The Princess: Cinderella
The Original: Cinderella, following a downtrodden girl faced with a life of domestic servitude when her father marries a boorish woman.
Her wish to break free is granted when a fairy godmother provides her with the perfect dress, carriage and attendants so that she can attend the prince’s ball.
Despite a slight mishap with timing and a glass slipper, she finds happiness with her royal suitor.
The New Twist: A Stitch In Time. In a terrifying twist on the tale, Cinderella upsets her stepmother and ugly stepsisters to such a degree that they conspire to murder her.
The fairy godmother – in reality a devious black magician – resurrects her but at a terrible price: Cinders is a stitched-together nightmare of a girl who must find a way to make her life work.
Fleeing the city, she lives on the outskirts among the animals and scares travellers.
A glass slipper is involved at some point, but more as a weapon than a symbol of love.
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