后母

hòu mǔ hái shi yī dà zǎo jiù bǎ tā men jiào xǐng

后母还是一大早就把他们叫醒。

The stepmother wakes them up very early again.

huī gū niang shì tā hòu mǔ de yǎn zhōng dīng ròu zhōng cì

灰姑娘是她后母的眼中钉肉中刺。

Cinderella is the thorn in her stepmother's flesh.