The Cinderella Mystery Motive Guide

What a practical old apron! It was fit for the wood-fired stove, fit for the washbasin, and fit to be crumpled and smoothed out again, no matter how many harsh words its wearer had to endure. / She wore that drab, dusty old apron day in and day out, until it transformed into a magnificent ball gown, spinning across the dance floor and glittering in the eyes of the crowd. / Then, the clock struck midnight. Everything collapsed back into silence, leaving behind nothing but a lone slipper, falling from her trailing hems in her frantic exit. / —Now that's the start of a great fairy tale.