Chapter 98 Mermaid falls in love with Cinderella
The coast of the West Asian Kingdom.
On the beach, a mermaid boy emerged from the sea. When he saw Ariel, Rhine and Aurora, he saluted nervously:
"Hello, Your Royal Highness. Hello, great magician."
She is really a reserved and well-behaved little mermaid.
"I heard that you fell in love with a human girl. How did you fall in love with that human girl? Where is that girl now?" Rhine asked for specific details.
The mermaid boy shook his head:
"I can't go to the shore, and I haven't seen the girl. I only know that the girl is called Cinderella."
Cinderella... Rhine raised his eyebrows when he heard the familiar name and recalled that Prince Henry was going to hold a ball.
Co-author: Is it Cinderella you fell in love with?
A mermaid falling in love with Cinderella is indeed something that can happen in this continent!
Aurora was quite surprised:
"You've never met her, so how do you know her name?"
"You can tell just by looking at those birds." The mermaid boy pointed to the sky in the distance.
Looking where he pointed, I saw a few birds flying over from the sky.
The birds were chirping in the air, and finally stopped on a tree on the coast, and actually sang a song in human language:
"Friends in the sea, let me tell you what happened to Cinderella today.
"Cinderella is so sad because she wants to go to the prince's ball, but her sister and mother don't allow it.
"They made things difficult for her, oppressed her, made her do the dirtiest and most tiring work, and didn't allow her to attend Prince Henry's ball. Because they said that Cinderella didn't have beautiful clothes or expensive dancing shoes. You'll just make a fool of yourself at the dance!
"Come on, come on, tell me, friends in the sea, what do you want to say to Cinderella today?"
Aurora was stunned by this scene:
"Wait, just now, were the birds speaking in human language? Er, singing in human language?"
"That's it. They are all a group of magical birds." The mermaid boy said:
"Cinderella and I rely on these birds to communicate with each other. The role of these birds seems to be what is called letters in the human world."
"We have relied on birds to communicate with each other for several years. However, she never knew that her distant friend was actually a mermaid who could not land."
Ariel and Aurora were amazed as they looked at the singing birds.
Rhine was not surprised, but he recalled a lot.
"Birds? The Brothers Grimm version?"
There are actually multiple versions of the familiar "Cinderella" story. What they all have in common is that a girl who was oppressed by her sister and mother was able to attend the prince's ball because she received help from outside forces.
The most widely circulated version is Charles Perrault's version, in which Cinderella gets help from her fairy godmother, rides on a pumpkin carriage, and wears beautiful clothes to the prince's ball.
In the version compiled by the Brothers Grimm, Cinderella's "Goldfinger" is not a magical fairy, but a large flock of birds. At the end of some versions, the bird pecked out the eyes of the two sisters.
"So, in this continent, the story of "Cinderella" is the version of the Brothers Grimm, or a mixture of multiple versions. Therefore, Cinderella retains the magical power of commanding a flock of smart birds! I wonder if the fairy godmother Still exists?" Rhine thought.
The mermaid boy lowered his head, obviously worried about Cinderella in the distance:
"Oh my God, Cinderella is so miserable. After her father died, her stepmother and two sisters have been oppressing her. I really want to help her, but I can't get to the shore."
He looked at Ariel and Rhine again:
"Can you help Cinderella? She wants to attend Prince Henry's ball. Can such a simple little wish not come true?"
I hope my girlfriend can successfully attend the prince's ball... Uh, what kind of backup thoughts are you having... Rhine muttered in his heart.
"Okay, I will help the girl named Cinderella." Rhine agreed. This is not a difficult task.
The little magician looked at the chirping birds and fed them some food:
"Excuse me, please take us to Cinderella's house."
……
After a while, the three of them followed the bird to a yard and saw Cinderella working outside.
Rhine recognized the girl at a glance because she was covered in ashes, dirty and ugly, and she was sweeping the weeds in the yard under the bright sun. As for the two sisters, they leaned on the backs of chairs to enjoy the coolness. They are quite beautiful, but have very mean expressions.
"Cinderella, why do you have such stupid ideas? Do you really think that after you complete the task set by your mother, your mother will allow you to attend the prince's ball?"
"Yes. You don't even have a dress that looks good. You don't even have a pair of beautiful shoes. You will only make a fool of yourself at the ball."
"That's right, when Prince Henry sees you like this, he will call his servants and kick you out!"
Cinderella was extremely sad, but she had to admit that what her two sisters said was right.
"This girl named Cinderella is indeed very pitiful. So how should we help her?" Ariel sighed.
"It's enough to prepare a dress suitable for Cinderella to attend the ball. It's not difficult." Aurora suggested.
Rhine looked at his sisters scolding and ridiculing Cinderella, and an idea suddenly popped into his mind.
The corners of the little magician's mouth raised slightly, and he couldn't help but laugh when he thought of the next scene.
"Ariel, I have an idea. Let's teleport back to the palace to find Prince Eric!"
The figures of the three people quickly became blurred and disappeared from the spot.
……
at the same time.
In a small forest outside the yard, seeing Cinderella looking sad because she couldn't attend the dance and being ridiculed by her two sisters, an inaudible sigh came out.
A girl dressed as a fairy in beautiful clothes was hiding there.
She uses magic to make herself invisible, so ordinary people cannot see her.
"Cinderella is so pitiful, she doesn't even have any decent clothes to wear outside!"
"Then it's time for my magic to appear"
This girl in gorgeous clothes and dressed as a fairy is none other than the fairy godmother!
"When it gets dark, I will sneak into Cinderella's house and use magic to conjure the most beautiful and beautiful dress for her, and then conjure a spacious carriage so that she can attend Prince Henry's ball!"
"I can't imagine how happy Cinderella would be after seeing such beautiful clothes?"
Fairy Leila was immersed in the beautiful fantasy of Cinderella smiling.
"Oh, you are the fairy godmother who wants to help Cinderella." A clear young voice sounded behind Fairy Leila.
"Yeah...I am...ah! Who are you? Can you see me here? When did you appear behind me?"
The fairy was startled by the silver-haired boy who suddenly appeared from behind.
It seems that in this world, magical birds and fairy godmothers exist at the same time... Rhine thought and waved to Fairy Leila:
"However, Cinderella may not need your help."
"You don't need my help? Why?" Fairy Leila was confused and wary of this boy who suddenly appeared.
At this moment, a rapid sound of horse hooves came.
A gorgeous carriage stopped in front of Cinderella's yard.
"Wow, it's Prince Eric! His Royal Highness actually came to our town!"
The crowd screamed in the streets.
"Strange, that must be the eldest prince of the Kingdom of West Asia. Why is he here?" Fairy Leila was very confused.
Rhine said behind him:
"Like you, I will also help Cinderella prepare a dress suitable for Prince Henry's ball. You can wait and see."
Does this have anything to do with the situation at hand and the sudden appearance of Prince Eric? Fairy Leila was even more confused.
(End of chapter)