关于动漫的英文演讲稿
In Japan, manga are widely read by people of all ages, and include a broad range of subjects: action-adventure, romance, sports and games, historical drama, comedy, science fiction and fantasy, mystery, horror, sexuality, and business and commerce, among ors. Since 1950s, manga have steadily become a major part of Japanese publishing industry, representing a 481 billion yen market in Japan in 2006(approximately $4.4 billion dollars). Manga have also become increasingly popular worldwide.In 2006, the United States manga market was $175–200 million. Manga are typically printed in black-and-white, although some full-color manga exist (e.g. Colorful manga, not the anime series). In Japan, manga are usually serialized in telephone book-size manga magazines, often containing many stories each presented in a single episode to be continued in the next issue If the series is successful, collected chapters may be republished in paperback books called tankōbon.A manga artist (mangaka in Japanese) typically works with a few assistants in a small studio and is associated with a creative editor from a commercial publishing company.If a manga series is popular enough, it may be animated after or even during its run, although sometimes manga are drawn centering on previously existing live-action or animated films(e.g. Star Wars).Manga as a term outside of Japan refers specifically to comics originally published in Japan.However, manga and manga-influenced comics, among original works, exist in other parts of the world, particularly in Taiwan (manhua), South Korea (manhwa), and the People's Republic of China, notably Hong Kong (manhua). In France, la nouvelle manga is a form of bande dessinée drawn in styles influenced by Japanese manga. In the , manga-like comics are called Amerimanga, world manga, or original English-language manga-----------------------------------------------------动漫在日本全国广泛传流，看它的人年龄不分大小。
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（后面省略）上面的主要是讲动漫有些什么类型， 动漫的历史，很大众化深受人们喜爱，有写动漫还发展到美国让那边人耳目一新。
接着就讲动漫又何以看成漫画 他是怎么做成的， 一开始都是人本画家画出来的 记过不停地加工改造成动漫然后成大型电影。
急求一篇关于动漫的英文演讲稿
中国第一部动画片《大闹画室》是诞生在1926年，1935年我国第一部有声动画《骆驼献舞》，都是万氏四兄弟的作品，不过，这些动画都没有引起大家注意，真正在亚洲甚至世界都产生了影响的，是1941年上映的中国第一部动画长片《铁扇公主》，1953年，我们拍摄出了中国第一部彩色木偶片《小小英雄》，在1954年的木偶片《小梅的梦》里，真人和木偶第一次同时出现在了一部片子里。
而1956年的木偶片《神笔》，在国际上获得了儿童娱乐片一等奖，这是中国美术片第一次在国际上获奖。
到1955年，第一部彩色动画片《乌鸦为什么是黑的》问世，1958年，出现了我国第一部剪纸片《猪八戒吃西瓜》，这为我国的美术片增加了一个新的品种。
之后，在1960年，令全世界惊叹的“水墨动画”横空出世啦。
代表作品就是《小蝌蚪找妈妈》还有《牧笛》，然后是中国动画的巅峰之作——《大闹天宫》，另外，这个时期著名的动画还有《小鲤鱼跳龙门》，《骄傲的将军》，《渔童》、《孔雀公主》等等等等……但是，文革的十年动乱，使黄金时期的中国动画落进了低谷，虽然后期也出了几部作品，但题材比较受限制。
而且，这段时期对中国动画造成的最大冲击，是对人才的摧残，这场劫难使中国动画在未来的发展，整整缺失了一代人……甚至可以推测，现在动画的低潮状态，除了受外来动画的影响，也有那个时候造成的人才缺失的原因。
文革之后，中国动画又迎来了一个复兴时期，被称为中国动画的白银时代。
《哪吒闹海》就出现在这个时期除了它之外，像充满智慧的《阿凡提》，简洁幽默的《三个和尚》，还有水墨动画《鹿铃》，风格古雅的《南郭先生》，毛茸茸的剪纸片《猴子捞月》，水墨风格剪纸片《鹬蚌相争》，幽默有哲理的《崂山道士》，还有《孔雀的焰火》、《小熊猫学木匠》《假如我是武松》《天书奇谭》《除夕的故事》《水鹿》《女娲补天》，还有优美感人的《雪孩子》都是这个时期的作品。
1985年——1995年的中国动画 时光机进入了85年，在85年到95年这十年间，也是80后接触国产动画最多的时间，这十年，应该说是咱们中国动画的一个转折时期，可惜不是好的转折。
这段时间呢，咱们的国产动画也出现了一些好作品，这里面，给人留下最深刻印象的是一些动画系列片，比如《葫芦兄弟》，这部动画不论情节、色彩，还有明显的中国风格，都给80后这一代人留下了深刻的印象啊。
另外还有《邋遢大王奇遇记》、《舒克和贝塔》，到现在还是经典。
这段时间的单集动画里值得一提的是《山水情》和《不射之射》，这些动画就不像刚才那些系列片普及面那么广了……这些非著名的优秀动画里，《山水情》在国内外获得了多项大奖，但是，它也被称为中国水墨动画的绝唱，因为这个时候，这种精工细作的电影动画已经开始走向衰落，慢慢地开始走向了后来的学院派，而产业化模式制作的外国动画片已经开始冲击国产动画市场。
从85年开始，有很多中外合资的动画公司进入了中国，大批动画人才都被这些公司挖角了。
