Once upon a time, in a faraway land, there was a tiny kingdom peaceful, prosperous and rich in romance and tradition. Here, in a stately chateau, there lived a widowed gentleman and his little daughter, Cinderella, And so, he married again choosing for his second wife a woman of good family with two daughters just Cinderella’s age. By name, Anastasia and Drizella. It was upon the untimely death of this good man, however that the stepmother’s true nature was revealed. Cold, cruel and bitterly jealous of Cinderella’s charm and beauty. She was grimly determined to forward the interests of her own two awkward daughters. Afterwards while Cinderella was abused, humiliated and finally forced to become a servant in her own house. And yet, through it all. Cinderella remained ever gentle and kind. For with each dawn, she found new hope that someday her dreams of happiness would come true.