Suku Dayak

DAYAK is one of the thousands of tribes located in Indonesia. Dayak is known as one of the native tribes in Borneo. They are one of the majority population in the province.
The word Dayak of Kalimantan in the local language means people who live in the river upstream. This refers to the place they live in large rivers upstream.
Somewhat different from other Indonesian cultures, which generally begins in the coastal region, Dayak people spent most of his life in the vicinity of inland river basins of Kalimantan.
In the minds of ordinary people, Dayak tribe there is only one type. When in fact they are divided into many sub-sub-tribe. According J.U. Lontaan, there are about 405 sub tribe Dayak who have in common but differ in the sociology of social mores, cultural and language used. The difference is caused by the Dayak community terpencarnya into small groups to influence the entry of foreign cultures.
Dayak Dayak tribe is divided into Muslims and Non Muslims. Which includes the Dayak Dayak are Muslims Bakumpai, the Dayak Bukit, Dayak Tribe Sampit, Paser Dayak Tribe, Tribe Tidung Dayak, Dayak Tribe Melanau, Kedayan Dayak, Dayak Tribe Embaloh, Sintang Dayak Tribe, Tribe and Tribal Dayak Dayak Sango Ngabang.
Dayak tribe while non-Muslims more numerous again. Namely the DayakAbal, Abai Dayak Tribe, Tribe Banyadu Dayak, Dayak Tribe Bakati, Bentian Dayak, Dayak Tribe Benuaq, the Dayak Bidayuh, Land Dayak, Dayak Dusun, Dusun Dayak Tribe Deyah, the Dayak Dusun Malang, Dayak Kenyah tribe, Dayak Tribe Lawangan, Maanyan Dayak, Dayak tribe of Mali, Mayau Dayak, Dayak Tribe Meratus, Mualang Dayak, Dayak Tribe Ngaju, Ot Danum Dayak, Dayak Tribe Samihim and others are estimated to number about three hundred sub-tribes.
Each sub tribe Dayak has a unique culture and gives special feature on its community. For example, lengthening tradition carried out by a woman's ear Dayak Kenyah, Kayan and Bahau. Then there is also a tradition of headhunting kayau or public figures who become enemies Kendayan Dayak tribe.
That glimpse of the colorful sub tribe Dayak who inhabit the island of Borneo. Hopefully with more and more familiar with the nation's cultural diversity reinforces national unity.

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Biografi Christiano Ronaldo

Born with the full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, born on February 5, 1985 in Funchal is a Portuguese national soccer player. son of Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro and José Dinis Aveiro. He has a brother named Hugo, and two older sisters, Elma and Liliana Catia. Liliana Working as a singer with the stage name "Ronalda" in Portugal. The second name given to Cristiano ("Ronaldo") is relatively rare in Portugal. Currently, he bet on the club Real Madrid in the left wing position.


Cristiano is a favorite family since childhood, he always had the support of his family in every way. He was known to the child who always wants to win. At school he enjoyed football, he always had the sense to be able to play ball. If he does not find the ball, then he will make a ball of socks rolled his friends.
Nominal wages in his first professional club, Sporting Lisbon nothing - my ass before moving to England. Now he is able to produce 100 times the average wage at Sporting Lisbon in a week because his salary at Old Trafford to 40 thousand euros (USD 470 million).
He started his international career by defending the national team Portugal since 2003. Cristiano Ronaldo began playing football at age three years. His favorite team when he was young was SL Benfica. He played for the first time with an amateur team, Andorinha, when he was 8 years old. In 1995, Cristiano Ronaldo's reputation was growing in Portugal.
Two famous football teams, CS Maritimo and CD Nacional interested in Cristiano Ronaldo. Maritimo, the biggest team left a meeting with manager Andorinha, the result Ronaldo signed in to CD Nacional. After getting the champion at Nacional, Ronaldo moved to Sporting CP.
