my duty to announce,” he said, formally, “that his majesty the King sends forth an invitation. To all the young ladies of this fine kingdom to attend The Royal Ball at the palace.”

Hearing this, the step-sisters ran to the door and pushed Cinderella aside.

“Oh goodie!” they cried, clapping their hands with delight.

“The prince—and heir to the throne—seeks a princess. And he would like to meet each lady of the kingdom in the hope of finding true love. The palace doors will open at 8 p.m. this Saturday.”

The little man then turned, mounted his horse and galloped off—followed closely by the two knights.

The step-sisters closed the door and—not able to contain their excitement—let out an almighty shriek.

“What is the meaning of all this hilarity?” she cried.

“Oh… Mamma… we have been invited to The Royal Ball and I feel sure that one of us will be picked as the new princess.”

“Of course you will,” replied the step-mother, breaking into a hideous smile, “what prince would not want to marry my precious little munchkins.”

Cinderella watched on, desperately trying to avoid a fit of the giggles. For she knew—as it was plain for all to see—that any prince would rather have lived a life of solitude than marry either of these wretched, selfish brutes.

You have to know that Cinderella longed—more than anything—to go to the ball. But she daren’t ask her wicked step-mother, for she already knew the answer. And she didn’t want to hear it. So she simply busied herself for the following days with her chores and, of course, preparing her step-sisters’ ball gowns.

A splendid horse-drawn carriage pulled up to the front door. And the step-sisters—adorned in their painstakingly hand-stitched gowns—promptly climbed aboard.

Cinderella looked on with great sadness as the carriage set off down the drive towards the palace.

“If only I had a single wish,” she said to herself, “I would attend The Royal Ball and—for just one night—be spared my frightful chores.”

A tiny fairy appeared in front of Cinderella—hovering like a hummingbird at Cinderella’s eye level and clasping a tiny wand.

“Shall what?” Cinderella replied, looking confused.

“You shall have your wish, for I am your fairy godmother. Oh how you have suffered in silence all these years. You are a kind soul. A mild and gracious young lady. And you shall go to the ball. Your wish—my dearest Cinderella—is my command.”

Then she stopped—and a frown came upon her face.

“But I am not prepared, fairy godmother.

My clothes are threadbare. And my shoes are tattered. I cannot possibly attend the palace like this.”

“Worry not, Cinderella,” said the fairy godmother, with a smile.

“For all I will need to grant your wish is a pumpkin, a rat, two mice and four grasshoppers.”

First, Cinderella went to the garden and returned with a large, ripe pumpkin. The fairy godmother tapped it once with her wand and—in an instant—it transformed into a majestic, golden carriage.

Then, she went to a trap in the kitchen and returned with a rat.

“Excellent, dear,” said the fairy godmother, “now, if you wouldn’t mind just placing it on the coachman’s seat for me.”

Another swoosh of the wand and, this time, a resplendent coachman appeared. The two mice—which Cinderella found in the pantry—were turned into two smartly attired footmen. And the four grasshoppers into four magnificent white horses.

“And now,” said the fairy godmother, “for my final touch.”

She tapped Cinderella’s shoulder with her wand.

The ragged clothes in which she stood a moment earlier were replaced with a picture of sublime elegance—Cinderella in a magical, sparkling ball gown fit for a princess. And, upon her feet, the finest pair of shimmering glass slippers that your eyes could behold.

“Sensational!” exclaimed the fairy godmother.

“But remember,” she said, shortly, “as the clock strikes midnight this magic spell will be broken and your clothes with return to rags.”

“I understand,” said Cinderella, kissing her fairy godmother on the cheek, “and a thousand thank yous for your wonderful kindness.”

Cinderella stepped into the carriage, then—with a single swish of the coachman’s reins—the horse-drawn, golden carriage departed for The Royal Ball.

A trumpet sounded as the golden carriage drew up at the palace gates.

