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" Turn and peep, turn and peep,
No blood is in the shoe, The shoe is not too small for her, The true bride rides with you."
They fly down and perch on Cinderella's shoulders, and remain there. (25) When wedding is celebrated, step-sisters seek favour with Cinder- ella. As the betrothed couple go to church, elder step-sister is on right side, younger on left, and pigeons peck out one eye of each. Returning, step-sisters change sides, and pigeons peck out other eye of each. Thus blindness is their punishment henceforth.
Alphabetical Lists of Incidents- Ball, Cinderella goes to ; dances with Prince (9) (12) (16). Big toe, eldest step-sister's cut off, to make shoe fit (18). Bird, white, 'sits on hazel-tree (4) ; gives dresses, shoes, and golden
slippers to C. (8) (12) (15).
Cinderella puts on golden shoe ; is recognised by Prince (23). Dead mother watches over Cinderella (1). Doves, two white, peck out step-sisters' eyes (25). Dress and shoes returned by Cinderella to bird (11) (14). False brides exposed by two pigeons (19) (22). Gifts chosen by three daughters from father (3). Gold and silver dress, bird throws down to Cinderella ( 8). Hazel-branch given to Cinderella ; planted by her at mother's grave (4). Heel, younger step -sister's, cut off to make shoe fit (21). (Helpful animals), birds, pick out lentils from ashes for Cinderella (6) (7). Ill-treatment, step-mother's and step-sisters', of Cinderella (2). Marriage of Prince and Cinderella (25). Pear-tree, Cinderella hides in ; cut down by father (13). Pigeon-house, Cinderella hides in ; cut down by father (10). Pigeons warn Prince of step-sisters' deception (19). Pitch, staircase smeared with, to detain Cinderella (16). Prince dances with Cinderella (9) (12) (16). Prince marries Cinderella (25). Prince rides off with step-sisters (19) (22). Shoe, golden, dropped by Cinderella at ball (16). Shoe, golden, picked up by Prince (17). Slippers, golden, given by bird to Cinderella (15). Step-mother and step-sisters ill-treat Cinderella (2). Talking-birds (19) (22) (24).
Task, set by step-mother, for Cinderella to pick lentils from ashes (6) (7). Three days' festival for Prince to choose most beautiful bride (5). Tree, magical (4).
True bride recognised by two white doves (24). Tryiug-on of golden shoe (18) (20) (23).
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