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so much art did she use that,
having ingratiated her daughters
in the stepfather's favour, he lost
all love and affection for his own
child, so that (argue to-day and
speak to-morrow) Zezolla was
sent from the chamber to the
kitchen, from the dais to the
fireplace, from the silken and
golden raiment to the coarse
cloth, and from the sceptre to the
spit. And not only did she change
her estate, but her name was
changed also, and she was hight
the Cat Cinderella.