And many heads turned as she entered the ballroom—including that of the Prince, who was immediately struck by Cinderella’s elegance and the warmth of her smile.

“M’lady,” he said, bowing his head slowly and offering his hand, “would you be so kind as to take my first dance?”

“I would be delighted,” said Cinderella.

She could feel her cheeks beginning to blush as she accompanied the Prince to the dancefloor.

Every eye in the ballroom was upon them—including those of her step-sisters. But, such was her transformation, they simply didn’t recognise her. Instead, they stared in envy, longing to take her place before the Prince.

From that moment forth, the Prince had only eyes for Cinderella. The two of them spent the whole evening dancing in each other’s arms and greatly enjoying each other’s company.

Suddenly, Cinderella looked up at the clock—it was 11:59 p.m and she only had one minute before the magic spell was broken.

Without delay, she darted out of the room, past the guards and through the palace. But—as she reached the hall—she lost one of her glass slippers. And in her haste to get away, she left it.

Cinderella found no coach outside the palace. Only a pumpkin. Even the rat, mice and grasshoppers were nowhere to be seen. And now—clad in her original rags—Cinderella had no choice but to run home alone in the darkness of the night.

Cinderella returned to her daily chores. And her step-sisters continued their relentless beastliness towards her.

The evening of The Royal Ball began to blur and fade in Cinderella’s mind like a magical dream.

Had the pumpkin really turned into a golden carriage?

Had she really danced all night with the Prince—as her step-sister's watched on in envy?

Suddenly, came a rap upon the door. Cinderella opened it.

In front of her stood the same round little man that had announced The Royal Ball—the same two knights behind him as before.

“I present,” he said, triumphantly, “his majesty The Prince.”

A trumpet sounded and the armoured knights parted to reveal the Prince, holding a sparkling glass slipper—the very same slipper that had escaped Cinderella’s foot as she fled the palace a few nights earlier.

“It really happened,” she thought to herself.

She locked eyes with the Prince and held his gaze for a moment. Not for long—but enough time for him to know the lady with whom he had danced that magical night was standing before him.

Her days were long and grueling—filled with the most tiresome and tedious chores.

Scrubbing floors. Washing clothes. Dusting shelves. And cooking meals.

She was made to work from dawn until dusk without a single penny in return for her long-suffering hardship.

You see, her mother had died and her father soon remarried. But his new wife was a simply wretched woman. And she had—from a previous marriage—two equally wretched daughters of her own.

They would tease the poor girl dreadfully each day. And one day, while she swept the cinders from the fire, they taunted her and chanted,

“Cinders… cinders… sweep sweep sweep,
In those rags in which you sleep,
From this day your name will be,
Cinderella… hee… hee… hee!’”

And—sure enough—from that day forward the servant girl’s real name was forgotten and she became known across the land as Cinderella.

She was a meek and mild-natured young lady.

Despite years of torment from her wicked step-mother and beastly step-sisters, she did not once raise her voice to them or try to avenge them. Nor did she wish them ill.

She simply continued with her duties in the hope that one day—when she was older—she would escape and live the wonderful life of which she had often dreamed.

Her age was never mentioned in the original fairy tale however many believe that she was 19 years olds and estimate Prince Charming to be around 21 years old.

When Prince Charming sees Cinderella for the first time, it’s love at first sight. Cinderella and Prince Charming initially meet at a ball where there’s an instant attraction. After meeting at the ball she has to return home before midnight without saying goodbye. Prince charming then tries to find her by going around the town asking all the women to try on the glass slipper. The prince finally comes to the wicked stepmother's house and the shoe fits cinderella. They live happily ever after!

What happens between Cinderella and Prince Charming?

The main Cinderella characters are Cinderella’s fairy godmother and her stepsisters, as well as of course prince charming. The stepmother and Cinderella’s stepsisters are nasty characters whereas the fairy godmother and prince charming are kind. There are iconic supporting characters such as the mice and memorable imagery including the glass slipper and Cinderella’s pumpkin.