Two famous football teams, CS Maritimo and CD Nacional interested in Cristiano Ronaldo. Maritimo, the biggest team left a meeting with manager Andorinha, the result Ronaldo signed in to CD Nacional. After getting the champion at Nacional, Ronaldo moved to Sporting CP.
Ronaldo with Sporting debut against Moreirense and produces a score two goals. He is also a feature of Portugal in the UEFA Under 17 championship.
His appearance in the UEFA Under 17 Championship football to bring the attention of the world. The first time I saw the appearance of Ronaldo is the manager of Liverpool FC, Gérard Houllier. But Liverpool reject it because Ronaldo was too young and need time to develop into a famous football player.
In 2003, Ronaldo got the attention of Sir Alex Ferguson, when Sporting beat Manchester United with the score 3-1 in the inauguration of Alvalade XXI stadium in Lisbon.
Ferguson decided to want young players for his team, Ronaldo signed a contract with a price of £ 12.24 million. Debut with Manchester United (MU) is at the time against Bolton Wanderers in the 60th minute at Old Trafford stadium in Manchester United victory 4-0.
Debut of his international career in August 2003 when Portugal against Kazakhstan. At the opening of Euro 2004, Portugal lost to Greece with the result 2-1. At the semi-final against Holland, Ronaldo scored his first with the final result 2-1 win for Portugal.
Ronaldo delivers Portugal to the 2004 Summer Olympics, and he became the second highest score fi FIFA World Cup qualification in the European zone with 7 goals. until June 17, 2005, Ronaldo is scoring 11 goals in 25 games for Portugal.
From Ronaldo's life that's all levels have increased drastically, whereas the career he was a newborn into the world of football for three and a half years. If not digaet MU in the summer of 2003, may be the fate of 184 cm-tall man is not like now.
Young Ronaldo is a very fast runner, owner nan nimble feet, capable of churning out the ball to make dizzy opponents. But Ronaldo is also very Narcis young, greedy, and selfish. If it's fun, he likes to forget on his team-mates.
But Ronaldo is also able to learn, either from age, experience, and upbringing Fergie. Ronaldo, who now is Ronaldo, who has more know how to play for the team. What is not different is Ronaldo, who now remains a very fast runner, owner nan nimble feet, owner-gocekan gocekan great.
Success in the stadium also has penetrated into the outer field. With a handsome face and sexy body, man's full name Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro was started digila-gilai people around the world - especially women. Since it became public property, often follow public events, and often published media, the celebrity status has been carried Ronaldo.
Your friends and her social scope even more closely with the entertainment world. Gossip proximity Ronaldo with some actress continues to be a meal soft yellow tabloids. He had a special relationship with the Spanish TV presenter Merche Romero, Jordana Jardel and named models. Later she was rumored to be close to British TV star Gemma Atkinson, and "after" artists "nodes" such as Roxanne McKee, Bryony Seth, Georgina Walkter, and Ali Bastian.
That's it. Ronaldo's life - his name is taken from former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, because his father mengidolakannya as an actor, not the politicians - continue to roll over time, which will take him somewhere someday. Maybe at the end of the season, he became like that predicted Manchester United legend Bryan Robson during the visit to Jakarta recently, that he likely won the Player of the Year title. Or even worse, such as Alex Ferguson's prediction, that Ronaldo can become the world's best players.

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Mahasiswa

student is a student, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some countries, the term English language (or cognitive in other languages) is reserved for those who attend university, while school children under the age of eighteen called pupils in English (or the equivalent in another language). In broad usage, the students used for anyone who is learning.
In the past, the "student" The term is reserved for people studying at university level in the United Kingdom. Children learn at school called "student" or "school" (or "school child" or "school children"). However, the use of American English from the "student" said to include students of all ages, even at the primary level, now spread to other countries, and are found in Britain (especially in the state sector), as well as Australia and Singapore. In South Africa, the "students" a term also used.
