Just because Cinderella was working her tail off doing menial work for her evil stepfamily, don't think she didn't have any self-respect. Sure, when the fairy godmother offered to send her to the royal ball, she agreed even though she objected to the whole idea of lavish parties in a world where millions of people were starving. And yes, she had to admit she was genuinely attracted to the prince. But later, when it turned out he didn't even know her by sight, but had to make her try on a shoe to be sure, what was she supposed to conclude from that? Prosopagnosia? Cinderella didn't buy it. She turned down his proposal of marriage. It's better to scrub floors, she knew, than to live in the lap of luxury with a man who doesn't appreciate you.
Last edited by Roger Slater; 08-24-2010 at 08:28 AM.
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