The Real Wicked One

Once upon a time, there was a woman. She had twin daughters named Lucy and Macy. She loved them very much. The three of them were a family.

One day, the woman met a man. The two fell in love and got married. The woman’s daughters were happy for her. The man was kind and caring.

But the man had his own daughter. And SHE was trouble. Her name? Cindy.

The twins tried their best to be nice to Cindy. But she was not an easy person to get along with. She was nice and sweet when her dad was around. But she was very mean when he was not looking.

Cindy was spoiled. She refused to do any chores. She would not help cook, clean, or take out the trash.

So Lucy and Macy would do all the work themselves. When they would finally finish, Cindy would swoop in. She would lie and tell their parents that SHE had done it all herself.

“We can’t let her get away with this!” Lucy said.

“You’re right! We have to teach our wicked stepsister a lesson,” Macy agreed.

The twins decided to play a prank on Cindy. But they had to wait for the right time.

That time came a few weeks later. Their parents were going away on a trip. The girls would be home alone all weekend.

“This is our chance,” Macy said to Lucy as they waved goodbye to their parents.

“What are you two goofballs whispering about?” Cindy asked with a mean smirk.

“Nothing,” the twins said.

“You two are weird! Stay away from me at Prince Charming’s ball tomorrow,” Cindy snapped.

The prince was throwing a huge party the next night. Everyone was excited. He was looking for a princess!

Cindy was the most excited of them all. She wanted to be a princess! She had begged their parents for a new gown to wear. And, of course, she got one.

When Lucy and Macy asked for new dresses, they were told no. But the twins did not mind. They knew Cindy would not be wearing her new dress to the ball. She might not even be going to the ball at all . . .

That night, Lucy and Macy snuck into Cindy’s bedroom. She was fast asleep. Her snores made the twins giggle. Lucy and Macy took the new dress from Cindy’s closet. In its place, they put an old dress made of rags.

When Cindy woke up the next day and saw the ugly old dress, she screamed. She looked for her ball gown everywhere. She could not find it. But she was sure who had taken it.

Cindy put on the dress of rags and ran to find Lucy and Macy. She made all kinds of promises to them. She would be nicer. She would not call them names or push them around. She would do ALL the chores. If only she could have her gown back.

“See!” Cindy said as she began sweeping the basement. It was the first time she had ever cleaned anything.

Lucy and Macy folded their arms. They told Cindy she would not get her gown back. This was too little too late. Cindy began to cry as the twins ran upstairs, high-fiving.

The twins began to feel bad. They decided to give Cindy her dress back after all.

Just then, a light flashed from the basement. The twins tiptoed to the top of the stairs to see what it was.

They could not believe what they saw. A fairy! A real-live fairy! The fairy gave Cindy a hug. She said she was Cindy's fairy godmother.

"Those mean stepsisters won't stoip you from going to the ball," her fairy godmother said.

"Really?" Cindy asked.

“With my help, you’ll look amazing! The prince will fall in love with you,” the fairy said.

Then she snapped her fingers. Cindy’s dress of rags became the most beautiful ball gown ever. And a pair of glass slippers were on her feet.

“Can you believe it?” Macy whispered to her sister. “We’re mean to her ONE TIME, and a fairy comes to help her!”

“A fairy never helped us all the times SHE was mean!” Lucy whispered back.

The twins decided to get ready for the ball. There was no point in giving Cindy her other dress back. Her fairy godmother had given her a better one.

Lucy and Macy walked to the prince’s ball. Cindy rode past them in a horse-drawn carriage. Her fairy godmother had made it from a pumpkin! The carriage sprayed mud on the twins’ dresses as it passed.

Cindy laughed and waved. “See you at the ball, goofballs!” she yelled.

Of course, Cindy was the most beautiful one at the ball. She danced with the prince all night.

It was just before midnight when Cindy ran away from the prince. He looked confused. She left behind one of her glass slippers.

Lucy and Macy followed Cindy outside. Her dress turned back to rags. Her carriage turned back into a pumpkin. They were the only ones who saw.

“I didn’t even get to tell the prince my name!” Cindy sobbed. Lucy and Macy comforted her as the three of them walked home.