In England and Wales, adolescents who attend college or high school for further education is usually called the "sixth formers." If students follow the pattern of average attendance at school, students will be in the "lower sixth" between ages 16 and 17, and "the sixth of" between 17 and 18, but many schools still refer to them as "year 12" and "year 13 "or" U.S. "and" A2 ". They "ride" to the university after the sixth over.
In Scotland, pupils sit Highers at the end of the fifth year (when aged 16-17) after it is possible for them to gain entry into university. However, many do not reach the required value and remain in school for the sixth year. Even among those who reach the required value that is common to remain in school and do further study (eg other subjects or Advanced Highers) and then started college at the same time as their friends and peers.
In universities in the UK, "fresh" is used informally to describe the new students just starting their first year. Although it is not unusual to call someone more fresh after their first few weeks at university, they are usually referred to as the "first year" or "freshmen." There is a little insulting connotation of this name in England, except an occasional reference to "Freshers" in a tone that implies naive. More generally, it will be used in either mode. For example, a university official might ask students if they have a little more fresh without putting down.
Ancient Scottish University of St Andrews used the term "bejant" for the first year (from "bec-jaune" French - "yellow beak", "inexperienced"). The second year is called "semi-bejants", the third year is known as "tertians", and fourth years, or anyone else in the last year of their study, called "magistrands".
In England and Wales, the primary school year begins with an optional "nursery" followed by a reception (similar to TK) and then switched to "one year, year two" and so on until "six years". In public schools, the children join secondary school when they were 11-12 years in what used to be called "first form" and now known as the "class 7". They went up to year 11 (formerly "fifth form") and then joined the sixth form, both in the same school or at a separate sixth form college. A student entering the school, private pay (usually at age 13) will join the "third form" - the equivalent of year 9. Many schools have an alternative name for the first year, some with basic contempt, but the others acting only as a description - for example, "shells" (not condescending), or "maggots" (degrading).
In Northern Ireland and Scotland, are very similar but with some differences. Pupils start in the nursery or reception aged 3 to 4, and then started primary school at the "P1" (stand P for primary) or year 1. They then went on elementary schools to "Q7" or year 7. After that they started high school in 11 years, is called the "year 1" or year 8 in Northern Ireland, or "S1" in Scotland. They continue to secondary school until the age of 16 in "5 years", the year 12 or "S5", and then it is the choice of the individual student to decide to continue in school and (in Northern Ireland) to do AS level (known as "lower sixth") and then the next year to do A-levels (known as "upper sixth"). In Scotland, students aged 16-18 taking Highers, followed by Advanced Highers. Or, students can go and get into a full-time job or to start the technical collage.
The great increase in the size of student population in the UK and the effect this has had on several university towns or in urban areas located near the university has become a concern in Britain since 2000. A report by Universities UK, "Studentification: A Guide to Opportunities, Challenges and Practice" (2006) has investigated the subject and made recommendations [1] A particular problem in many locations is seen as the impact of students on availability. quality and price of the property rented and owner-occupied.

Manajemen

The term management has a different understanding. Adl management universally use of resources to achieve organizational goals and performance of eminence in various types of profit and non profit organizations.
 The definition put forward by a distinguished management Daft (2003:4) as follows: "Management is the Attainment of organizational goals in an effective and efficient manner through planning organizing leading and controlling organizational resources". Opinion was less LBH has a sense that management is the attainment of organizational goals with effective and efficient way of reply by the planning organization of direction and control of organizational resources.
Plunket et al. (2005:5) defines management as "One or more managers individually and collectively Setting and Achieving Goals by exercising related functions (planning organizing leading and controlling staffing) and coordinating Various resources (information materials money and people)". Opinion was less LBH has a sense that management is one or LBH managers who individually or jointly develop and achieve organizational goals with perform related functions (planning, preparation pengorgnisasian direction and supervision of staff) and coordinating various resources (money and material information people).
Managers themselves according to Plunket et al. (2005:5) is the people Who Are allocate and oversee the use of resources so the people who manage and supervise the use of resources.
