Aschenputtel

Widower King Klemens wants to resign the throne, but his only son Viktor must marry first. However, the Prince prefers his carefree life, eagerly but leisurely hunting alone and incognito in the forest, where he meets an impish anonymous girl who mocks his poor marksmanship and summons him to help catch the pigs escaped from her cart, a muddy semi-failure. Retuning to the castle, he learns that his father has invited every eligible maiden in the country to a grand ball in his honor, and expects him to pick a bride from among the attendees. Meanwhile, the girl, Cinderella, returns to her bleak existence of being exploited as unpaid maid of her stepmother and Annabella, her stepsister, who both enjoy treating her worse than their farmhands, including Benno, who admires her and looks after the dove associated with her mother's grave, which produces magical gifts. Due to mean sabotage and broken promises, it takes an extra dose of magic to get Cinderella to the royal ball, where Viktor enjoys only her company, hence rushes after her with royal assent after she dashes back, having left behind one of her magical slippers.