This 1855 New York picture book tells the familiar story with a moral frame: a dying mother tells her daughter to bear every trouble with patience, and the girl is soon at the mercy of a proud stepmother and two stepsisters. A fairy godmother, a pumpkin coach and a ball where the music stops at the stranger’s entrance follow.
A charming early American edition of the tale, short enough to read aloud in one sitting. Download the free EPUB.