Lewis et al. (2004:5) defines management as: "the process of administering and coordinating resources effectively and efficiently in an effort to Achieve the goals of the organization." Opinions are less LBH have a sense that management is the process of managing and coordinating resources -resources effectively and efficiently in an effort to achieve organizational goals.
According to Mary Parker Follett who was quoted by Handoko (2000:8) management is an art in completing the work through others. This definition implies that managers achieve organizational objectives through the arrangement of others to perform various tasks which may be required.

 

Prayers Tahajjud

Prayers Tahajjud (Qiyaamul Lail) is the sunnah prayer a person does after he wakes up from sleep at night even though his sleep just a minute. Is emphasized when the prayer is done in the last third of the night because that's when prayer time is granted.
     Legal Tahajjud prayer is sunnah muakkadah (sunnah which is emphasized). Sunna prayer has been fixed based on the arguments of al-Qur'an, Sunnah, shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, and ijma' Muslims.
    Allaah says. "They were very little sleep at night, and at night lately they beg for forgiveness (to Allah)." [Adh-Dzaariyaat: 17-18]Allah Ta'ala says."Gastric them away from his bed, while they pray to his Lord with fear and hope, and they rizki spend of what We have given them. One would not know what is hidden to them, namely (a variety of delicious) that tasty eye view, in retaliation against what they have done. "[As-Sajda: 16-17]Allah 'Azza wa Jalla said."(Are ye ye the polytheists who are more fortunate) or people who worship at night with prostrate and standing, is he afraid of (adzab) hereafter, and expect the grace of his Lord? ..." [Az-Zumar: 9]And Allah Ta'ala says Tabaaraka wa."And on some evenings Tahajjud prayer was you ...." [Al-Israa ': 79]Shallallaahu Rasulullah 'alaihi wa sallam said."Prayers are the most important after the Fardhu prayers are prayers in the middle of the night." [1]Privileges Tahajjud PrayersPrayers Tahajjud has many virtues and privileges so that a student of knowledge is emphasized to do it. Among its merits are.[1]. Tahajjud Prayer is the best prayer after prayer fardhu.Shallallaahu Rasulullah 'alaihi wa sallam said."The best fasts after (fasting) in the month of Ramadan is fasting Allah, Muharram, and the best of prayers after the Fardhu prayers are prayers of the night." [2][2]. Tahajjud prayer is the glory of a believer.Shallallaahu Rasulullah 'alaihi wa sallam said."The angel Gabriel came to me and said, 'O Muhammad, live sekehendakmu because you will die, because you love someone sekehendakmu will leave him, and beramallah sekehendakmu because you will be rewarded, and know that the glory of a believer that there is in prayer at night and not felt need of man. "[3][3]. Habits of the righteous.[4]. Approaches to Allah Ta'ala.[5]. Distancing sin.[6]. Eraser error.
