The book Ella Enchanted will bring out the kid in you from the age of 10-13. When Ella was little, Lucinda, the fairy, put a spell on her. Under the spell, she had to do everything she was told. Ella's dad sold something that did not belong to him, which put him in debt. So he married a rude and crude woman named Olga for her money. Ella did not like her or her daughters. They treated her badly, for example, demanding her to do awful, because they know of the spell that made her do everything they say. When her father went back to work as a merchant, they sent her up to her new bedroom, the attic. Then they made her their maid. Ella wrote to her father that he was greatly needed because of the way they have been treating her.
Char the prince, Ella's friend from child hood, was coming back from work and was having three "grand" balls. Ella was happy to go but she was still working as a maid and knew Hattie and Olive, Olga's ugly daughters, would see her there. Ella's solution was to wear a mask. She also didn't have a carriage so she called for Lucinda who made her 2 horses and a coachman out of 3 mice and a carriage out of a pumpkin. When she arrived at the ball she sat down watching everyone dance for a few minutes. After Char greeted all the girls in line eligible to marry, he came to her. She couldn't believe how much he had changed. Char asked Ella to dance. While dancing he told her she reminded him of someone. Ella told him it was her first time in Frell and her name is Lela. When the clock stricked12:00 she ran off. The next day was the same routine. The carriage appeared out of a pumpkin and three mice came running along. Lucinda gave her some jewels and Ella was off to the ball. While dancing there with Char he asked her to stay a little longer at the third ball. She agreed but knew something bad would occur. For the third ball Mandy made Ella’s dress and gave her jewelry that wouldn’t disappear at 12:00.When the ball was almost over and they were just walking around, Hattie was upset that another girl was getting all of Char’s attention. Hattie demanded “the girl” to take off her mask. When Ella didn’t respond quickly she pulled it off. Hattie, Olive, and Char stared helplessly as Ella ran home.
When Ella reached the house and quickly told Mandy the problem they ran upstairs to pack their things and leave. Suddenly Hattie and Olive entered and soon enough so did the prince, already searching for Ella. Char worked his way down the line of servants and maids until he reached her. They sat her in a chair and, of course, the slipper fit perfectly. Then he said, “You needn’t be Ella if you don’t want to be.” “I’m not” said Ella. By then she was crying. To that Char said “do you love me?” “Tell me!” Ella knew it was an order. “I do” said Ella.” Then marry me” said Char not knowing about the spell. Ella nodded and wiped but then remembered she didn’t want to harm Char. Ella suddenly screamed “no”
“I won’t marry you.” “I won’t do it” “no one can force me.” She leaped up ready to defy anyone. “Who would force you?” Char said sounding shocked. “No matter who I won’t I won’t I won’t” cried Ella. Ella ran to the door and shouted “I will not marry the prince never ever.” Just then she knew the spell was over. Ella curtsied in front of Char and said “When you asked me for my hand a few minuets ago, I was too young to marry.” “I am older now, so much older that not only can I marry but I can beg you to marry me.” She started to kneel but he pulled her back up. “Of course”, he said he would and in a month they were married and lived happily ever after.
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