CINDERELLA….
July 19th, 2005
Cinderella wants to go to the ball, but her wicked stepmother
won’t let her.
So, as Cinderella sits crying in the garden, her fairy godmother
appears and promises to provide Cinderella with everything she
needs to go to the ball, but only on two conditions.
‘First, you must wear a diaphragm.’
Cinderella agrees and says, ‘What’s the second condition?’
‘You must be home by 2 am. Any later and your diaphragm will
turn into a pumpkin.’
Cinderella agrees to be home by 2 am. The appointed hour comes
and goes and Cinderella doesn’t show up.
Finally, at 5 am, Cinderella shows up looking love struck and
very satisfied.
‘Where have you been?’ demands the fairy godmother. ‘Your
diaphragm was supposed to turn into a pumpkin three hours ago!’
‘I met a prince, Fairy Godmother. He took care of everything.’
‘I know of no prince with that kind of power. Tell me his name.’
‘I can’t remember exactly, Peter, Peter, something or other… ‘