Stepsister, by Jennifer Donnely, is a Cinderella retelling in one of the "ugly" stepsisters perspective.
Tanaquill, the Fairy Queen, appears, saying that Isabelle summoned her. Isabelle is shocked, because her stepsister, Ella, always told stories about her, but she thought they were just stories. Now she finds the truth
Tanaquill puts her hand to Isabelle's heart, examining it. She finds that it is barely even there. After all, she was horrible to Ella for many years.
Isabelle and her sister, Tavi, had tried to figure out where Ella had gotten a coach, horses, footmen, a gown, and glass slippers. Now she knew.
If the Tanaquill did that for Ella, maybe she would do the same for Isabelle.
Tanaquill refuses. Does Isabelle even know her heart's deepest wish?
Isabelle makes her wish. She wants to be pretty. It would fix everything. Make people stop hating her.
This scene moves the story forwards, because this is what makes Isabelle improve as a person and starts her quest to find them. Also, without Tanaquill, Isabelle would be dead. So if this never happened, nothing would ever change.
You summoned me.
I-I didn't. No. I don't think. Did I?
Tanaquill! The fairy queen!
Your heart summoned me. *laughs dryly* What's left of it.
Cut away piece by piece by piece. Ella's heart was not
It was you. You're the one who helped Ella get to the ball!
A pumpkin transformed into a coach, some mice into horses, a lizard or two for footmen... child's play.
If the fairy queen can make a coach out of a pumpkin, what else can she do?
Please, Your Grace. Would you help me too?
It was easy to help Ella, but I cannot help a girl such as you. You are too full of bitterness. It fills the place where your heart used to be.
How would she know that?
No! Wait! Please wait!
For what, girl? Ella knew her heart's deepest wish. Do you?
I'll do anything.
I wish to be pretty.
That is what all mortals say. They'll do anything. Anything but that which must be done. Only one thing can rid you of the bitterness inside. Do it, and perhaps I will help you.
Wishes are never simply granted. They must be earned.
Find the lost pieces of your heart.
I'll do it. I swear. What is it?
Stepsister, by Jennifer Donnely, is a Cinderella retelling in one of the "ugly" stepsisters perspective.
Tanaquill, the Fairy Queen, appears, saying that Isabelle summoned her. Isabelle is shocked, because her stepsister, Ella, always told stories about her, but she thought they were just stories. Now she finds the truth
Tanaquill puts her hand to Isabelle's heart, examining it. She finds that it is barely even there. After all, she was horrible to Ella for many years.
Isabelle and her sister, Tavi, had tried to figure out where Ella had gotten a coach, horses, footmen, a gown, and glass slippers. Now she knew.
If the Tanaquill did that for Ella, maybe she would do the same for Isabelle.
Tanaquill refuses. Does Isabelle even know her heart's deepest wish?
Isabelle makes her wish. She wants to be pretty. It would fix everything. Make people stop hating her.
This scene moves the story forwards, because this is what makes Isabelle improve as a person and starts her quest to find them. Also, without Tanaquill, Isabelle would be dead. So if this never happened, nothing would ever change.
You summoned me.
I-I didn't. No. I don't think. Did I?
Tanaquill! The fairy queen!
Your heart summoned me. *laughs dryly* What's left of it.
Cut away piece by piece by piece. Ella's heart was not
It was you. You're the one who helped Ella get to the ball!
A pumpkin transformed into a coach, some mice into horses, a lizard or two for footmen... child's play.
If the fairy queen can make a coach out of a pumpkin, what else can she do?
Please, Your Grace. Would you help me too?
It was easy to help Ella, but I cannot help a girl such as you. You are too full of bitterness. It fills the place where your heart used to be.
How would she know that?
No! Wait! Please wait!
For what, girl? Ella knew her heart's deepest wish. Do you?
I'll do anything.
I wish to be pretty.
That is what all mortals say. They'll do anything. Anything but that which must be done. Only one thing can rid you of the bitterness inside. Do it, and perhaps I will help you.
Wishes are never simply granted. They must be earned.
Find the lost pieces of your heart.
I'll do it. I swear. What is it?
Stepsister, by Jennifer Donnely, is a Cinderella retelling in one of the "ugly" stepsisters perspective.
Tanaquill, the Fairy Queen, appears, saying that Isabelle summoned her. Isabelle is shocked, because her stepsister, Ella, always told stories about her, but she thought they were just stories. Now she finds the truth
Tanaquill puts her hand to Isabelle's heart, examining it. She finds that it is barely even there. After all, she was horrible to Ella for many years.
Isabelle and her sister, Tavi, had tried to figure out where Ella had gotten a coach, horses, footmen, a gown, and glass slippers. Now she knew.
If the Tanaquill did that for Ella, maybe she would do the same for Isabelle.
