cinderella (fairy tale character)

The main heroine of Cinderella, a folk tale where she has to work as a scullery maid for her wicked stepmother and two stepsisters. One night, her life changes when her fairy godmother uses magic to transform her clothes into a beautiful ball gown so she can attend a ball being held to select a bride for the kingdom's prince. The stipulation is that the magic will wear out at midnight. Cinderella meets the prince and he is enamored by her beauty, but she must suddenly leave at midnight. She accidentally leaves a glass slipper for the prince to use as a means of finding her again. When the slipper fits Cinderella's foot, she and the prince are married happily ever after.

See also

• Cinderella (Disney character)

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