而相对的，还有很多外国动画却在这个时候低价卖入了中国市场。
《变形金刚》、《花仙子》、《OZ国历险记》《铁臂阿童木》，这些动画大多题材新颖，想象奇特，色彩鲜明，受到了中国观众的欢迎—— 说起这95年以后的动画，唉，确实很难让人骄傲啊，这段时间里，国产动画开始有了粗制滥造，内容幼稚这些问题，而相比之下，进口动画可以说是势不可挡啊，什么圣斗士、忍者神龟、加上后来网络的发达，国外的动画几乎可以同步地进入国内。
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求一篇最好不要超过三分钟的关于日本动漫的英语演讲稿
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汉译：各位同仁，大家好 感谢给我这次机会让我阐述自己的观点，我今天的主题是，小评中国动漫现状。
众所周知，中国的动漫产业发展的并不理想，蓝猫一类的劣质动画充斥着大陆的动漫市场，所以我们无奈的转向了日本的动漫。
事实上，中国大陆是很有动漫发展潜力的，我们有无数的动漫爱好者，有大量的动漫学校，培养了大批的动画人才，而且无论是在技术上还是在创意上，大陆都绝对不输给日本，这么好的条件为什么中国动漫就是不好看呢
首先是资金问题，俗话说：巧妇难为无米之炊，没有钱什么也干不成。
中国动漫就是个血淋林的例子。
在日本，一部动画制作一集ova的资金最高能达到几百万日元，合成人民币大概也有几十万，几十万阿!在大陆能伸到几十万的估计得要50集左右的动画，而且是很少的，经常中国制作一部动画的经费还不到日本制作一集ova的零头。
做不出高质量的东西就可以理解了。
第二就是人才的流失，还是那句话，巧妇难为无米之炊，没有人也什么都干不了，中国那么多的动画学校培养出那么多动画人才都去哪里了
很简单，都去日本这类动漫大国了。
看看日本动画的资源配置就明白，那些工作组里干活的几乎全是中国人。
那里有优厚的待遇，宽松的条件，而且有很多风格的片子供你选择，不去那里才怪呢。
当然，有人说我们没有钱一样能做出优秀的动画，的确，当年的大闹天宫，哪吒闹海都是在极其艰苦的条件下制作出来的经典。
但是那是特殊时期的特殊产物
按照现在的条件，完全可以花很少的钱，作出一部能和《全金属狂潮》嫔美的动画，甚至说这根本不是什么难事，但是为什么没有做呢
原因就出在最后的审核机构-----广电总局身上，广电总局掌管中国大陆所有广播电视和音像制品的生杀大权，像全金属那样的片子，24分钟基本能删到17分钟，也就是说把所有的有关暴力血腥（甚至只是轻微暗示）的内容统统删掉，再把剧本改得一塌糊涂，这样一来，一部完整的动画就被肢解了，原来的精髓全部流失，这样的动画谁会觉得好看
EVA引进中国后，本来的26话被改成了13话，几乎是一话打一个使徒，然后就完了。
大家都知道，EVA最大的精华就在于那些长达几分钟的定格场面和大量的人物独白，而广电总局恰恰删掉了这些东西，最残忍的悲剧就是把美好的东西撕裂，EVA就是这样。
另外不得不提的是，动画真正赚钱的并不是动画本身，而是其相关的周边产品，日本的BANDAI公司就是很好的榜样，一部好的动画，即使是十几年前的冷饭也能找到新的商机。
中国商人却很少看到这一点，为什么像蓝猫这种劣质的动画能在中国播了将近10年而继续在做，就是因为他转到了钱，而且适合给5岁左右的小孩子看，真正的关键是他迎合了广电总局的口味，所以广电总局就大力支持并推行，导致出现了大量类似的劣质动画。
综上所述，如果没有开放的观念，真正意识到动漫商业价值的商人，开放的政策，中国动漫产业几乎不可能发展起来。
各位同仁，请大家一起来努力，为了中国动漫的明天，为了让中国动漫有一个辉煌的明天，我们一起来努力英文：Everybody, everybody is goodThank you for give me this chance to expound his views, I today's topic is, a review of the present situation of Chinese cartoon.As is known to all, China's animation industry development is not ideal, blue cat kind of inferior animation animation market is filled with the mainland, so we are helpless to Japanese anime. In fact, China is of great anime development potential, we have countless cartoon lovers, there are a lot of animation school, has trained a large number of animation talent, and both technically and in creativity, mainland have never lost to Japan, why such a good conditions for Chinese cartoon is not good-looking?First is money problems, as the saying goes: one, nothing can be done without money. Chinese cartoon is an example of a blood rain forest. In Japan, an animation of a collection of ova fund highest can reach millions of yen, synthetic yuan probably also has hundreds of thousands, hundreds of thousands of ah! In the mainland can stretch into the hundreds of thousands of estimated to about 50 sets of animation, and it is very few, often make a Chinese animation for less than a fraction of the Japan made a collection of ova. Do not out high quality can be understood.The second is the loss of talent, or that sentence, one, no one has anything to do, so many Chinese animation school produce so many animation talents gone? Very simple, go to Japan this kind of animation power. Look at the Japanese animation and the allocation of resources will understand, those working in the working group is almost all Chinese people. There is a preferential treatment, loose condition, and there are many styles of the film for you to choose, don't go there to blame?, of course, some people say that we