       The four virtues of this (points 3-6) are summarized in the words of the Prophet shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam."Let you perform night prayers because he is the habit of righteous people before you, he as a charity taqarrub for you to God, away sin, and removal errors." [4][7]. Prayer night is a testament that the first time shallallaahu Rasulullah 'alaihi wa sallam to convey to residents of Medina when he entered it. He shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said."O people! Scatter greet, give food, connect Hospitality, and pray at night when everyone else was asleep, surely you'll go to heaven safely. "[5][8]. Prayers for the night as he lifted the degree of a person. Shallallaahu Rasulullah 'alaihi wa sallam said, when asked about the levels of the degree."Providing food, polite greeting, and praying at night when others sleep." [6][9]. Can strengthen the recitation of Al-Qur-an, to help wake up for Fajr prayer, follow the example of previous generations, and others.Prayers Tahajjud Messenger
     Shallallaahu Rasulullah 'alaihi wa sallam never leave Tahajjud prayer, both when he was mukim and was traveling. 'Aisha radhiyaallahu' anha once said, "If Prophet shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam to pray (night), he stood up to her feet broke." Then' Aisha radhiyallaahu 'anha said, "Why did you do all this. And Allah Ta'ala has forgiven your sins of the past and future? "Then he answered."O 'A'isha, do not deserve me to be most grateful servant." [7]Prayers Tahajjud The Salafush Salih
      It was narrated from Abu Qatadah (d. th. 54 H) radhiyallaahu 'anhu, he said, "The Prophet shallallaahu' alaihi wa sallam never went out one night, suddenly, he met with Abu Bakr radhiyallaahu 'anhu who was the prayer with a turn down his voice. "Abu Qatadah said," Then he met with 'Umar who was working on praying with his voice. "Abu Qatadah said," When they gathered at the side of the Prophet shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam, he said to them,' O Abu Bakr, I'm already past you when you're praying and you turn down your voice. "Abu Bakr said, 'Indeed I had made to the Lord that I bermunajat unto him, O Messenger of Allah. '"Abu Qatadah said," Then he said to' Umar, 'I've been past you, when it was working on praying with you raise your voice.' "Abu Qatadah said," Then ' Umar replied, 'Messenger of Allah, I have to wake the people who were sleeping asleep and drive out the devil.' Then the Prophet said, 'O Abu Bakr, harden your voice a bit.' And said to 'Umar,' O 'Umar, a little voice lirihkan . '[8]
      Narrated from Zayd ibn Aslam (d. th. 136 H) rahimahullaah that 'Umar radhiyallaahu' anhu perform night prayers in a long time until the end of the night he woke his family to prayer. He said, 'pray you guys! Pray you! "Then he read the following paragraph"And the command to establish your family in your prayers and patience to do it. We do not ask rizki thee, we who give rizki thee. And the consequences (good) it is for those who fear Allah. "[Thaahaa: 132]" [9]
      It was narrated from Ibn Sirin rahimahullaah, he said, "Wife of 'Uthman said when he was killed,' Truly you guys have been killed. Indeed he was ('Uthman ibn' Affan, died th. 35 H) always turn on the night with Al-Qur'an (in prayer the night). '"[10]
      It is reported that Dhirar bin al-Kinani Dhamrah rahimahullaah menyifati 'Ali ibn' Abi Talib radhiyallaahu 'anhu when he was called by the Commander of the Faithful Mu'awiyah ibn Abi Sufyan radhiyallaahu' anhuma, he said, "He ('Ali) does not feel happy with the world and glitter, and was quite happy with night and darkness. I bear witness to Allah, I never saw him on several occasions when the night was dark and the stars have sunk, he was standing sideways in his prayer as he fingered his beard and crying like a grief stricken. So like I heard it say, 'O Lord, O Lord,' with a full application to him. "[11]
      Abu 'Uthman an-Nahdi rahimahullaah said, "I had a visit to Abu Hurairah radhiyallaahu' anhu for seven days. Apparently he, his wife, and aides split into three nights. If that one had been praying, and wake the others. "[12]Shallallaahu Rasulullah 'alaihi wa sallam once said about himself' Abdullah bin 'Umar radhiyallaahu' anhuma."The best man was' Abdullah, if he would pray at night." [13]After the Prophet shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said he did not sleep much at night. Most of the evening he used to pray and ask forgiveness to Allaah. Sometimes he does it until mid-dawn meal. Prophet shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam said to his wife, Hafsah, "Behold your brother (Ibn' Umar) a person whose deeds." [14]
     Ibn 'Abbas radhiyallaahu' anhuma said, "I've been praying (night) at the back of the Prophet shallallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam at the end of the night, and he directs me parallel with it. When finished I said, "Is reasonable for a person if he was performing prayers parallel with you, when you are the messenger of God." Then he prayed to God for Him to give me additional insight and knowledge. "[15]
