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The Prince was so charming that Cinderella forgot all about the time until the clock began to strike twelve. She jumped up and fled from the room. The startled Prince raced after her. She managed to escape him, but in her haste she lost one of her glass slippers. Just as the last stroke of twelve died away, she reached the courtyard. In a twinkling, the beautiful princess was just a shabby little cinder girl again. The golden coach was nothing but a pumpkin, and the coachman and footmen were no longer there. Cinderella reached home quite out of breath and nothing remained of her lovely costume but one little glass slipper.