Tanaquill refuses. Does Isabelle even know her heart's deepest wish?
Isabelle makes her wish. She wants to be pretty. It would fix everything. Make people stop hating her.
This scene moves the story forwards, because this is what makes Isabelle improve as a person and starts her quest to find them. Also, without Tanaquill, Isabelle would be dead. So if this never happened, nothing would ever change.
You summoned me.
I-I didn't. No. I don't think. Did I?
Tanaquill! The fairy queen!
Your heart summoned me. *laughs dryly* What's left of it.
Cut away piece by piece by piece. Ella's heart was not
It was you. You're the one who helped Ella get to the ball!
A pumpkin transformed into a coach, some mice into horses, a lizard or two for footmen... child's play.
If the fairy queen can make a coach out of a pumpkin, what else can she do?
Please, Your Grace. Would you help me too?
It was easy to help Ella, but I cannot help a girl such as you. You are too full of bitterness. It fills the place where your heart used to be.
How would she know that?
No! Wait! Please wait!
For what, girl? Ella knew her heart's deepest wish. Do you?
I'll do anything.
I wish to be pretty.
That is what all mortals say. They'll do anything. Anything but that which must be done. Only one thing can rid you of the bitterness inside. Do it, and perhaps I will help you.
Wishes are never simply granted. They must be earned.
Find the lost pieces of your heart.
I'll do it. I swear. What is it?
Stepsister, by Jennifer Donnely, is a Cinderella retelling in one of the "ugly" stepsisters perspective.
Tanaquill, the Fairy Queen, appears, saying that Isabelle summoned her. Isabelle is shocked, because her stepsister, Ella, always told stories about her, but she thought they were just stories. Now she finds the truth
Tanaquill puts her hand to Isabelle's heart, examining it. She finds that it is barely even there. After all, she was horrible to Ella for many years.
Isabelle and her sister, Tavi, had tried to figure out where Ella had gotten a coach, horses, footmen, a gown, and glass slippers. Now she knew.
If the Tanaquill did that for Ella, maybe she would do the same for Isabelle.
Tanaquill refuses. Does Isabelle even know her heart's deepest wish?
Isabelle makes her wish. She wants to be pretty. It would fix everything. Make people stop hating her.
This scene moves the story forwards, because this is what makes Isabelle improve as a person and starts her quest to find them. Also, without Tanaquill, Isabelle would be dead. So if this never happened, nothing would ever change.
You summoned me.
I-I didn't. No. I don't think. Did I?
Tanaquill! The fairy queen!
Your heart summoned me. *laughs dryly* What's left of it.
Cut away piece by piece by piece. Ella's heart was not
It was you. You're the one who helped Ella get to the ball!
A pumpkin transformed into a coach, some mice into horses, a lizard or two for footmen... child's play.
If the fairy queen can make a coach out of a pumpkin, what else can she do?
Please, Your Grace. Would you help me too?
It was easy to help Ella, but I cannot help a girl such as you. You are too full of bitterness. It fills the place where your heart used to be.
How would she know that?
No! Wait! Please wait!
For what, girl? Ella knew her heart's deepest wish. Do you?
I'll do anything.
I wish to be pretty.
That is what all mortals say. They'll do anything. Anything but that which must be done. Only one thing can rid you of the bitterness inside. Do it, and perhaps I will help you.
Wishes are never simply granted. They must be earned.
Find the lost pieces of your heart.
I'll do it. I swear. What is it?
Stepsister, by Jennifer Donnely, is a Cinderella retelling in one of the "ugly" stepsisters perspective.
Tanaquill, the Fairy Queen, appears, saying that Isabelle summoned her. Isabelle is shocked, because her stepsister, Ella, always told stories about her, but she thought they were just stories. Now she finds the truth
Tanaquill puts her hand to Isabelle's heart, examining it. She finds that it is barely even there. After all, she was horrible to Ella for many years.
Isabelle and her sister, Tavi, had tried to figure out where Ella had gotten a coach, horses, footmen, a gown, and glass slippers. Now she knew.
If the Tanaquill did that for Ella, maybe she would do the same for Isabelle.
Tanaquill refuses. Does Isabelle even know her heart's deepest wish?
Isabelle makes her wish. She wants to be pretty. It would fix everything. Make people stop hating her.
This scene moves the story forwards, because this is what makes Isabelle improve as a person and starts her quest to find them. Also, without Tanaquill, Isabelle would be dead. So if this never happened, nothing would ever change.
You summoned me.
I-I didn't. No. I don't think. Did I?
Tanaquill! The fairy queen!
Your heart summoned me. *laughs dryly* What's left of it.
Cut away piece by piece by piece. Ella's heart was not
It was you. You're the one who helped Ella get to the ball!
A pumpkin transformed into a coach, some mice into horses, a lizard or two for footmen... child's play.