     Regarding the word of Allah Almighty, "They are very little sleep at night." Al-Hasan al-Basri rahimahullaah said, "They only briefly to sleep at night." And on his words, "And at the end of the night they beg forgiveness . "[adh-Dzaariyaat: 17-18] Al-Hasan said," They elongate until the dawn prayer, then they pray and humble themselves. "[16]
      'Ali ibn al-Husayn ibn Syaqiq rahimahullaah said, "No. I've ever seen a more fitting person bacaanya than Ibn al-Mubarak. There is no better reading and more prayer than she was. He prays along the night, either on the way (traveling) and others. He mentartilkan reading and memanjangkannya, he deliberately left the bed for someone else does not know it when he prays. "[17]
      Yahya bin Ma'in rahimahullaah said, "I've never seen one more major than the Waki ​​'ibn al-Jarrah rahimahullaah, he was diligent to pray, memorize many of the hadiths, often night prayers, and many of fasting." Son, Ibrahim, said: , "My father prayed night and all the inhabitants of the house, until our maid, also joined the prayer." [18]

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ONCE there was a gentleman who married, for his second wife, the proudest and most haughty woman that was ever seen. She had, by a former husband, two daughters of her own humor, who were, indeed, exactly like her in all things. He had likewise, by another wife, a young daughter, but of unparalleled goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.

No sooner were the ceremonies of the wedding over but the mother-in-law began to show herself in her true colors. She could not bear the good qualities of this pretty girl, and the less because they made her own daughters appear the more odious. She employed her in the meanest work of the house: she scoured the dishes, tables, etc., and scrubbed madam’s chamber, and those of misses, her daughters; she lay up in a sorry garret, upon a wretched straw bed, while her sisters lay in fine rooms, with floors all inlaid, upon beds of the very newest fashion, and where they had looking-glasses so large that they might see themselves at their full length from head to foot.
The poor girl bore all patiently, and dared not tell her father, who would have rattled her off; for his wife governed him entirely. When she had done her work, she used to go into the chimney-corner, and sit down among cinders and ashes, which made her commonly be called Cinderwench; but the youngest, who was not so rude and uncivil as the eldest, called her Cinderella. However, Cinderella, notwithstanding her mean apparel, was a hundred times handsomer than her sisters, though they were always dressed very richly.
It happened that the King’s son gave a ball, and invited all persons of fashion to it. Our young misses were also invited, for they cut a very grand figure among the quality. They were mightily delighted at this invitation, and wonderfully busy in choosing out such gowns, petticoats, and head-clothes as might become them. This was a new trouble to Cinderella; for it was she who ironed her sisters’ linen, and plaited their ruffles; they talked all day long of nothing but how they should be dressed.
“For my part,” said the eldest, “I will wear my red velvet suit with French trimming.”
“And I,” said the youngest, “shall have my usual petticoat; but then, to make amends for that, I will put on my gold-flowered manteau, and my diamond stomacher, which is far from being the most ordinary one in the world.”
They sent for the best tire-woman they could get to make up their head-dresses and adjust their double pinners, and they had their red brushes and patches from Mademoiselle de la Poche.
Cinderella was likewise called up to them to be consulted in all these matters, for she had excellent notions, and advised them always for the best, nay, and offered her services to dress their heads, which they were very willing she should do. As she was doing this, they said to her:
“Cinderella, would you not be glad to go to the ball?”
“Alas!” said she, “you only jeer me; it is not for such as I am to go thither.”
“Thou art in the right of it,” replied they; “it would make the people laugh to see a Cinderwench at a ball.”
Anyone but Cinderella would have dressed their heads awry, but she was very good, and dressed them perfectly well They were almost two days without eating, so much were they transported with joy. They broke above a dozen laces in trying to be laced up close, that they might have a fine slender shape, and they were continually at their looking-glass. At last the happy day came; they went to Court, and Cinderella followed them with her eyes as long as she could, and when she had lost sight of them, she fell a-crying.
Her godmother, who saw her all in tears, asked her what was the matter.
