As long as it was Livia telling the story, she wanted to hear it.
Having no experience telling stories to children, Livia thought for a moment, trying to piece together a fairy tale from her memory. Seeing this, Amalia looked towards the bedside table.
Following her gaze, Livia saw a black-covered book on the bedside table, its title embossed in gold: "Glass Fairy Tales."
So she had already prepared.
Livia smiled, picked up the fairy tale book, quickly scanned the table of contents, and flipped through a few stories.
She could confirm that this so-called "Glas Fairy Tales" was mostly excerpts from Andersen's Fairy Tales, with a few from the Brothers Grimm, a hybrid of the two.
Finding the story of Cinderella, Livia read through it briefly and then began to narrate.
"Once upon a time, a wealthy man's wife fell seriously ill... His new wife brought her two daughters to live with them. They were beautiful on the outside but ugly on the inside..."