Cinderella

Cinderella is a fairy tale about a girl of the same name. Forced into a life of domestic servitude by her wicked stepmother and wicked stepsisters, she take the help of a fairy godmother to attend a royal ball and attract the attention of the handsome prince.

Unfortunately, the magic comes to an end at the first stroke of midnight. At that point, she flees, leaving behind a glass slipper which the prince finds. He declares that he will marry only the girl whose petite foot fits into the slipper.

Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters conspire to win the prince's hand for one of them. In the original, bloodier version, the first stepsister fits into the slipper by cutting off a toe. But a magical bird tells the prince to notice the blood dripping from the slipper, and he returns the false stepsister to her mother. The second stepsister fits into the slipper by cutting off her heel. But the same bird gives her away.

Finally, Cinderella appears and fits into the slipper. In some versions, she has kept its twin in her pocket.

The evil stepsisters are rewarded by having their eyes pecked out by crows.