A young girl, left to the care of her wicked stepmother and stepsisters after her father's death, is reduced to servitude. She is forced to do all household chores and is treated poorly by her family. Despite this, she remains kind and gentle. A prince invites all maidens in the kingdom to a ball, but Cinderella's stepsisters are the only ones who attend. At the ball, Cinderella meets the prince and they dance together, but she must leave before midnight when her stepmother discovers her whereabouts. The prince searches for Cinderella, but she is nowhere to be found.
By Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm · First published 1812 · Genre: Fairy Tale, Fantasy, Folklore