Tomorrow's contest winner did NOT get to read this scene before drawing a picture. All she got was a quick explanation. One of the reasons the sunshine had to be taken out of the drawing for the final book version was because the scene happens just after sunset. Wait and see what she came up with for a conversation between Cinderella and a family of ogres she just (accidentally) wished would come visit.
Book 1 Chapter 2
The ogre girls reminded Cinderella of three very dear childhood
friends.
Jack explained, “No short names for dem.”
“If I could choose your daughters’ human names, I would call them
Heather, Laura and Stephanie. Three beautiful names for your beautiful
girls.” She nodded toward the girls, who
waved and giggled at her.
The girls tried out their names and seemed to like them. Heather
was tallest
and had hair a
vivid shade of red, but not nearly as bright as her mother’s. Laura, with deep brown eyes, had hair a soft shade of orange, like
a blooming sunrise. Stephanie, the smallest and a little plump, showed
delighted dimples on her freckled cheeks. Her hair was strawberry blond. Seeing
the three of them with their mother made Cinderella wonder whether an artist
had diluted the same red paintbrush in water each time he made a new head of
hair, the shades were arranged so artistically.
“Thanks for da names, your hi-nes-ess,” said Stephanie,
concentrating hard on making the word ‘highness.’
The princess was only as
tall as an ogre’s knee. Hearing a young ogre many times taller than herself
address her as ‘your highness’ seemed ludicrous. She flashed a smile to hide
her desire to giggle and said, “You’re welcome.”
