A Magical Event at Aston Hall

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Where Cinderella Went
to the Ball

• A Magical Event at Aston Hall

Written and compiled by Fiona Mair. Sessions
devised by Ailyse Hancock, and led by Fiona Mair
and Ailyse Hancock. Costumes by Kay Wilton.
Masks produced by Ruth Watson.
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Cinderella's Home

• Cinderella lived in a house just like Aston Hall
• Is Aston Hall like your house?
• Think about how Aston Hall is different to your
  house

Aston Hall
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Cinderella's Family

• Cinderella lived with her family.
• She had a Daddy, a Step-Mother and two Step
  Sisters.
• Who do you have in your family?

Cinderellas Family
Cinderella
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Cinderella's Friend

• Cinderella had a very special friend called
  Buttons.
• He looked after Cinderella when she was sad.
• Do you have a special friend like Buttons?

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Cinderella's Work

• Cinderella and Buttons had to do lots of work in
  the kitchen.
• Do you have to do any of these jobs in the
  kitchen?

Chopping up meat.
Basting meat and turning the spit.
Rolling out pastry.
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The Invitation

• A very important invitation arrived at
  Cinderellas house. It said
• Prince Charming invites all the ladies in the
  land to a grand ball at Aston Hall

A messenger brought the invitation to
Cinderellas house. How does the post get to
your house? How do you think the messenger
travelled to Cinderellas house?
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The Fairy Godmother

• Cinderella was very excited because Prince
  Charming had invited all the ladies in the land
  to his ball, even Cinderella!
• But she hadnt got anything to wear! How could
  she go to the ball in her servants clothes?
• Her Fairy Godmother arrived to make sure that
  Cinderella could go to the ball looking like a
  Princess.

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The Magic Coach

• Cinderellas Fairy Godmother asked her fetch some
  things to make a magical coach to take her to the
  ball. What things did Cinderella have to fetch?

Six White Mice
A Pumpkin
And she turned them into a beautiful coach ready
to take Cinderella to the Ball
A Dog
Four Lizards
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The Magic Dress

• Cinderella had a beautiful coach ready to take
  her to the Ball, but she hadnt got anything to
  wear.
• Her Fairy Godmother did some more magic, and
  turned her from a poor servant girl

into a gorgeous princess in a lovely dress
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Off to the Ball!
Cinderella travelled in her magic coach to the
Ball, where she was greeted by two heralds, who
blew their trumpets to announce her arrival
When she went upstairs, she met the hosts of the
Ball, Prince Charming, and his Dad, the King.
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The Dance

• Prince Charming danced with Cinderella all night
  long.
• They enjoyed dancing together. Do you enjoy
  dancing?

Cinderella was enjoying herself so much that she
forgot that the Fairy Godmother had said the
magic would end at Midnight!
She heard the clock strike 12, and went running
out of the ball, but her glass slipper fell off
as she ran!
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Happily Ever After...

• Prince Charming tried the glass slipper on the
  foot of every lady in the land, but it didnt fit
  anyone.
• Finally, he came to Cinderellas house.
• He tried it on the Ugly Sisters, but it didnt
  fit them either. He was about to leave, when
  Buttons arrived, bringing Cinderella with him.

Prince Charming tried the shoe on Cinderellas
foot
It fitted her perfectly, and she magically
changed back into the Princess he had met at the
Ball. When he asked her to marry him, Cinderella
said YES!