“I wish I could–I wish I could–”; she was not able to speak the rest, being interrupted by her tears and sobbing.
This godmother of hers, who was a fairy, said to her, “Thou wishest thou couldst go to the ball; is it not so?”
“Y–es,” cried Cinderella, with a great sigh.
“Well,” said her godmother, “be but a good girl, and I will contrive that thou shalt go.” Then she took her into her chamber, and said to her, “Run into the garden, and bring me a pumpkin.”
Cinderella went immediately to gather the finest she could get, and brought it to her godmother, not being able to imagine how this pumpkin could make her go to the ball. Her godmother scooped out all the inside of it, having left nothing but the rind; which done, she struck it with her wand, and the pumpkin was instantly turned into a fine coach, gilded all over with gold.
She then went to look into her mouse-trap, where she found six mice, all alive, and ordered Cinderella to lift up a little the trapdoor, when, giving each mouse, as it went out, a little tap with her wand, the mouse was that moment turned into a fine horse, which altogether made a very fine set of six horses of a beautiful mouse-colored dapple-gray. Being at a loss for a coachman,
“I will go and see,” says Cinderella, “if there is never a rat in the rat-trap–we may make a coachman of him.”
“Thou art in the right,” replied her godmother; “go and look.”
Cinderella brought the trap to her, and in it there were three huge rats. The fairy made choice of one of the three which had the largest beard, and, having touched him with her wand, he was turned into a fat, jolly coach- man, who had the smartest whiskers eyes ever beheld. After that, she said to her:
“Go again into the garden, and you will find six lizards behind the watering-pot, bring them to me.”
She had no sooner done so but her godmother turned them into six footmen, who skipped up immediately behind the coach, with their liveries all bedaubed with gold and silver, and clung as close behind each other as if they had done nothing else their whole lives. The Fairy then said to Cinderella: “Well, you see here an equipage fit to go to the ball with; are you not pleased with it?”
“Oh! yes,” cried she; “but must I go thither as I am, in these nasty rags?”
Her godmother only just touched her with her wand, and, at the same instant, her clothes were turned into cloth of gold and silver, all beset with jewels. This done, she gave her a pair of glass slippers, the prettiest in the whole world. Being thus decked out, she got up into her coach; but her godmother, above all things, commanded her not to stay till after midnight, telling her, at the same time, that if she stayed one moment longer, the coach would be a pumpkin again, her horses mice, her coachman a rat, her footmen lizards, and her clothes become just as they were before.
She promised her godmother she would not fail of leaving the ball before midnight; and then away she drives, scarce able to contain herself for joy. The King’s son who was told that a great princess, whom nobody knew, was come, ran out to receive her; he gave her his hand as she alighted out of the coach, and led her into the ball, among all the company. There was immediately a profound silence, they left off dancing, and the violins ceased to play, so attentive was everyone to contemplate the singular beauties of the unknown new-comer. Nothing was then heard but a confused noise of:
“Ha! how handsome she is! Ha! how handsome she is!”
The King himself, old as he was, could not help watching her, and telling the Queen softly that it was a long time since he had seen so beautiful and lovely a creature.
All the ladies were busied in considering her clothes and headdress, that they might have some made next day after the same pattern, provided they could meet with such fine material and as able hands to make them.
The King’s son conducted her to the most honorable seat, and afterward took her out to dance with him; she danced so very gracefully that they all more and more admired her. A fine collation was served up, whereof the young prince ate not a morsel, so intently was he busied in gazing on her.
She went and sat down by her sisters, showing them a thousand civilities, giving them part of the oranges and citrons which the Prince had presented her with, which very much surprised them, for they did not know her. While Cinderella was thus amusing her sisters, she heard the clock strike eleven and three-quarters, whereupon she immediately made a courtesy to the company and hasted away as fast as she could.
When she got home she ran to seek out her godmother, and, after having thanked her, she said she could not but heartily wish she might go next day to the ball, because the King’s son had desired her.