don't have the money to make excellent animation, indeed, in those days big heaven, which zha, the sea is in extremely harsh conditions made a classic. But that is a special period of special product! According to the present condition, can spend a little money, can make a \\\\full metal panic\\\\ wives and beautiful animation, even said that it's not easy, but why not do it? Reason is out at the end of the audit institutions - the state administration of radio, the state administration of radio in charge of all China broadcast television and audio and video products of life and death, like all metal film, 24 minutes to delete to 17 minutes, that is to say, all the bloody violence (or even just slightly hinted) delete all content, and then change the script in a big mess, as a result, a complete animation was dismembered, and loses all the essence of the original, so who will feel good-looking animation? EVA introduced into China, the original has been changed to 13 26 words, is almost a words play an apostle, and then finished. Everybody knows that EVA's essence lies in the largest stone for several minutes and a lot of character monologue, and administration of radio, film and just deleted them, the most cruel tragedy is tearing good things, this is EVA.Also have to mention is that the animation of real money is not the animation itself, but its related peripheral products, Japan BANDAI company is a very good role model, a good animation, even more than a decade ago the cold rice can find new business opportunities. Chinese businessman seldom saw this, why can the inferior animation like blue cat in China for nearly 10 years and continue to do, just because he turned to money, and suitable to children around the age of 5, the real key is he to cater to the taste of the state administration of radio, so vigorously support and promote the state administration of radio, resulting in a large number of similar inferior animation.To sum up, if there is no open idea, really realize the animation business value of businessman, open policy, the development of Chinese animation industry almost impossible.Every colleague, please everyone together to work hard, for the sake of Chinese cartoon tomorrow, in order to make Chinese animation has a brilliant tomorrow, we work together!
英文电影
相对来说，美国拍的电影发音较清晰，欧洲的就不行了。
美剧如《越狱》·《绝望的主妇》·《NiKita》（《尼基塔》）及《the big bang theory》（大爆炸这个比较专业的术语多）都不错的。
电影的话，动画片的发音确实明晰《功夫熊猫系列》想必知道，《怪物史莱克》·《料理鼠王》，《爱丽丝梦游仙境奇遇记》·《冰河世纪》（这个还好）等。
《楚门的世界》，《终极面试》，《加勒比海盗》（还好的），《魔戒》·《国王的演讲》，《战争之王》（有关军火贩的），其他的一时想不起来。
就这些吧，多看几遍啊。
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1、易玺，2000年11月28日生于怀化，中国内地男歌手、舞演员，TFBOYS成员 。
2005年，首登电视荧屏，开始各类综艺节目 。
2009年，加入“飞炫少年”组合，两年后退出 。
2013年6月，因舞蹈出众、多才多艺获邀加入TF家族 ；同年8月，以TFBOYS形式出道，是组合中年龄最小的成员 。
2015年10月，为《小王子》男主角配音，该片刷新法国动画电影在华票房纪录 。
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2、王源，2000年11月8日出生于重庆，中国内地男歌手、演员、主持人，TFBOYS成员 。
2011年底成为TF家族练习生，2013年8月6日以组合形式出道。
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2007年，范丞丞随范冰冰出席柏林国际电影节活动时，首度在媒体曝光 。
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2014年，参与湖南卫视真人秀节目《一年级·小学季》 。
2015年，在古装电视剧《相爱穿梭千年》中饰演幼年公明 。
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尚先生》 ；同年7月，在都市电视剧《神犬小七第二季》中饰演牛诺诺；同年9月，参演剧情电影《泡糖的春天》 。
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《灰姑娘》英文版的英文经典台词，5句，亲们...帮个忙啊...
