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A Modern Cinderella

Louisa May Alcott

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"No, we will go ourselves." And slowly the two paced down the leaf-strewn walk.

Fields of yellow grain were waving on the hill-side, and sere corn blades rustled in the wind, from the orchard came the scent of ripening fruit, and all the garden-plots lay ready to yield up their humble offerings to their master's hand. But in the silence of the night a greater Reaper had passed by, gathering in the harvest of a righteous life, and leaving only tender memories for the gleaners who had come so late.

The old man sat in the shadow of the tree his own hands planted; its fruit boughs shone ruddily, and its leaves still whispered the low lullaby that hushed him to his rest.

"How fast he sleeps! Poor father! I should have come before and made it pleasant for him."

As she spoke, Nan lifted up the head bent down upon his breast, and kissed his pallid cheek.

"Oh, John, this is not sleep."

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Community Reviews

A Modern Cinderella is such a sweet story. I really loved the characters particularly Nan. It's a really cute twist on Cinderella's story. Debby's Debut had some wonderfully funny moments and I loved Debby's sense of humor. It's my favorite story of the four. The Brothers is offensive by modern stan

To and fro she went, silent and diligent, giving the grace of willingness to every humble or distasteful task the day had brought her.

The ocean wrought the change, for it took old and young into its arms, and for a little while they played like children in their mother's lap. No falsehood could with

Lovely

I've read this before, but it's still a delight. Louisa May Alcott is a writer of her era, but I prefer the old-fashioned style and lessons laid out. A Modern Cinderella is such a sweet story, and I loved reading the rest of the stories.

It was a good book, don't get me wrong and Alcott still managed to capture my heart with her literary wit. Is it as memorable as Little Women , or Jo's Boys ? No. The stories in the book reminded me of the characters in the aforementioned texts but that was it. Perhaps it was because there were a n

I arranged my thoughts on this short story into a haiku:

"The work we do shows
How far along we have come,
More than our hobbies."

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