"Another of my favourite childhood stories was Cinderella."
"As an orphan myself, I could relate, and imagine what it was like for her...."
"There were so many different versions of the story, and in all of them Cinderella's Fairy Godmother would come to her rescue, and send her to the Prince's Ball, wearing the most gorgeous, magical gown. I used to dream about wearing such beautiful dresses."
"I'm not surprised. I know several Fairy Godmothers, and they all possess the most extraordinary fashion sense."
"Well yes, but even though I loved Cinderella's beautiful ballgowns..."
"... what really inspired me in the story, was how her little friends, the mice, had altered one of her mother's old dresses to make something special so Cinderella could go to the ball."
"Cinderella loved that dress, and I always cried when her stepsisters later ripped it to shreds."
"Anyways, my grandmother still had some of my mother's old dolls. Some of their clothes had seen better days, while others had lost their dresses altogether. I decided I wanted to fix them up, and sew new clothes for the ones that needed it. I figured if mice could do it, then so could I...."
"So I asked my grandmother to teach me to sew...."
"...and I set to work...."
"....making new gowns for my mother's old dolls."
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