A Cinderella story: FIRE AND ICE |Fairytale competition|

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"Tis only the one as cool as ice can quench the fire"

Twice upon a time, in a faraway land, there lived a prince whose charming features no lady could resist and whose fiery attitude no one, not even the ladies could stand!
Stories has it that the prince was cursed by his grandmother to be always angry and hot-tempered due to the I'll character her son (the king) had towards her when she was alive.

And there was her, Cinderella, a girl whose beauty was beautiful, a young easygoing maiden whose love was only for music and hated twice as much good her love for music by her parents.
With 2 elder sisters, Jenna and Anna. Jenna was as good as her parents but Anna, loved listening to Cinderella and her music.

Cinderella was the hands behind every wheel at her house. She did the cooking, washing and every other chore except going to buy things for she never left the house anyways. Her life was just boring and she was used to it until,

Ding! Dong!!
The royal messenger had suddenly shown up at their abode to deliver a "message" from the king himself. No one needed to tell Cinderella to get a seat for the visitor but he calmly rejected it and went on to deliver ...in his words, "Seeing as the prince has come of age, at his 25th birthday, he is going to choose a bride.
Therefore, all maidens are invited as he would choose the maidens who would stay for the 7days holiday themed "taming the fire". After these 7 days, the prince will then choose one of them as his bride"
Your king

With that, he left possibly to visit other households.
Meanwhile, Jenna rejoiced as she was already chosen by her parents to represent their family. Cinderella was a bit relieved seeing as one of her torment was down until she was told that she will be accompanying Jenna as a maid to see to her needs, and make sure she's comfortable. She tried protesting but of course, it was no use.

Getting to the castle, it was a sight to behold for Cinderella for she had never left home all these 21 years of her life.

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The castle was flooded with beautiful maidens from richer, prestigious home than jenna's and Cinderella's. Jenna was blended perfectly with the girls but her younger sister looked like the maid she was dressed to look like In a simple handmade dress still made by her.
The ladies were introduced to the prince and he made a selection of 7 maidens to stay for the holiday

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Luckily, Jenna was chosen and she didn't fail to always remind Cinderella that she will be chosen ultimately by the prince. When it was time to retire to bed, Jenna kicked her sister out of the room to anywhere else ....Jenna cared less.

While outside, a kind palace maid saw Cinderella outside and asked her why she was not in bed and she narrated her ordeal. The maid took her into her room.
Everything was and went as it should until the 5th day ....
Jenna told Cinderella to make her some pancakes and to make sure she did it herself. Getting to the kitchen, she appealed to the maid who helped her before and she obliged. Cinderella was making them when the prince walked in, he was truly charming as Cinderella herself was drooling already but that didn't last long as the prince was hot as fire ...he threw everything in the kitchen around, he was really angry but why? He was just angry!!!

When he was done, he asked why Cinderella was staring at him, when she didn't reply, the prince asked that she follow him.
He asked her to clean his room, do his laundry and clean his late mother's room and he didn't care how long it took her.
She did as she was told while humming her songs, 🎶la la la hmmmmm🎶

She was taken aback when the prince who stood there without her knowledge sang along, 🎶I'll finally listen .... happiness is what I can't live without
"You know the song!!", Cinderella exclaimed.
"Yes,I do. It was my mom's favourite song and mine too", he replied.
They talked for long and he seemed to enjoy her company but that lasted for few minutes as he got angry and shouted at Cinderella who just stared blankly at him and he stormed out.

She was done with cleaning his room and doing his laundry.
Retiring to bed, she told the kind palace maid of her encounter with the prince that day . She asked why he was always angry and the maid told her of the curse his grandmother laid on him due to his father's ill character towards her.
When Cinderella told her how kind he seemed though, she further explained, "pity that once he's 25 and not happily married to his true love, he'll become an angry beast everyday of his life"
The maid slept off leaving Cinderella to her thoughts.

Jenna and the other girls were busy shopping for cloths and jewelry for the "Day" . Cinderella went on to clean the late Queen's room... she was the first to walk into that room in years. The prince had managed to convince his father saying that he wanted it cleaned seeing as he is getting married soon.
While cleaning, Cinderella started singing again, 🎶I'll finally listen.. happiness is what I can't live without
The answers are within🎶

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An orb fell down from the shelf. It looked alive as it glowed. Cinderella picked it up and it read, "tis only the one as cool as ice can quench the fire. Break the ice and its coolness abounds"
Cinderella really didn't understand this, so, she brought the orb before the king but none of them could see the inscription on the orb.

Cinderella was accused of trying to impersonate a seer and when her sister was called upon, she asked thar they go ahead and throw her in the dungeon and so, it was done.

Now, it was the 7th day, the prince was to Choose his bride. Preparations were being made. Decoration and meals were made but the prince set out to see someone.
"Hey there", he called out. Cinderella was surprised to see him in the dungeon ..was he really here to see her?
"I don't really know about the accusation laid on you, but what I do know is that I'll love to hear you sing again", he said slowly and calmly that you'll never think he's the same cursed one.
Cinderella sang for him nevertheless bit at the end, she was cut off with a kiss from the prince!!!

Situated in the king's bedroom, the frozen orb glowed like never before and broke into pieces. The curse has been broken!!!
Everyone gathered around to see a free prince walking in with a girl.. Cinderella!!!

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Prince Edward expected a protest from the girls ....maybe from his father, the king but none of them could. Instead, his father gave his blessings and the other girls were sent home. As cool as she is, Cinderella went on to visit her parents and Anna to specially invite them to her wedding, "prince Edward marries Cinderella"....Princess Cinderella

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This is my entry for the 1st fairytale competition by @nancybriti