Who are the main characters in this story?

This bedtime story is about good versus bad and how good people can be rewarded for their kindness. Despite being treated poorly by her stepfamily, she continues to be a kind and caring person. A perfect story for bedtimes.

The storyline summary is that Cinderella is living with her stepmother and stepsisters and forced to do all the household chores. She's not allowed to dress nicely or go to the royal ball. Then on the night of the ball, Cinderella’s fairy godmother appears and casts a spell that transforms her outfit into a ball gown, a pumpkin into a fancy carriage and mice into horses. Once at the ball Cinderella and Prince Charming fall in love with each other. But she has to return home before the fairy godmother's spell wears off leaving the prince wondering where she has gone. Whilst leaving in a rush, she loses one of her glass slippers. The prince uses this glass slipper to try and find her. After searching across the city and asking all the women to try the slipper on, the prince finds her and asks her to marry him.

Sooper Books wanted to retell this story because we all had good memories reading this as children and we wanted to pass along this story to future generations. We love the moral message of being kind. Our team thoroughly enjoyed modernising the illustrations on this classic bedtime story. 

Why did Sooper Books retell this fairy tale?

Sooper books have a range of genres including fairy tales, fables and nursery rhymes. As well we original rhymes, short stories and story series. In our fairy tales we have more classic stories such as The Princess And The Pea, Goldilocks And The Three Bears and Sleeping Beauty. Aesop’s fables such as Hercules And The Wagoner, The Bundle Of Sticks and The Hare And The Tortoise. We also have Nursery Rhymes including Humpty Dumpty, Itsy Bitsy Spider and It's Raining, It's Pouring. In addition to our classic retellings we have created lots of original rhymes and series. Our rhymes are all short stories and perfect to help kids start to enjoy storytime and when they’re ready, to start reading. One of our most popular rhymes is Candy King, a rhyme that teaches kids a good lesson about greed! We also have plenty of story series to explore. The Ogglebogs is our first story series and still a favourite today.

What types of stories do Sooper Books have?

When we first decided to create a bedtime story for kids, we knew we wanted it to be fun, engaging and high quality. 

We wanted Sooper Books to bring children's publishing into the 21st century. We strongly believe that nighttime stories for kids need to fit seamlessly into modern family lives which is why our free stories are all online. 

It began when we started writing stories for our own family. Then our friends and wider families asked for copies and we started to share Sooper Books with other children.

At Sooper Books we write, curate and narrate stories for kids so they can enjoy the best quality content, enchanting stories and magical adventures.

With our stories we work towards promoting a positive attitude to reading and instil a love of books in children from an early age.

Why do we write bedtime stories for kids?

Our 5-10 minute online Kid’s bedtime stories, fairy tales, funny rhymes and fables all come with award-winning audio.

From short stories for kids to multiple story episodes in our original series collections, our content is sure to make your little ones’ eyes sparkle with delight.

At Sooper Books, children can explore the magical world of fairies and witches, brave knights, talking animals and more. Our stories for kids feature an array of characters such as lovable princesses, funny frogs, gentle giants and wise wizards.

Your little ones will love settling down to experience these storylines for themselves! And at Sooper Books, you can rest assured that your children will be exploring a world filled with positive messages and fun adventures.

So whether you're specifically looking for a fairy tale or a rhyme, or maybe you just need some short bedtime stories for kids. Take the stress out of bedtime by reading one of our kids stories today!

[FULL BOOK] Read Our Cinderella Story from award-winning SooperBooks©. Contemporary colour illustrations by Charlene Mitchell. Rated 5/5 (50+ reviews)

As the kingdom prepares for a much anticipated Royal Ball, will the poor servant girl Cinderella be able to attend? Or will her wicked stepmother get in the way?

A Cinderella Audiobook Story

A Cinderella Audiobook Story