Ella is living a great life until her mother passes away. Ella's father remarried a "good" woman with two wretched daughters. One day Ella's father goes on a journey and never returned because of death. Ella gets stuck living with her "family" until she rides in the woods and meets a prince. The Prince holds a ball expecting to see Ella there. The stepmother admits her jealousy and locks up who she call Cinderella in her attic room.