中英的,每句英文后接着中文Once there lived a kind and lovely girl. After her father's death, her stepmother became cruel to her.Her two step-sisters teased her, asking her to do all the housework. 从前有一位可爱善良的姑娘，她父亲很早就去世她的继母经常虐待她，继母的两个孩子也经常欺负她，她们把灰姑娘当女拥一样使唤。
stepmother: Do the laundry and get on with your duties. Clean the floors right away. And what's more,bring me my breakfast. 把这些衣服拿到洗衣房做你的事情。
把地板赶快给我擦干净。
另外，把我的早饭带来。
?stepsister1: Cinderella! Get me my sweater, I feel a little cold. 灰姑娘，把我的衣服拿来，我感到有点冷。
?stepsister2: Hurry up! Prepare the carriage for me, hand me my gloves. I'm to be late for my date. You're so, you're always so sluggish. 快点
把马车给我准备好，递我手套。
我约会要晚了，你总是那么慢慢腾腾的。
Cruel as her stepmother was to her, Cinderella still lived an optimistic life. She had a lot of animal friends. 虽然继母这样对她，可灰姑娘还是乐观地活着，另外她还有许多小动物做她的朋友。
One day, the king held a party for the prince to choose the girl he loved. Every maid in the town was invited to the party. 一天，国王要让王子自己选择心爱的人，为王子举办了一个宫廷舞会，邀请城里所有娘参加。
The stepmother took her two daughters to the party, leaving Cinderella at home, because she was jealous of Cinderella's beauty. 可继母嫉妒灰姑娘的美貌，让灰姑娘在家干活，独自带着女儿去了。
Cinderella was broken-hearted. At that time, her fairy godmother appeared. 灰姑娘非常地伤心，这时，教母出现了。
Cinderella: There's nothing left to believe in. Nothing! 没有什么我相信的事情，什么也没有
Godmother: Nothing, my dear? Oh, now you don't really mean that. 亲爱的，什么也没有吗
但现在你的意思并不是这样。
Cinderella: Oh, but I do. 噢，但我确实是这样想的。
Godmother: Nonsense, child! If you'd lost all your faith, I couldn't be here. And here I am!Oh, come now, Dry those tears! 胡说，孩子。
如果你失去了你的信仰，我就不会在这里了。
但现在我在这，噢，过来，擦干眼泪。
Cinderella: Why then, you must be... 为什么你一定在。
。
。
Godmother: Your fairy godmother? Of course. Now let's see, hmm...now...the magic words.Bibbidi-boddidi-boo. Put them together and what have you? got. 你传说中的教母
当然，现在让我看看。
。
。
现在，这些魔力的话，Bibbidi-boddidi-boo。
把它们放在一起，看你得到了什么。
Cinderella: Oh, it's beautiful! It's like a dream, a wonderful dream come true. 噢，它太美丽了
象一个梦，一个美好的梦想变成了现实。
Godmother: Yes, my child, but like all dreams, well, I'm afraid this can't last forever. You'll have only till night and... 是的，我的孩子，象所有的梦一样。
恐怕它不能永远延续下去。
你仅仅能在午夜和。
。
。
拥有它。
Cinderella: Midnight?Oh, thank you. 午夜
噢，谢谢你。
Godmother: Oh, just a minute. Remember, on the stroke of twelve, the spell will be broken and everything will be as it was before. 噢，等一会儿。
记住，当时钟敲响到12点的时候，钟将会打破，一切事情又恢复了从前。
Cinderella: Oh, I understand, but...it's more than I ever hoped for. 哦，我懂了。
但它比我期望的要多地多。
Godmother: Bless you, my child. Enjoy yourself. 祝福你，我的孩子，玩得开心。
At the party, Cinderella danced with the prince all the time.Time passed quickly. All of a sudden, Cinderella caught sight of the clock on the wall. Oh, it is almost twelve o'clock-five to twelve! 舞会上，灰姑娘成了王子唯一选中的舞伴，灰姑娘与王子高兴地跳舞，旁人都很羡慕地看着他们，议论他们。
时间在美妙的歌舞中过去，墙上的大钟突然映入灰姑娘的眼里，差5分钟12点。
Cinderella: Oh, my goodness! 噢，天啊
Prince: What's the matter? 什么事
Cinderella: It's midnight. It's almost midnight. 午夜了，快到午夜了。
Prince: Yes, so it is.But why? 是的，但又怎样呢
Cinderella: Goodbye. 再见。
Prince: No, no,wait, you can't go now. 不，等等，你现在不能走。
Cinderella: Oh, I must, please, I must. 噢，我必须走。
Prince: But why? 但为什么呢
Cinderella: goodbye. 再见。
Prince: No, wait, come back. Please come back! I don't even know your name. How will I find you? Wait, please wait! Wait! 不，等等，回来，请回来
我连你的名字都不知道呢。
我怎么能找到你呢
等等，等等，等等
Cinderella: Goodbye. 再见。
The next day, every maid in the town was ordered to try the glass shoe.Whoever the shoes fitted well would be the bride of the princel.No one could put on the shoe, nor could the two step-sisters. When the officials were going to leave, Cinderella appeared and asked to have a try. 第二天，国王命令城中每一位女孩必须史穿玻璃鞋，穿上鞋子最合适的姑娘将成为王子的新娘。
但城中没有一个女孩能穿着合适。
最后来到灰姑娘的家中，继母的女儿们当然也不能穿上那双玻璃鞋，正当国王的大臣要离开时，灰姑娘出现在楼梯上，她要求试一试鞋。
