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Cinderella is now 95 years old. After a fulfilling life with the now

dead prince, she happily sits in her rocking chair, watching the world

go by from her front porch, with a cat named Bob for companionship.

 

One sunny afternoon, out of nowhere, appeared the fairy godmother.

Cinderella said, "Fairy Godmother, what are you doing here after all

these years"?

 

The fairy godmother replied, "Cinderella, you have lived an exemplary

life since I last saw you. Is there anything for which your heart still

yearns?"

 

Cinderella was taken aback, overjoyed, and after some thoughtful

consideration, she uttered her first wish: "The prince was wonderful,

but not much of an investor. I'm living hand to mouth on my disability

checks, and I wish I were wealthy beyond comprehension. Instantly her

rocking chair turned into solid gold.

 

Cinderella said, "Ooh, thank you, Fairy Godmother".

 

The fairy godmother replied "it is the least that I can do. What do you

want for your second wish?"

 

Cinderella looked down at her frail body, and said, "I wish I were young

and full of the beauty and youth I once had."

 

At once, her wish became reality, and her beautiful young visage

returned. Cinderella felt stirrings inside of her that had been dormant

for years.

 

And then the fairy godmother spoke once more: "You have one more wish;

what shall it be?"

 

Cinderella looks over to the frightened cat in the corner and says, "I

wish for you to transform Bob, my old cat, into a kind and handsome

young man."

 

Magically, Bob suddenly underwent so fundamental a change in his

biological make-up that, when he stood before her, he was a man so

beautiful the likes of him neither she nor the world had ever seen.

 

The fairy godmother said, "Congratulations Cinderella, enjoy your new

life. With a blazing shock of bright blue electricity, the fairy

godmother was gone as suddenly as she appeared.

 

For a few eerie moments, Bob and Cinderella looked into each other's

eyes. Cinderella sat breathless, gazing at the most beautiful,

stunningly perfect man she had ever seen.

 

Then Bob walked over to Cinderella, who sat transfixed in her rocking

chair, and held her close in his young muscular arms.

 

He leaned in close, blowing her golden hair with his warm breath as he

whispered..........

 

"Bet you're sorry you neutered me."

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