Once upon a time, down on a farm, there lived a farmer and two girls. One was his daughter and the other his stepdaughter. The stepdaughter's name was Sally. Her stepfather and stepsister were very mean to her ever since the death of her mother. They made her so all of the chores such as cleaning the house, washing the clothes, milking the cows, hoeing the garden, and cleaning and feeding the animals.
One day her father told her to go into town to sell some vegetables. Sally did as she was told.
She said to herself, "Today has not been a very busy day at this marketplace." Just then the mayor's secretary walked by, passing out envelopes. Inside the envelope was a letter with an invitation. It said, "Every girl in this town is invited to go to the country fair and take part in a special dance. This special event is taking place for the Mayor's son. He will be looking for a special girl to be his girlfriend." It was signed, "Sincerely, your Mayor."
When Sally was done reading the letter, she packed up and ran home as fast as she could. She was so excited!
As soon as she got home, sh put her stuff down and gave the note to her father. WHile her father read the note, Sally's stepsister walked into the kitchen and said, "What is going on?"
Sally answered, "We have an invitation from the Mayor to a special dance at the county fair tomorrow night. The Mayor's son is looking for a girlfriend."
Their father looked up and said, "Sally, you will only be able to go if you finish all of your chores that day."
The next day arrived and Sally was even more excited! She knew she could finish all her chores and get herself ready to go if she worked quickly. As the evening was getting closer, her stepfather brought her a pile of clothes to be washed and ironed before morning. Sally knew she would never get it all done in time and would be unable to to the county fair.
An hour later, her stepfather called for her stepsister to go to the county fair. About three minutes after they left, Sally ran upstairs and started crying on her bed.
Sally looked out the window as they were leaving and thought she saw a bright light. The window shutters opened and an old lady with a wand flew into the room. Sally asked, "Who are you?"
The old lady replied, "I am your fairy godmother. I came so that you will be able to go to the county fair and dance with the Mayor's son."
"How can you help me, fairy godmother?"
"Do you have a broom and dustpan?" With a swing of her wand, the fairy godmother turned them into a John Deere tractor and trailer. The fairy godmother then asked for a horse. Sally walked into the barn and brought out a horse. WIth another swing of her wand, the horse turned into a farmer to drive the tractor. Then with one final swing of her wand, the fairy godmother put a brand new outfit on Sally along with shiny, new boots.
Sally was all ready for the fair and then she remembered she hadn't finished her chores. Her fairy godmother told her not to worry. She said, "If you are back by 10:00 P.M. your chores will be done and that is when all of the magic will change back. If you do not return, the chores will not be finished and the magic will change back wherever you are."
"Yes, yes!" said Sally. "I will be back!" Sally jumped into the trailer and said, "Good-bye!"
When Sally arrived at the fair, she first played a few games before she went to the dance area. WHile walking to the dance area, se accidentally bumped into the Mayor's son. They both said, "Hi!" at the same time. They went to the dance and began dancing. As they danced, the talked about a lot of stuff. Suddenly Sally looked at the clock. It was almost 10:00. SHe quickly left and said, "I have to go!"
As the Mayor's son was trying to catch up with Sally, she lost one of her boots. He stopped to pick it up and yelled, "You lost your boot, and I don't even know your name!" By then Sally was out of sight.
When Sally got home, the man turned back into a horse, the tractor back into a broom, and the trailer back into a dustpan. All of Sally's chores were finished just as the fairy godmother had said. Sally went to bed.
Early next morning, the Mayor's son set out on a horse through the county to try to find the girl who owned the boot. He tried the boot on every girls' foot, but he had no luck. It was no use, he thought when he saw the farm in the distance.
When he reached the farm, he tried the boot on Sally's stepsister's foot. She pushed and she squeezed, but her foot just would not fit. The boot was made for a very small foot. Then he turned to Sally.
"Don't even try it on her. She did not get to go to the fair," said her stepfather.
But the boy noticed something familiar about Sally's smile. He still wanted to try it on her. "A perfect fit!" he screamed out. "You are the girl from last night. Your foot fits the boot. WIll you be my girlfriend?"
Sally was so happy and said, "Of course!"
Her stepfather and stepsister were shocked. They couldn't understand what had happened.
A few months later, Sally and the Mayor's son were married. They moved away to a beautiful island in Hawaii. Everyone lived happily ever after except Sally's stepfather and stepsiste. They had to do their own chores now.