I watch my grandson a few days a week while my son and daughter-in-law work. Usually when I arrive at their house in the mornings, his big sister Georgia is watching one of her favorite movies as she is eating her breakfast. On Tuesday she was watching the old animated Cinderella. It is the one with the birds and mice that sew her a dress to wear to the ball. Cinderella was always so humble as she cooked and cleaned, wore clothes that were rags and made sure that all of the animals were fed and taken care of. What a sweet girl she was.
When the night of the ball arrived, Cinderella finished all of her chores then put on her 'new' pink dress and ran downstairs to get into the carriage. As the 2 wicked step sisters saw her, they immediately grabbed her necklace made out of discarded beads and an old sash that belonged to them. Cinderella's dress was torn into shreds as they laughed and headed out the door. I wanted to cry for her, knowing her chance was gone. Instead I said, 'those 2 are so mean.' And Georgia said in her sweet voice, 'yes, but I still like them'.
Thanks Cinderella for teaching me that things will be brighter one day. And thank you Georgia for teaching me that you can find good in people if you just look.
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