A Disney Tale: A young girl is forced into drudgery Von her step-family, only to win the herz of the kingdom's Prince and live happily ever after.
Disney Hero: Ostensibly, the 'hero' of Aschenputtel is the Prince (never actually referred to as Prince Charming, despite that being what he is generally known as today. Some sources have him named as Henry.). It is he who romances Aschenputtel and desires her as his wife after the ball. But, actually, the real Heroes of Aschenputtel - for me - are Jaq and Gus, Cinderella's mice friends. They are the one's who rescue Aschenputtel from her attic room. Jaq...
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