Cinderella: Please wait! May I try it on? 请等等
我可以试一下吗
Stepmother: Oh, pay no attention to her. 噢，别理她。
stepsister1: It's only Cinderella! 她仅仅是灰姑娘
stepsister2:Impossible. 不可能。
stepsister1: She's out of her mind. 她疯了。
stepmother: Yes, yes. Just an imaginative child. 是的，是的，只是一个爱想象的孩子。
Duke:Of course, you can have a try, my fair lady. 当然你可以试试，我的女士。
Duke: Oh, no!No!This is terrible. The king! What shall I do? 噢，不
不
这很糟糕。
国王
我该做什么呢
Cinderella: But perhaps this would help... 但这或许有点帮助。
。
。
。
Duke: No, no. Nothing can help now, nothing. 不，不。
现在什么都帮不了。
Cinderella: You see, I have the other slipper. 你看，我有另一只拖鞋。
Cinderella and the prince held a grand wedding and they led a happy life from then on. 王子和灰姑娘举行了盛大的婚礼，幸福地生活。
英文版：Long ago, in a land far away, there lived a beautiful young girl. She was very sad. Her mother had died and her father had married again. His new wife had two ugly daughters, Esmerelda and Griselda. Soon after, her father also died and life immediately changed for the girl. You will be our servant, said her stepmother. You will do everything we say. You must sleep in the kitchens, by the fire, said the stepsisters. After tending the fire, and cooking and leaning, the girl's clothes were very dirty. She was called to clear away dishes. There are cinders all over your clothes! exclaimed the stepmother. Cinders for Cinderella. That's your new name. Clear these things away, Cinderella. Cinderella! Cinderella! sang Esmerelda and Griselda. Oh, how clever you are, Mama! Cinderella had to work very hard, as all the other servants were dismissed. One day, an invitation arrived from the palace. Girls, listen to this, said the stepmother. Cinderella was serving the breakfast. She listened as her stepmother read the invitation. The King is having a ball, she said, excitedly. He is looking for a wife for the Prince! Oh, my dears, this is wonderful. He will probably choose one of you, but it will be such a hard choice to make. Am I invited too, stepmother? asked Cinderella. You! Certainly not! exclaimed her stepmother. The thought of such a thing. A scruffy servant going to a ball, when only beautiful ladies are invited! Hah! Hah! laughed the stepsisters. Beautiful! That doesn't include you, Cinderella! You may help my two lovely girls to get ready, said her stepmother. Oh, said Cinderella, sadly. We shall all have new dresses, girls, and we shall go shopping today. Clear away these things, Cinderella. 'Oh, I wish I could go to the ball,' thought Cinderella. The day of the ball arrived and the whole day was spent preparing Esmerelda and Griselda. Cinderella did her best to make the sisters look pretty, but it was an impossible task. Finally, the coach arrived to collect the girls and their mother. Cinderella was very tired and she wandered back to the kitchens. Oh, I did so want to go, she sighed as she sat down by the fire. What's to stop you? asked a voice. Who's that? asked Cinderella, looking around. I'm here by the door. A strange woman walked up to Cinderella. I heard you the other day, wishing you could go to the ball. Well, the ball is this evening, and you're going. But how? asked Cinderella. What can you do? Anything I want to, said the woman. I'm your fairy godmother, and I'm here to send you to the ball. She sat down. Come now, she said. Dry those tears. We have work to do. I need a large pumpkin, two rats, two mice and a frog. Can you find these? Yes, said Cinderella, mystified by the request. Off you go, then. When Cinderella found all the things, her fairy godmother took them all outside. Now for the magic, she said. She waved her hands and the air began to twinkle and sparkle. The pumpkin began to grow and change, until