Pumpkin carriage
In short: A pumpkin that a fairy turns into a carriage in Perrault’s Cinderella.
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How does it work in the tale?
An ordinary vegetable opens the road to the palace. The midnight deadline reverses the journey and gives the transformation a time limit.
What goes into making the coach?
In Perrault, the fairy scoops out the pumpkin first. The rind becomes the coach, mice become horses and a rat becomes the coachman. It is easy to remember the coach as a single flourish of the wand. The text assembles things from the garden and house into a team ready for a journey.