As she was eagerly telling her godmother whatever had passed at the ball, her two sisters knocked at the door, which Cinderella ran and opened.
“How long you have stayed!” cried she, gaping, rubbing her eyes and stretching herself as if she had been just waked out of her sleep; she had not, however, any manner of inclination to sleep since they went from home.
“If thou hadst been at the ball,” said one of her sisters, “thou wouldst not have been tired with it. There came thither the finest princess, the most beautiful ever was seen with mortal eyes; she showed us a thousand civilities, and gave us oranges and citrons.”
Cinderella seemed very indifferent in the matter; indeed, she asked them the name of that princess; but they told her they did not know it, and that the King’s son was very uneasy on her account and would give all the world to know who she was. At this Cinderella, smiling, replied:
“She must, then, be very beautiful indeed; how happy you have been! Could not I see her? Ah! dear Miss Charlotte, do lend me your yellow suit of clothes which you wear every day.”
“Ay, to be sure!” cried Miss Charlotte; “lend my clothes to such a dirty Cinderwench as thou art! I should be a fool.”
Cinderella, indeed, expected well such answer, and was very glad of the refusal; for she would have been sadly put to it if her sister had lent her what she asked for jestingly.
The next day the two sisters were at the ball, and so was Cinderella, but dressed more magnificently than before. The King’s son was always by her, and never ceased his compliments and kind speeches to her; to whom all this was so far from being tiresome that she quite forgot what her godmother had recommended to her; so that she, at last, counted the clock striking twelve when she took it to be no more than eleven; she then rose up and fled, as nimble as a deer. The Prince followed, but could not overtake her. She left behind one of her glass slippers, which the Prince took up most carefully. She got home but quite out of breath, and in her nasty old clothes, having nothing left her of all her finery but one of the little slippers, fellow to that she dropped. The guards at the palace gate were asked:
If they had not seen a princess go out.
Who said: They had seen nobody go out but a young girl, very meanly dressed, and who had more the air of a poor country wench than a gentlewoman.
When the two sisters returned from the ball Cinderella asked them: If they had been well diverted, and if the fine lady had been there.
They told her: Yes, but that she hurried away immediately when it struck twelve, and with so much haste that she dropped one of her little glass slippers, the prettiest in the world, which the King’s son had taken up; that he had done nothing but look at her all the time at the ball, and that most certainly he was very much in love with the beautiful person who owned the glass slipper.
What they said was very true; for a few days after the King’s son caused it to be proclaimed, by sound of trumpet, that he would marry her whose foot the slipper would just fit. They whom he employed began to try it upon the princesses, then the duchesses and all the Court, but in vain; it was brought to the two sisters, who did all they possibly could to thrust their foot into the slipper, but they could not effect it. Cinderella, who saw all this, and knew her slipper, said to them, laughing:
“Let me see if it will not fit me.”
Her sisters burst out a-laughing, and began to banter her. The gentleman who was sent to try the slipper looked earnestly at Cinderella, and, finding her very handsome, said:
It was but just that she should try, and that he had orders to let everyone make trial.
He obliged Cinderella to sit down, and, putting the slipper to her foot, he found it went on very easily, and fitted her as if it had been made of wax. The astonishment her two sisters were in was excessively great, but still abundantly greater when Cinderella pulled out of her pocket the other slipper, and put it on her foot. Thereupon, in came her godmother, who, having touched with her wand Cinderella’s clothes, made them richer and more magnificent than any of those she had before.
And now her two sisters found her to be that fine, beautiful lady whom they had seen at the ball. They threw themselves at her feet to beg pardon for all the ill- treatment they had made her undergo. Cinderella took them up, and, as she embraced them, cried:
That she forgave them with all her heart, and desired them always to love her.
She was conducted to the young prince, dressed as she was; he thought her more charming than ever, and, a few days after, married her. Cinderella, who was no less good than beautiful, gave her two sisters lodgings in the palace.