standing there was a glittering coach. The mice changed into two fine footmen, the frog into the driver, and the rats into two beautiful horses to pull the coach. Cinderella clapped her hands. It's beautiful! she cried. In you get, said her fairy godmother. But I can't go like this, said Cinderella. Like what? asked the fairy godmother. You look lovely to me. Cinderella looked at herself. While the magic had been working on the pumpkin, it had also been working on her. Instead of her ragged dress she wore a beautiful ball gown, with glass slippers on her feet. Oh, fairy godmother, said Cinderella. It's lovely. How can I thank you? By going to the ball, said the fairy godmother. Off you go, but remember, the magic stops working at midnight. Everything will change back then. Now go and enjoy yourself. Good-bye, fairy godmother, called Cinderella, as the coach swept off. Cinderella arrived at the palace and walked into the ballroom. Everyone stopped and stared. Who is she? people asked, including her stepmother and stepsisters. The Prince saw her, and had eyes for no one else for the rest of the evening. Cinderella danced only with the Prince, and as the evening passed, he fell in love with her. A clock chiming reminded Cinderella of her fairy godmother's warning. 'It must be eleven o'clock,' she thought, but she asked the Prince. What time is it? Almost midnight, he answered. Oh, no! cried Cinderella. I must go! You can't. Not now, said the Prince. I must. And Cinderella swept out of the room, and ran out of the palace. As she ran, the clock finished chiming. Cinderella's clothes changed back into rags, and the coach and horses were nowhere to be seen. The Prince tried to follow, but he couldn't catch up. When he reached the door, all he found was one glass slipper. He ran to the main gate. Was a beautiful girl just driven out of here? he asked the guard. No, your Highness. I've only seen a scruffy servant girl, the guard answered. I've lost her, said the Prince, and he returned sadly to the palace. The next morning, Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters were talking about the ball. Did you see the Prince, once that girl arrived. said Esmerelda. He wouldn't look at anybody else. And it was my turn to dance with him. Never mind, my dear, said her mother. She disappeared, so there will probably be another ball, and then you will be chosen. The Prince meanwhile decided to look for the mysterious girl he had fallen in love with. He issued a proclamation. Whoever the glass shoe fits, shall be wife to the Prince. The Prince and his footman went from house to house of all the ladies invited to the ball. First to the princesses, and then to the duchesses, and finally to all the ladies. He finally arrived at the stepmother's house. It's my shoe! cried Esmerelda, trying desperately to pull the shoe on. Please, miss! said the footman. Your foot is too big. you will break the slipper. Griselda tried the shoe, but her toes were far too long. Is there anyone else? asked the Prince. There's only Cinderella, the maid, said the stepmother. But she wasn't even at the ball. All the ladies in the kingdom must try the slipper, said the footman. Cinderella was called from the kitchen. Esmerelda and Griselda laughed when they saw how dirty she was. But their laughter turned to tears when they saw Cinderella's foot slide easily into the slipper. Oh! they cried. It fits! The Prince looked at Cinderella and realised that she was the girl that he had fallen in love with. Cinderella took the other slipper from her pocket and put it on. The Prince was delighted to have found her, and on a bright sunny day, he and Cinderella were married. They lived happily ever after.
