Mina slept in a room filled with ashes and dust while her sisters Galaxia and Diana slept in fine rooms, with floors all inlaid, on beds of the very newest fashion.
They had mirrors so large that they could see themselves at their full length from head to toe.
The poor girl bore it all patiently and dared not tell her father for she fear he would scold her for being so ungrateful.
When she had done her work, she used to go to the chimney corner, and sit down there in the black soot, which caused her to be called "Minahai" by Diana the older sister.
Only the younger sister Galaxia, who was not so rude and uncivil as Diana called her "Minako".
However, Minako notwithstanding her coarse apparel, was a hundred times more beautiful than her sisters, although they were always dressed very richly.
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Minako
FantastikMinako's mother dies and her father remarries a woman with daughters of her own. Her step-family turns out to be cruel and vindictive. To make matters worst, Minako becomes a servant in her own household. (My take on Cinderella)
