STORY STARTER
Submitted by Museful Heart
Write a story about what would have happened if Cinderella had not lost her shoe.
If the Shoe Fits
Cinderelly, Cinderelly
Night and day it's Cinderelly
Make the fire, fix the breakfast
Wash the dishes, do the mopping
And the sweeping and the dusting
They always keep her hopping
Then announced in spring
By order of the King
A ball for maidens of the land
The prince must find a wife
After a mended dress and Fairy Godmother's touch
Cinderella's ready for the best night of life
But this particular version of the tale
Alters one slight yet crucial detail
For at the stroke of midnight when the bells rang out
Carriages turned to pumpkins and horses to mice
Cinderella's mad dash was complete with both shoes
But what happens when we roll that dice?
Maybe after her magical night
Cinderella found her wings and flew to the light
The light being the prince, the honoree of the ball
Under the moon glow she made her great escape
From the under Lady Tremaine's wretched grip
Upon her arrival, just like at the ball, the Prince spun her into a dip
On the other hand, of course
The status quo could have been the winning force
The Tremaine's continue to inflict their misery
While the Prince mourns the one who got away
Many years pass, the Prince's life will go on
But he spares thought for his mystery princess and hopes she's okay
So I suppose we can never really know
If Cinderella's fate really would have changed or how so
Was she destined to be stuck as a servant forever?
Was her royal, happy ending still in the cards?
Questions that will always remained unanswered
Cause her shoes slipped off as she raced past the guards