Cinderella
Long, long ago, in the year (Number), there lived a girl named (Famous Female). She lived with her evil stepmother, (Famous Female), and her two wicked stepsisters, (Famous Female) and (Famous Female).
They treated (Heroine) horribly. They forced her to (Verb) the entire house, (Verb) all the food, and, in general, do all the chores, every (Period of Time). They gave her nothing to eat but (Plural Noun) and (Substance), and at night she had to sleep in the (Part of a House).
One day, a letter came to their house, announcing that Prince (Famous Male) of their kingdom, (Place), was holding a huge ball at the palace and that every young lady was invited to attend. The two stepsisters were thrilled, and instantly set about getting ready for the ball. Their clothes had to be perfect. Just guess who got drafted to help them.
You got it. (Heroine) had to make sure that their gowns were as (Adjective) as possible. She had to help them pin on adornments like (Plural Noun) or (Plural Noun), and help them dye their hair colours like (Colour) or (Colour). Their ribbons had to be made out of the finest (Material).
Finally the day of the ball came, and the stepsisters and stepmother went (Verb ending in "ing") out the door to have a wonderful time. Poor (Heroine) could not go, of course; she had naught to wear but rags. Oh, how she wanted to go to the ball! She walked out to the garden and began to weep.
Suddenly, a (Adjective) light came into the garden. It got bigger and bigger and closer and closer until POOF! standing there was (Famous Female), (Heroine)'s fairy godmother!
"Whaddya want, already?" asked the Fairy Godmother.
"Oh," cried (Heroine). "I want to go to the ball, but I cannot, because all I have to wear are rags!"
"You dragged me all the way out here for THAT?!" snapped the Fairy Godmother. "Sheesh! A third-rate apprentice could do THAT! Oh, very well..." and (Heroine)'s rags were replaced by a long, sparkling, (Adjective) (Article of Clothing).
"Wow!" was all (Heroine) could say, not being the intellectual type. "But how am I to get there? The palace is awfully far away, and--"
"Yeah, yeah, shut up." interruped the Fairy Godmother. "Go pick me a (Type of Plant)."
(Heroine) had no idea why, but she picked one and brought it back before the Fairy Godmother. The Fairy Godmother waved her magic (Noun), spoke the magic word, "(Word)!" and POOF! the (Same Plant) became a beautiful (Vehicle). Then she found some (Creature, Plural) that were running about in the garden, and turned them into coachmen and footmen and the like, all dressed in the most (Adjective) livery.
"There you are," said the Fairy Godmother. "Now you can go to the ball."
"But what about my feet?" asked (Heroine). "I can't go to the palace barefoot!"
"Pikcy, picky, picky, every little detail..." muttered the Fairy Godmother, and POOF! (Heroine)'s feet were encased in exquisite (Type of Footwear, Plural) made of purest (Substance).
"Wow." said (Heroine) yet again.
"There." said the Fairy Godmother. "Ya happy?"
"Yes, thank you ever so much," said (Heroine) as she climbed into her (Same Vehicle).
"Remember, you must return by (Time of Day). That is when the enchantment will break, and all will be as it was." warned the Fairy Godmother.
"I'll remember!" called (Heroine) as she drove off.
"Like HECK she will," grumbled the Fairy Godmother.
When they arrived at the palace, everybody could not stop staring at (Heroine). She was easily the most (Adjective) woman there. The Prince took her by the (Part of the Body) and (Verb, Past Tense) with her all night. They danced the (Name of a Dance) and the (Noun). He stared (Adverb) into her eyes and never once danced with another. Everybody wondered who she was. They all thought she must be some foreign Princess, but no-one had ever heard of her before. Not even the two stepsisters recognised her, although they were more than a little miffed that the Prince never once glanced in their direction. All too soon, however, the clock struck (Same Time of Day).
"Oh, no!" cried (Heroine). "I'm late!" and she (Verb, Past Tense) out of the palace. The Prince tried to stop her, but could not. She was in so much of a hurry, however, that one of her (Same Footwear, Plural) fell off as she ran (Adverb) down the stairs. The Prince found it and vowed, "The woman whose foot this fits shall be my wife."
Meanwhile, (Heroine) arrived home in rags once again. Her (Same Vehicle) had turned back into a (Same Plant), and her coachmen had turned back into (Same Creature, Plural). (Heroine) rushed into the house to make it look as if she had been there the entire time as her stepmother and stepsisters came back.
"Too bad you couldn't have gone to the ball, (Heroine)," said (First Stepsister). "There was this lovely foreign Princess there, but nobody could figure out who she was or where she came from."
"Yes", added (Second Stepsister). "The Prince danced with her all night. He said he'd marry her if he knew who she was."
(Heroine)'s (Part of the Body) leapt up in her chest, but she managed to keep quiet and say nothing.
A few days later, a royal proclamation was made: The Prince had found a dainty (Same Footwear) and he would marry the lady whose foot it fit. He was travelling all over the kingdom, trying it on every woman, rich or poor. When the two stepsisters heard this, they were thrilled.
The Prince and his guards arrived at their house in due course. (First Stepsister), the elder one, tried on the (Same Footwear, Plural) but her toes were too long.
(Second Stepsister), the younger, tried it on, but her heel was too fat.
"Have you any other daughters, madam?" inquired the Prince of the stepmother.
"Oh, well, I do have a stepdaughter, but she is no-one. Really. She sleeps amongst the (Plural Noun)."
"Bring her to me," commanded the Prince.
"You're the boss," shrugged the stepmother. (Heroine) was brought into the room.
"Try this on," ordered the Prince, handing her the (Same Footwear).
She tried it on, and lo and behold! it fit her perfectly. The Prince was overjoyed. They were married within (Period of Time) and (Heroine) became Queen of the land. She had her stepmother put to death, and had her stepsisters (Part of the Body, Plural) chopped off and banished them to the slave pits of (Place).
And everyone who counted lived happily ever after.
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