Long ago and far away, there lived a pretty and kind-hearted girl named Ella. She was living happily with her mother and father. Her world turned upside down when her beloved mother died and her pained father remarried another woman, the wicked, cold, cruel Lady Tremaine, who had two equally cruel daughters, the jealous Anastasia and Drizella.
         One day Ella's father had to go on a trip. He asked Ella to take good care of her stepmother and stepsisters. But, once more, things went from bad to worse, when Cinderella's father too died of sickness during his trip, leaving her all alone in the Lady's clutches to serve as her maid-of-all-work. Ella's stepmother scolded her always. All her love, kind thoughts and every home comfort were for her own daughters. Ella had to work hard all day to make everyone happy. But her life was very miserable. It was she who had to wake up each morning when it was still dark and cold to start the fire. It was she who cooked the meals. It was she who kept the fire going. The poor girl could not stay clean, from all the ashes and cinders by the fire. One day, her stepsisters said, "Look at her, gathering cinders from the fireplace. Let's call her Cinderella." And that is how "Ella became Cinderella.”


          Meanwhile, the palace announced an invitation for a royal ball. The invitation excited the stepsisters and stepmother so much that they spent all the day discussing over which gowns and hairstyles suited them finest. Cinderella has no suitable party dress for a ball, but her friends the mice, led by Jaques and Gus, and the birds lend a hand in making her one dress. On the night of the royal ball, Cinderella helped her sisters getting ready. But her evil stepsisters tore apart her dress and went off to the royal ball, leaving Cinderella to cry and cry.


        Suddenly, a Fairy Godmother appeared and waved her magic wand. With a flick of her magic wand, Cinderella found herself wearing the most beautiful gown and a pair of golden sparkling slippers. "How can I.... Oh! How can I thank you?" Cinderella could hardly speak. Soon Cinderella found herself in a golden coach with a coachman. As Cinderella's coach moved, the fairy Godmother said, "Remember, on stroke of twelve, leave the palace." Cinderella promised to obey her command and drove off to the palace.

         When Cinderella entered the palace, everyone's head turned to see who the beautiful girl could be. Even the Prince was enchanted by her and chose to dance the night away only with the beautiful Cinderella.


        Cinderella was enjoying her dance. Suddenly, she heard the clock strike twelve and remembered the fairy's warning. She quickly left the Prince's arm and fled the palace. But in haste, she left one of her slippers.


         The Prince picked up the slipper and the next day announced that he would marry the lady whose left foot would fit the lost slipper.
         The next day, the King's men traveled the countryside with the lost slipper to fit every woman in the land. They found no matches. Finally, they reached Cinderella's house and tried it on everyone. Only Cinderella who was working in the house was left. The ministers insisted Cinderella to try the slipper as well. When Cinderella wore the slipper, to everyone's astonishment, it fitted perfectly.


        They took Cinderella to the King's palace and brought her before the Prince. The Prince was happy to find his love. Soon, they got married and lived a happy life thereafter.