多功能英语阅读06 The Golden Boot

The Golden Boot

Once upon a time there was a little girl named Ella. She lived in a

little cottage with her stepmother and her three step-sisters. They were

known as Sister Attila, Sister Etta, and Sister Ina. Their dear mother was

named Anna. All in all they were a massive lot.

Little Ella was small, mild, peculiar 1 and with long flaxen hair. Sister

Attila was grim, selfish and disgusting. Sister Etta was a masculine girl,

huge and muscular. Sister Ina was feeble and timid. Their mother, Anna was

without description.

The cottage they lived in was owned by the stepmother and she had

inherited from her late husband, Scrawny, a poor barber, who had died

prematurely 2 due to insufficient 3 nutrition.

This little lodge 4 was situated 5 in the woods outside the forest that

surrounded the Castle of the Prince of Uganda.

The notable prince, his father's only designated heir, was a tall young

handsome playboy in search of a bride to fill his lonely life. She had to be

beautiful, talented, amusing, well proportioned, and, most of all, be of

fleet foot.

This was the day of the Castle's Annual Grand Banquet, where guests would

receive coupons 6 entitling them to a discount in merchandise retailing 7 stores.

All the clans 8 of the surrounding country-side were planning to turn out. It

was the event of the season and naturally the Scrawnys were dressing 9 up to

make the scene.

Of course little Ella was not allowed to participate. She had to stay

home and clean the ashes out of the fireplace, scrub the floors and polish

the knob of the big front door.

(If your had read the fairy tale, you'd know what events took place up

to the time of the striking of the midnight gong. This story would resume at

that moment.)

The twelve o'clock gong was banging out the midnight melody and the

Prince of Uganda was in hot pursuit of our leading lady. She dropped one of

her golden boots on the railing and she took flight hopping 10 and skipping as

best she could. It was a great sight to depict 11; she was holding up her dress

and exposed her fancy laced Levi panties. At the sight of those fetching

panties the Prince could no longer contain himself. He tripped over her

golden boot, banged his head on the railing and was knocked unconscious.

As the lay there groaning 12, the Tower Clock finished clanging, Ella's horses

turned to rats and the carriage receded 13 to its original state as a cucumber.

Boy, this was a night to behold 14.

The next day, the prince, a bit groggy 15 from the preceding nights' episode,

mounted his trusty horse and was off in pursuit of this feisty little feline 16

with the fancy panties.

He stopped at all the eligible 17 houses to see if any of the maids had feet

small enough to fit into this golden boot.

At last, in his pursuit he came upon the House of Scrawny. All three

stepsisters were keen on the chance to rub elbows with the Prince of Uganda.

Ella stood back watching the ceremony. She knew fully 18 well that only

pinching pain would result from this exercise in vain of trying to get those

big fat feet into her footwear.

Alas 19, the unhappy Prince gave up and mounted his sturdy horse and as he

departed the horse bolted and the Prince dropped the golden boot.

Ella ran out to retrieve 20 it for him and when she bent 21 over she exposed

her fancy panties. The prince reined 22 back his horse for he knew that at last

he had found the maiden 23 of his dreams. He scooped 24 her up onto his horse and

they rode off into the sunset with her beautiful flaxen hair flowing in the

wind and of course they lived happily ever after.