The title of the story and  her name is changed in different languages, but the common theme is about someone whose qualities and attributes were unrecognized, about someone who was exploited and treated unfairly in years of obscurity and neglect whilst being treated like a lowly servant girl, until she was rescued and elevated to royal status.

Walt Disney made a wonderful series of movies like Snow White, Bambi and Cinderella, when our central figures sang, danced and talked with the animals as birds and butterflies fluttered around them singing along or chirping merrily in accompaniment. Remember those good days? I miss them. I can remember the days when we could leave our homes open, go shopping and not have to lock up. If we forgot to and even left the keys in the car, nothing was touched.

I can remember when we went to the movies and booed and hissed at the villains and cheered our heroes as they triumphed over evil. Those were the days! Men were men and men were gentlemen too! Women were feminine and the respect and courtesy people often shared with each other was admirable.
One could almost say that we all behaved like Christians (should)!

The Cinderella story I know goes something like this:

Cinderella is the beloved child of a widowed gentleman, a kind and devoted father who feels as though his daughter needs a mother's care. He marries Lady Tremaine, a widow with two daughters of her own: Drizella and Anastasia.

After Cinderella's father dies unexpectedly, Lady Tremaine is revealed to be a cruel and selfish woman, only interested in her daughters.

Cinderella is humiliated and mistreated by her stepfamily, who take over the estate and ultimately reduce her to being a scullery maid in her own home, one step short of being held prisoner.

Despite this, Cinderella grows into a kind and gentle young woman, befriending the mice and birds who live around the chateau.

One day, while Cinderella is preparing breakfast, Lady Tremaine's cat Lucifer chases Gus, one of the mice, into the kitchen. Cinderella delivers breakfast to her stepmother and stepsisters, unaware that Gus is hiding under Anastasia's teacup. This makes Anastasia so angry that she tells her mother of the apparent prank, and Cinderella is punished with extra chores. 

Meanwhile, at the royal palace, the King discusses with the Grand Duke his desire for his son the Prince to settle down and have children.

They organize a ball in an effort to find a suitable wife for the Prince. Cinderella asks her stepmother if she can attend, as the invitation says "every eligible maiden" is to attend. Lady Tremaine agrees, provided that Cinderella finishes her chores and finds a nice dress to wear. Cinderella's animal friends, led by Jaq, Gus and the other mice, fix up a gown that belonged to Cinderella's mother using beads and a sash thrown out by Drizella and Anastasia, respectively.

When Cinderella comes down wearing her new dress, Lady Tremaine compliments the gown, pointing out the beads and the sash. Angered by the apparent theft of their discarded items, the two stepsisters tear the dress to shreds.