It’s dangerous to snigger at the court’s royal ball; indeed, it’s death if you’re overheard. Consequently there were no signals for the Prince to pick up on when he inadvertently asked a passing scullery maid for the last waltz. How he could have missed her ill-informed nouveau riche fashion sense and her, erm, not very small feet is a matter for conjecture, but some historians suggest he had mislaid his royal contact lenses.
Surprisingly, nobody was particularly perturbed when the two of them later tumbled together between the royal bed-sheets, apart from the shoeshine boy charged with cleaning her commoner boots.
Written in response to the visual prompt at Rochelle Wishoff-Fields’ Friday Fictioneers.
patrickprinsloo 
Oh my what a scandal!
Thanks for reading.
Ha. Thanks for the entertainment. ;0)
I enjoyed the comments as much as the story. 🙂 Hope she didn’t step on his feet with those boots, though (while dancing, that is.)
janet
Thanks for that. I wonder how she dances? Lots of practice with the floor mop, no doubt.
Unique and very enjoyable:-)
Pleased you found it readable.
🙂
I love that this photo took you to such a fantastical place. Lucky girl. I’ve always said it’s all about the shoes; maybe the Prince was tired of sparkle.
I’ve been invited to the wedding so hope to learn more.
I’ve got a different twist of what’s happening here. Has anyone thought of the possibility that the Prince knew the woman was actually a scullery maid and only he did what he did with her as a form of revenge to his parents who not allowing him to see the Princess from the neighboring castle solely because of the going feud his parents have with her parents.
So I await your reply to my comment as well as your comment for my endeavor [#80 / #81]
I wasn’t going to mention this, but yes, the Prince did know she was a scullery maid, but he also knew that his father had his eye on her and he wanted to sock it to his dad who was trying to force him to marry the Princess from the neighbouring castle. It’s an ugly story set in even uglier times.
Will visit shortly.
This is hilarious, Patrick. Great story.
Pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading.
What a wondrous take, Patrick. So unexpected and rich.
Generous comment. Thanks for reading.
Dear Patrick
What a delightful Cinderella story of a different sort. I enjoyed this.
Shalom,
Rochelle
It was fun writing this.
You have to be the only one to look at those boots and see that!
Enjoyable read.
I think maybe the prince is after the boots!
Oh…okay. 😉
I guess the scullery maid got lucky here; I hope she enjoys her moment, and her clean shoes. Different take on the prompt Patrick.
Thanks, Sandra.Hope things work out for her.
I’m a sucker for a bit of historical fiction, great job 🙂
Fiction? Tut tut!
Wonderful unique take on Cinderella here.. not the one with small feet… but rather the opposite…
You know what they say about women with big feet?!