A retold and simplified version of the classic tale; "Cinderella". It's suitable for drama performance for the primary students.

1. Cinderella
Retold by Gökhan Güney

2. Narrator:
There is a
young girl.

3. Narrator:
Her name is
Cinderella.

4. Narrator:
She has a
stepmother.

5. Narrator:
She has three
stepsisters.

6. Narrator:
They are very
bad people.

7. Narrator:
Cinderella
always works.

8. Stepmother:
“Cinderella,
make dinner!”

9. Stepsister 1:
“Cinderella,
sweep the
floor!”

10. Stepsister 2:
“Cinderella,
clean the
windows!”

11. Stepsister 3:
“Cinderella,
wash the
dishes!”

12. Stepmother:
“Cinderella,
brush my hair!”

13. Stepsister 1:
“Cinderella,
bring me tea!”

14. Stepsister 2:
“Cinderella,
bring me
coffee!”

15. Stepsister 3:
“Cinderella,
bring me
cake!”

16. Narrator:
Cinderella
works very
hard.

17. Narrator:
She is always
tired.

18. Narrator:
One day they
hear that there
is a ball in the
palace.

19. Narrator:
The stepmother
and stepsisters
prepare for the
ball.

20. Cinderella:
“I want to go to
the ball, too.”

21. Stepmother:
“No, you can’t
come!”

22. Stepmother:
“You will stay
at home!”

23. Narrator:
The stepmother
and stepsisters go
to the ball.

24. Narrator:
Cinderella is at
home.

25. Narrator:
She is very sad
and she is crying.

26. Narrator:
The fairy
godmother
appears.

27. Fairy godmother:
“Hocus-pocus, let
Cinderella wear a
beautiful dress!”

28. Fairy godmother:
“Come outside,
Cinderella.”

29. Fairy godmother:
“Hocus-pocus, let
this pumpkin turn
into a carriage.”

30. Fairy godmother:
“Hocus-pocus, let
this mouse turn
into a carriage
driver.”

31. Narrator:
Cinderella is very
happy now.

32. Narrator:
She gets on the
carriage.

33. Fairy godmother:
“Cinderella, you
must come back
before 12 o’clock.”

34. Fairy godmother:
“The magic will be
gone at 12
o’clock.”

35. Narrator:
Cinderella goes to
the palace.

36. Narrator:
The prince sees
Cinderella.

37. Narrator:
He gets excited.

38. Narrator:
He goes to
Cinderella.

39. Prince:
“Would you like to
dance with me,
madam?”

40. Cinderella:
“Yes, I would love
to.”

41. Narrator:
They start to
dance.

42. Narrator:
After some time,
the clock starts to
strike 12.

43. Narrator:
Cinderella starts
to run away.

44. Prince:
“Wait! Where are
you going?”

45. Narrator:
Cinderella drops
one of her shoes.

46. Narrator:
She gets on the
carriage and they
leave.

47. Narrator:
The prince gets
the shoe.

48. Narrator:
The next day the
prince and his
men go to all the
houses in the
town.

49. Narrator:
All the women try
the shoe but their
feet don’t fit into
the shoe.

50. Narrator:
They come to
Cinderella’s
house.

51. Narrator:
The stepmother
tries the shoe. But
her foot is too big.

52. Narrator:
The stepsisters try
the shoe. But their
feet are too big,
too.

53. Narrator:
Cinderella comes
out of her room.

54. Stepmother:
“Cinderella go to
your room.”

55. Prince:
“No, she will come
and try the shoe,
too.”

56. Stepmother:
“But she is a
servant, your
majesty.”

57. Prince:
“It’s okay. Come
here, young girl.”

58. Narrator:
Cinderella comes
and her foot fits
into the shoe
perfectly.

59. Prince:
“Oh, I am very
happy.”

60. Prince:
“Come to my
palace with me.”

61. Narrator:
They go to the
palace.

62. Narrator:
They get married.

63. Narrator:
They live happily
ever after.

64. THE END