Narrative Text : Cinderella
Once upon a time, there
lived an unhappy young girl with her stepmother and two step sisters who didn't
like her. All the nice things, kind thought and loving touches were for her own
daughters. But, for the poor unhappy girl, there was nothing at all. For she
had to work hard all day, and only when evening came was she allowed to sit for
a while by the fire, near the cinders. That is how she got her nickname, for
everybody called her Cinderella.
It was quite true. Cinderella,
even dressed in rags with a dusty gray face from the cinders, was a lovely
girl. While her stepsisters, no matter how splendid and elegant their clothes,
were still clumsy, lumpy, and ugly.
One day, a ball was to be held by
the royal family of the kingdom to find the prince's spouse. Cinderella's
stepsisters ordered beautiful new dress for the ball. Cinderella wanted to go
to the ball but her stepmother asked her to stay at home.
"You? My dear girl, you're staying
at home to wash the dishes, scrub the floor and turn down the beds for your
stepsisters. They will come home tired and very sleepy." asked her
stepmother.
Cinderella only nodded her head
and began to work. Suddenly something amazing happened. In the kitchen, where
Cinderella was sitting all by herself, there was a burst of light and a fairy
appeared.
"Don't be afraid Cinderella,
I know what you feel, my dear. Do you want to go to ball?" asked the
fairy.
"Yes, I do. But look! How
can I go to the ball with this dress? Cinderella replied.
Then the fairy turned
Cinderella's dress became the most beautiful dress and with beautiful slippers,
the loveliest ever seen in the realm. The fairy also turned a pumpkin into a
parking coach and turned the mice become six white horses.
"Now, you can go to the
Court and go to the ball. But remember my dear Cinderella, you must leave the
ball at midnight and come home. For that is when the spell ends. Your coach
will turn back into a pumpkin, the horses will become mice and you will be
dressed again in rags with clogs.
At the ballroom, Cinderella
amazed everybody there include the prince. When the prince set eyes on
Cinderella, he was stuck by her beauty. Walking over to her, he bowed deeply
and asked her to dance. Cinderella had a wonderful time at the ball.
But, all of a sudden, she heard
the sound of a clock, the first stroke of midnight.
Remembered what the fairy had
said, Cinderella ran back to the coach and went home. But he lost one of her
slippers in ballroom. The prince who was now madly in love with her, picked up
her slipper and would search for the girl whose foot fitted with the slipper.
In the next morning, the prince
began to search everywhere in the kingdom but no girl whose foot fitted with
the slipper. Until he found Cinderella house and asked Cinderella's stepsisters
to wear the slipper. But none fitted with the slipper. The prince began
hopeless.
"Is there any girl else
here" Asked the prince.
"Yes, there are. But she is
very ugly and I think she is not the girl that you are looking for."
replied Cinderella's stepmother.
"Call her here!" Asked
the prince.
Then Cinderella's stepmother
called Cinderella to come out who was dressed in rags and wore clogs like
usual. The prince began to wear the slipper into Cinderella foot, and it was
fit.
The prince believed that
Cinderella was the girl he met in the ball. Then the prince asked Cinderella to
marry him. And at the end, Cinderella and the prince lived happily ever after
in the kingdom.
Recount
Visiting
Greece Yunani For First Time
This is my first experience visiting
Greece for participating World School Championship (WSCC) 2013 in Porto Carras
Greece Halkidiki Greece. I represent the country of Indonesia with three
friends of mine, Umi, Sean, and Rike. My first
trip was a 10-day trip to Yunani on 5-14 May. Before I came to the airport. All
procedures were so new to me. I remembered I was so excited when the plane took
off. I really enjoyed my trip at the time.
On the plane the cabin
crews were very friendly. They gave them news paper and magazine to read. They
gave them food and drink. There was a film for their entertainment and playing
game. They had a very pleasant flight. They slept part of the way. We board the
plane. The first time we landed at Singapore later Turkey. After traveling for
24 hours finally got Grecee Yunani.
After that, we check in
hotel. The hotel was a well-known four-star hotel. The room had perfect view of
the park. The room had its own bathroom and toilet. Instead of keys for the
room, they inserted a key-card to open the door. On the third floor, there was
a restaurant serving Asian and European food. They had variety of food.
