In a far away, long ago kingdom, Cinderella is living
happily with her mother and father until her mother dies. Cinderella's father
remarries a cold, cruel woman who has one daughter, Clothilde. After sometimes Cinderella's wicked stepmother turns her into
a virtual servant in her own house. Meanwhile, across town in the castle, the
King determines that his son the Prince should find a suitable bride and
provide him with a required number of grandchildren. So the King invites every
eligible maiden in the kingdom to a fancy dress ball, where his son will be
able to choose his bride. Cinderella has no suitable party dress for a ball,
but then her died mother helped her.