Original story: Cinderella
Have you ever heard of the story of a poor girl who had to scrub the floors every day and was not allowed to attend Prince Charming’s ball while the ugly sisters and their mother mistreated her? Remember when the Prince married her because she was the only one who could fit into the glass slipper? Pathetic. A bag of lies, all spun up into a big tangle, just to keep the people happy that their dear little princess was as sweet as sugar.
Allow me to introduce myself. I am Anastasia, the step-sister of Cinderella. No, not the ugly, ill-mannered, greedy step-sister of Cinderella. You have got it all wrong. I am not the ally of Drizella, nor the villain of the story. It was all Drizella’s fault. Let me explain my side of the story, the true story of Cinderella...
“Ugh, why is the floor so dirty! Did you even do your job properly? This is such poor-quality work!” Drizella complained as Cinderella was on her knees mopping the floor. “Why don’t you do it then! Stop grumbling and maybe if you shut that mouth of yours and did something useful, the floor would be cleaner than your teeth!” Cinderella countered. Drizella’s dramatic gasp signalled something along the lines of “offended”. Cinderella merely gave her a smirk and continued mopping.
“Ouch! Why did you do that? Arghh!” Cinderella’s screeches could be heard from outside the door. I sighed. This was the fifth time they were arguing over something minor, today. Ella and Drizella have been squabbling sisters since they were together. I was neither of them; I was a nice, polite girl who was Mother’s favourite. I groaned as I shoved my hands over my ears and slowly opened my door, only to see the two sisters grabbing each other by their hair, shrieking and at the same time scratching the other whenever they had the chance. As usual, I called out to my mother from across the house, “Mom! Drizella and Ella are fighting again!” before taking a deep breath and dived into the fight in an attempt to stop them from ‘killing’ each other.
Our chance to be rescued from this mess came when one day, the Prince’s messenger went around the entire town to pass an important message: The Prince was inviting all maidens to a ball at his castle where he was going to choose his bride! It was the perfect way to separate one sister from the other if the Prince fell for any of them. If. The problem is, how are we going to convince the Prince to marry Ella or Drizella considering their nasty behaviours, and disorderly conduct?
Upon stepping onto the marble floor of the Prince’s courtroom, Drizella and Ella had literally turned into little angels with their small faces and twinkling eyes. There was not a single trace of disobedience in them. It was as though they had changed into a completely different person. As Prince Charming walked past them, Drizella and Ella even curtsied! It was obvious they both wanted the Prince for themselves.
It was at this time that the Prince laid his eyes on Ella. Something looked different about Ella, it was as though her dress was always sparkling or her glass slippers gleaming under the chandelier... Soon, they were waltzing gracefully in the middle of the ballroom, leaving everyone standing in the corner, mouth agape, green with envy.
You got the events that took place after that right. However, just as the Grand Duke was letting Ella try on the glass slipper, Drizella gave Mother a push and the Grand Duke tripped on her leg, causing the glass slipper to fly out of the cushion. It crashed into a million pieces with a high pitched “clink!” as everyone’s mouth went agape while Drizella grinned with delight. It was all Drizella’s fault! Fortunately, Cinderella had kept the other glass slipper and it fitted her perfectly. The wedding was held the next day and I even got the wedding flower from her.
You see, I did not even play a part in all the trouble. I was even over the moon when Ella was married to Prince Charming since that meant Mother need not worry about affording to raise three daughters anymore! You could say everything worked out in the end, but Cinderella was not exactly the type of person who would forgive easily, especially Drizella. Now that you read about my side of the story, do you still think that I am the bad guy? Or was I just dragged into the mess?
Explanation:
The story changed such that the reputation of Cinderella being innocent and her step-sisters being the "bad" ones were twisted and when this happens, the step-sister would have felt being blamed for something she did not do and the tone of the entire story would have been impacted and although the details were more or less the same, it could give light on how different characters viewed them separately. Another thing would be that the characters might have put the emphasis on some parts of the story or omit other details so as to justify themselves so that might be something that changed the story itself.
