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tAnswer these questions so that your collaborative writers will know what **YOU** are thinking. If necessary, add other questions so your collaborative writers can continue the story.

Your Cinderella's name is. . . Cinderella wishes for. . . Cinderella will lose. ..

Student 1 should type in blue text. Student 2 should type in red text. Student 3 should type in green text.

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=**Once upon a time in a far away city called Dublin in the beautiful country of Ireland.**= =**There was a girl named Enya that lived in the quaint village outside of Dublin. The temperatures in Dublin range from mild winters, cool summer and consistent humidity. It was during one of the mildest winters that Enya's mother Cait died leaving her father a widower. Life was sad and there was no Irish music being played in the home. Something had to change. One day as father was tending the animals, the Irish draught, the small irish settler and the connemard pony a woman strolled up in a carriage, she had lost her way. Conversation was easy they talked about the land and his beautiful daughter Enya. She too was beautiful soon there would be a wedding. During the cool summer in June they were wed. As wedding tradition would have it, The wedding party took the longest way home. Enya was looking forward to have two sisters join their family. She was il-prepared for what she was soon to encounter. Things had changed drastically for the worst. Her two new sisters, Brea and Casidy were so very mean...they made her cry often and piled their work on her. Her father just couldn't see it. He could not see how unhappy Enya had become. For her fathers sake and for the unity of the family, she said nothing. At one time Enya wanted to write the Governor of the county at that time Mrs. Mary Mcareese, I just couldn't think of how I would start the letter. Life went on and the curelty of the sisters kept on occuring.**= =**Enya would sing and sing and dream about the fun she used to have on the Holidays with her mother. St. Patricks day, Halloween and Samharin, what a grand time we would have. She loved looking at the beautiful clothing worn by her mother and father. Aran Kilts of saffron colour, Claddaugh ring and Aran sweaters. The music floated through the air, it was like magic to hear, the Uilleenn Pipest and the badbran... Oh the dancing that would go on, me step dancing with father, and mother performing the Ceili dance. The food, potatoes cooked with cabbage, seasoned with flax and the sweet beets, to die for,they were soooo very good. We enjoyed the Christmas Cake and the aroma of the Dublin Caddle a mixture of suusage and potatoes ummmmm can't you taste it. What a way to remember her mother, none-the-less back to reality her mean step-mother and sisters seem to have piled up the work for her. It was worst than ever. She was scurbing the floor when she heard a knock on the door. She answered the door and the mail man gave her an envelope. She was curious about what was in the envelope, but she dare not open it. She gave it to her step-mother and she opened and read the invitation OH MY GOODNESS she exclaimed. ITS AN INVITIATION TO THE PALACE...we are going to the castle, we are going to the castle. Brea and Casidy were so soooo excited and there was Enya. Oh how she wanted to go to the castle, yet she just scurbbed the floors took out the trash made the beds and quitely cried. She looked the window Eyna saw two boys playing road bowling and some the town bullies hurling in the court. How she longed to go to the castle. As she was looking out the window when suddlenly behind her stood a lady, a beautiful lady dressed in blue with a wand in her hand. She spoke quietly, softly...you will be able to attend the ball at the castle. Tell the boys who were playing road bowling, to come here and bring their ball. when they came she waved her magic wand and the boys were transformed into coachman, and the ball into the carriage. Enya called the boys who were playing hurling to come to the window and when they did, the fairy turned them into beautiful horses. The fairgod mother warned her that she could go but she would have to be back by 12 midnight or else all would turn back in to their old selves. The last finishing touches was her dress. The fairy Godmother turned around once and Enya truned three times on the third turn she was made into a beautiful princess. Off to the ball she went and had a wonderful time, she met the prince and instantly they fell in love. Oh what a wonderful night. Time was getting away from her it was soon to be midnight. In her hast to leave she dropped her red velet aran sweater. When She got back to her house she turned into her old self. Her sisters were so angry that this person at the ball who took all of the princes' time. He didn't get to dance with me cried brea me either said casidy. For one night she was the star of the show. All the money in the world, including computers, oil, pharmaceuticals, and waterford crystal, could not compare to the joy she felt that night. The prince was sad that the one person he wanted to be with was now gone. What was he to do? How was he going to find her? He made decree that who ever was at the ball and left a red velvet aran sweater should come to the palace to reclaim it. Of course the line was very long and women showed up from everywhere. His process of elimination was If he saw someone eating in the line, they were asked to leave. the other elimination process was if he saw a woman combing her hair in the line she also was asked to leave. Now the line was much smaller, after several hours he had gone through all the ladies including Enya's step sisters... there was no match to be found. The prince started going from house to house until one day he knocked on the Enya's door... the prince came in and asked her ..... no one else, but her to try on the sweater and it was a perfect fit. Their eyes met and they knew it was going be a happily ever after.**=