Cinderella is now 75 years old. After a fulfilling life
with the now dead Prince, she happily sits upon her rocking chair, watching
the world go by from her front porch with a cat named Bob for companionship.
One sunny afternoon, out of nowhere, appeared the Fairy Godmother.
Cinderella said, "Fairy Godmother, what are you doing here after
all these years?"
The Fairy godmother replied, "Cinderella, you have lived an exemplary
life since I last saw you. Is there anything for which your heart still
yearns?"
Cinderella was taken aback, overjoyed, and after some thoughtful consideration,
and almost under her breath, she uttered her first wish:
"I wish I were wealthy beyond comprehension." Instantly,
her rocking chair was turned into solid gold. Cinderella was stunned.
Bob, her old faithful cat, jumped off her lap and scampered to the edge
of the porch, quivering with fear.
Cinderella said, "Oh thank you, Fairy Godmother."
The Fairy Godmother replied, "It is the least I can do. What does
your heart want for your second
wish?"
Cinderella looked down at her frail body, and said:
"I wish I were young and full of the beauty of youth again".
At once, her wish became reality, and her beautiful youthful visage returned.
Cinderella felt stirrings inside her that had been dormant for years.
A long-forgotten vigor and vitality began to course through her. Then
the Fairy Godmother again spoke, "You have one more wish, what shall
you have?"
Cinderella looks over to the frightened cat in the corner and says, "I
wish for you to transform Bob, my old cat, into a kind and handsome young
man."
Magically, Bob suddenly underwent so fundamental a change in his biological
make-up that, when complete, he stood before her, a man so beautiful the
likes of which neither she nor the world had ever seen.
The Fairy Godmother again spoke, "Congratulations, Cinderella. Enjoy
your new life."
And, with a blazing shock of bright blue electricity, she was gone. For
a few eerie moments, Bob and Cinderella
looked into each others eyes. Cinderella sat, breathless, gazing at the
most stunningly perfect
man she had ever seen. Then Bob walked over to Cinderella, who sat transfixed
in her rocking chair,
and held her close in his young muscular arms. He leaned in close, blowing
her golden hair with his
warm breath as he whispered:
"Bet you're sorry you neutered me now" |
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