the action or event that leads directly into the resolution. The falling action happens directly after the Climax The prince went around the town to find every girl to see who fit the slipper, and the evil step-mother hid Cinderella, and let the stepsisters try on the shoe but it dint fit... The prince went around the town to find every girl to see who fit the slipper, but the wicked step-mother had locked her Cinderella in the attic, and let the step-sisters try on the shoe but it dint fit...