If the fairy queen can make a coach out of a pumpkin, what else can she do?
Please, Your Grace. Would you help me too?
It was easy to help Ella, but I cannot help a girl such as you. You are too full of bitterness. It fills the place where your heart used to be.
How would she know that?
No! Wait! Please wait!
For what, girl? Ella knew her heart's deepest wish. Do you?
I'll do anything.
I wish to be pretty.
That is what all mortals say. They'll do anything. Anything but that which must be done. Only one thing can rid you of the bitterness inside. Do it, and perhaps I will help you.
Wishes are never simply granted. They must be earned.
Find the lost pieces of your heart.
I'll do it. I swear. What is it?
Stepsister, by Jennifer Donnely, is a Cinderella retelling in one of the "ugly" stepsisters perspective.
Tanaquill, the Fairy Queen, appears, saying that Isabelle summoned her. Isabelle is shocked, because her stepsister, Ella, always told stories about her, but she thought they were just stories. Now she finds the truth
Tanaquill puts her hand to Isabelle's heart, examining it. She finds that it is barely even there. After all, she was horrible to Ella for many years.
Isabelle and her sister, Tavi, had tried to figure out where Ella had gotten a coach, horses, footmen, a gown, and glass slippers. Now she knew.
If the Tanaquill did that for Ella, maybe she would do the same for Isabelle.
Tanaquill refuses. Does Isabelle even know her heart's deepest wish?
Isabelle makes her wish. She wants to be pretty. It would fix everything. Make people stop hating her.
This scene moves the story forwards, because this is what makes Isabelle improve as a person and starts her quest to find them. Also, without Tanaquill, Isabelle would be dead. So if this never happened, nothing would ever change.
You summoned me.
I-I didn't. No. I don't think. Did I?
Tanaquill! The fairy queen!
Your heart summoned me. *laughs dryly* What's left of it.
Cut away piece by piece by piece. Ella's heart was not
It was you. You're the one who helped Ella get to the ball!
A pumpkin transformed into a coach, some mice into horses, a lizard or two for footmen... child's play.
If the fairy queen can make a coach out of a pumpkin, what else can she do?
Please, Your Grace. Would you help me too?
It was easy to help Ella, but I cannot help a girl such as you. You are too full of bitterness. It fills the place where your heart used to be.
How would she know that?
No! Wait! Please wait!
For what, girl? Ella knew her heart's deepest wish. Do you?
I'll do anything.
I wish to be pretty.
That is what all mortals say. They'll do anything. Anything but that which must be done. Only one thing can rid you of the bitterness inside. Do it, and perhaps I will help you.
Wishes are never simply granted. They must be earned.
Find the lost pieces of your heart.
I'll do it. I swear. What is it?
Stepsister, by Jennifer Donnely, is a Cinderella retelling in one of the "ugly" stepsisters perspective.
Tanaquill, the Fairy Queen, appears, saying that Isabelle summoned her. Isabelle is shocked, because her stepsister, Ella, always told stories about her, but she thought they were just stories. Now she finds the truth
Tanaquill puts her hand to Isabelle's heart, examining it. She finds that it is barely even there. After all, she was horrible to Ella for many years.
Isabelle and her sister, Tavi, had tried to figure out where Ella had gotten a coach, horses, footmen, a gown, and glass slippers. Now she knew.
If the Tanaquill did that for Ella, maybe she would do the same for Isabelle.
Tanaquill refuses. Does Isabelle even know her heart's deepest wish?
Isabelle makes her wish. She wants to be pretty. It would fix everything. Make people stop hating her.
This scene moves the story forwards, because this is what makes Isabelle improve as a person and starts her quest to find them. Also, without Tanaquill, Isabelle would be dead. So if this never happened, nothing would ever change.
You summoned me.
I-I didn't. No. I don't think. Did I?
Tanaquill! The fairy queen!
Your heart summoned me. *laughs dryly* What's left of it.
Cut away piece by piece by piece. Ella's heart was not
It was you. You're the one who helped Ella get to the ball!
A pumpkin transformed into a coach, some mice into horses, a lizard or two for footmen... child's play.
If the fairy queen can make a coach out of a pumpkin, what else can she do?
Please, Your Grace. Would you help me too?
It was easy to help Ella, but I cannot help a girl such as you. You are too full of bitterness. It fills the place where your heart used to be.
How would she know that?
No! Wait! Please wait!
For what, girl? Ella knew her heart's deepest wish. Do you?
I'll do anything.
I wish to be pretty.
That is what all mortals say. They'll do anything. Anything but that which must be done. Only one thing can rid you of the bitterness inside. Do it, and perhaps I will help you.
Wishes are never simply granted. They must be earned.
Find the lost pieces of your heart.
I'll do it. I swear. What is it?