Spicerella

I'm sure we've all heard the traditional Cinderella story. And I know we all have heard the saying that history repeats itself. Yet not many people know of a recent occurrence which bore a striking resemblance to the Cinderella story.

Now, this all happened to Ginger. She lived at home with her wicked stepmother and her three stepsisters, whose names where Taylor, Zac, and Isaac Hanson. These little girls were in a sugary pop band, except Ginger (because she had no musical talent at all).

One day, the stepsisters were practicing extra hard. Ginger asked her stepmother why they were practicing so much. Her stepmother turned up her nose and said that her little girls were going to be on television. Ginger was heartbroken. It had been her life-long dream to be on TV.

That night, Ginger sat home alone while her stepsisters were taping their television performance. She had her face buried in her hands and was crying buckets of tears. She looked up and saw a man with a briefcase standing in the corner. She asked him who he was, and he said that he was her Fairy Manager.

"I see you're a little depressed, so I came to grant you a few wishes."

"All I want," Ginger said, "is to have a sugary pop band of my own and be on television."

"Then, your wish is granted!" he said.

The Fairy Manager gave Ginger everything she needed for her very own sugary pop band...

"First, we need some more members for your band." He waved his hand, and four other women appeared.

"Next, we could use some cliched personalities and cute little nicknames to match." So, he assigned each of the girls a stereotype and matching nickname.

"Now, we need a catchy name for your band. How about...the Spice Girls?" Everyone agreed.

"Finally, most important of all, you guys need a new wardrobe." He waved his hand again and all the girls' clothes changed.

Ginger looked in the mirror and couldn't believe what she saw. It was like watching a dream come true before her eyes. Her rags had transformed into a halter top and leather mini skirt. Upon her feet were a dazzling pair of glass, platformed go-go boots.

The Fairy Manager asked, "Is there anything else you need for your band?"

"Well," Ginger said, "Maybe some musical talent. We don't really have any."

"Listen," he said, "I do wishes, not miracles. Just go out there, shake a little, shout some catchy phrase like 'Girl Power,' and no one will notice that you don't have any musical ability. Now go outside, girls. Your limo is waiting. If you don't hurry up, you'll be late for your television performance."

Ginger was filled with excitement when she heard this. Then, the Fairy Manager gave his warning.

"Remember, in fifteen minutes, this will all be over, and you'll go back to the way you were before."

They arrived at the TV studio and performed a concert. They shook, shouted "Girl Power," and no one noticed that they couldn't sing. However, in the middle of a song, Ginger looked at the clock and noticed that her fifteen minutes were almost up. She ran offstage, and somehow managed to lose one of her glass, platformed go-go boots on the way out.

The television producers found this glass, platformed go-go boot, but unlike the Cinderella story, they never found its owner. And to this very day, Ginger is sitting at home, wearing one glass go-go boot, reminiscing about her fifteen minutes of fame.

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