Once upon a time, in a land not so far from our own, there lived a young slave girl named Cinderella. Beautiful was the word most used to describe young Cinderella, though sensual, lovely, luscious and supple also were heard when villagers dwelled near the castle grounds. Cinderella however, did not think herself so pretty, for she was humble, a mere slave and quite modest. She prided herself on being a good slave to her Master and Mistress, though they barely noticed her among the many slaves and servants they kept at their magnificent castle. The Master's daughters, Rose and Madeline noticed her though. The two daughters noticed Cinderella's beauty many times, for they had heard praises of it often in the village and in the slave market. Both daughters fancied themselves the most beautiful in the village and were quite annoyed at the attention being turned on a slave.
Cinderella tried to take little insult in their treatment of her, for after all, it was her life to serve them, but still, she was tormented by them and wished her Master and Mistress would have the girls married quickly so they would leave the castle.
Even as Cinderella worked in the vast halls of the Castle, scrubbing carefully the exquisite vases from exotic lands of Asia, she felt the eyes of Rose and Madeline on here, summing up the supple curves of Cinderella's body as she worked. Cinderella quickly shifted in the tightness of her corset and skirts. Her Master and Mistress were kind enough to allow her clothing to wear, while many slaves were expected to be nude while working, for the pleasure of their masters. After several incidents of other slaves touching and pawing Cinderella, her Master and Mistress finally allowed her clothing, but only when cleaning. Her Mistress in particular preferred Cinderella in her proper Pony attire of leather strapping, with a sleek black saddle and bit.
Mercifully, a knock sounded at the door and the daughters ran, curious to the door to see if one of their many suitors had called upon them. Cinderella sighed. She could take no more pinching and spanking from the girls. Attending to the Chinese vase her Mistress treasured, Cinderella saw a very tall man in splendid blue velvet robes enter the castle with many page boys. The man spoke and from some sense of his authority, she put down the scrubbing cloth and stood at attention as he spoke,
"I bring a message from the King!" he roared. "The King searches for a bride for his son, Prince Laurent. A grand ball will be held a fortnight from now, and His Majesty wishes every maiden to attend, no matter of status nobility. His majesty orders it. Every maiden shall be allowed to attend if she so wishes."
Instantly, Cinderella saw Rose and Madeline squeal and as the messenger left the castle, the two girls began ordering their servants to begin preparing their gowns...
"Oh, which one shall I wear? The red brocade gown? Oh no, red is scandalous...pink shall be so much more delicate, don't you think, Rose?"
Rose has much to say, and none of it any use to anyone, as usual. A few of the slave girls stood naked in the halls, stalling in going back to their duties. They pondered the message delivered. One pretty slave girl named Rebecca, mused to herself with a dreamy smile. She spoke to the slave boy next to her who busied himself dusting a statue of Venus rising from the foam,
"Christopher, imagine! Slaves will be able to attend the King's ball!"
Madeline overheard and instantly squashed the girl's happiness,
"And what makes you think the Prince would have eyes for a wretch like you?"
Rebecca lowered her eyes and scampered away. Cinderella looked on in disgust.
"Ah, Cinderella. You plan to attend the ball, do you, my dear?" Rose joined in the taunting.
"I would like to go My Lady, yes." Cinderella answered truthfully.
"Hmmm, shame then." Rose quipped. "We shall need you as a pony girl and I doubt the Prince will be so enchanted with your beauty while you are strapped to our carriage as a horse...and dear...do not think I shall not whip that supple backside of yours until it is red and splotchy. Go to the ball if you wish, dear, but I promise, we will see to it that you are an embarrassment."
With those words, both girls turned, their velvet and satin skirts twirling with their turns and their heeled slippers clicking on the floor with their cold laughter.
Cinderella had never heard words so cold, from such jealous and vindictive women such as Rose and Madeline. Cinderella vowed that she would attend the ball, Pony Girl or not.
* * *
The day of the ball neared and Cinderella spent every waking hour that was spared her, gathering scraps of material from the seamstress's basket, tiny beads from old dresses the daughters had thrown in trash barrels and tiny flowers she had woven together from blossoms in the garden. She had managed to stitch together a simple but elegant gown that if she had a chance to escape her duty as pony to their carriage, she would slip on and enter the ballroom. She had faith that she would be so lucky.
* * *
The night of the ball, Cinderella properly dressed herself in her Pony strapping, her boots high up on her knees and the tiny spurs protruding from her heels. She fluffed the delicate but thick bushel of horsehair at her backside and combed it to silky perfection, fixing her long black hair up into a similar pony-tail at the crown of her head. She fixed the little woven flowers to the strapping for decoration, and secured the saddle which was rarely used and would not be used tonight either. Still, she was required to wear it. Her long black leather gloves fit tightly to her arms and wrists, and she tried desperately not to shift in the tightness of the strapping fixed around her breasts, pushing them up and making them all too exposed. Quickly she ran out of the castle, carrying the little bundle of her dress with her, and she stuffed it beneath the seat of the carriage, hiding it carefully. She went back to attend to her tormenting mistresses, who demanded she fix their hair, their make up, their stockings and their gowns.
Cinderella did her duty, then joined the other ponies who were being carefully strapped in front of the carriage by a particularly strong and muscular Page boy. Cinderella stood gracefully, clicking the hard heels of her boots against the cobblestone ground as the Page came to her, fixing his massive hands over her shoulders and attaching the pulls to her. He was looking at her breasts and Cinderella blushed as she felt her nipples harden. The page took notice and smiled almost wickedly,
"You should dance at the ball...the Prince would surely be rock hard at the site of your charms."