Once upon a time, in a faraway land, in a stately chateau lived a widowed gentleman and his little daughter, Cinderella. Although He was a kind and Devoted Father, still He Felt she Needed a Mother’s Care. And So He Married Again, Choosing For His Second Wife A Woman With Two Daughters, Anastasia And Drizella. It Was Upon The Untimely Death Of This Good Man, However, That The Stepmother’s True Nature Was Revealed: Cold, Cruel, And Bitterly Jealous Of Cinderella’s Charm And Beauty. Cinderella Was Abused, Humiliated, And Finally Forced To Become A Servant In Her Own House. And Yet, Through It All, Cinderella Remained Ever Gentle And Kind, For With Each Dawn She Found New Hope That Someday Her Dreams Of Happiness Would Come True. 

Birds: FRR! CHIRP! CHIRP! CHIRP! CHIRP! CHIIIRP! Cinderella: Well, It Serves You Right… Spoiling People's Best Dreams.  Cinderella: Yes I Know It’s A Lovely Morning, But… It Was A Lovely Dream, Too.  Clock: Ding Dong! Cinderella: Oh, That Clock! Old Killjoy! I Hear You! “ Come On, Get Up!” You Say. Time To Start Another Day.” Even He Orders Me Around. Well, There’s One More Thing. They Can’t Order Me To Stop Dreaming. Cinderella: LA-LA, LA-LA-LA-LA… Keep On Believing And Your Wish Will Come True.  Jaq: Come On! Let’s Go!  Jaq: Look What I Found! Mouse: Wait A Minute! Wait A Minute!  Cinderella: One At A Time, Please! Now, Jaq, What’s All The Fuss About?

Jaq: Brand-New. Never Saw Before. Cinderella: Oh, A Visitor. Well, She’ll Need A Dress. Jaq: NO, NO, NO. She’s A He. He, He! Mouse: In A Trap-Trap! Cinderella: Immediately… Cinderella: Oh… This Poor Little Thing Is Scared To Death. Let’s Free Him, Jaq! Jaq: Nothing’ To Worry’ About. We Like -A You. Cinderelly Like You, Too. She’s Nice!  Well, Let’s Slip It On For Size. It Is A Little Snug, But It’ll Have To Do. Now For A Name… I’ve Got One… Octavius! But For Short, We’ll Call You. Now I’ve Got To Hurry. See That He Keeps Out Of Trouble, Jaq, And Don’t Forget To Warn Him About The Cat.The Cat. Jaq: Look-A…Uh, Uh… Ever See A Cat -Cat? R-Ucifee, That’s-A Him. Mean… Sneaky… Jump At You! Zuk-Zuk! Cinderella: Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty. Come, Kitty. Come On. Lucifer! Come Here! I’m Sorry If Your Highness Objects To An Early Breakfast. It’s Certainly Not My Idea To Feed You First. It’s Orders. Come On. Gus: Duh… R-ucifee. Is That A R-lucifer? Jaq: Zuk… Rucifee. That's Him! Gus: Gus-Gus Take-A R-Ucifee And… Jaq: Wait! No, Gus-Gus, No! Now, Listen Here. R-Ucifee Not Funny. Bruno: GRR! WOOF! WOOF! Cinderella: Bruno! Dreaming Again. Chasing Lucifer? Catch Him This Time? If you Don’t Want To Lose A Nice Warm Bed, You’d Better Get Rid Of Those Dreams. 

You Know How? Just Learn To Like Cats. Lucifer Has Good Points, Too. For One Thing, He... Well… Sometimes He Hmm… There Must Be Something Good About Him. Bruno: GRR! Lucifer: Meoow! Cinderella: Bruno! Oh, Bruno. Come On Now, Outside. I Know It Isn’t Easy, But At Least We Should All Get Along Together. And That includes You!, Your Majesty! Come On, Everybody. Breakfast, Breakfast! Gus: Ooh, Breakfast! Jaq: R-Ucifee! Listen, Everybody! Got An Idea. Now, Somebody Gotta Sneak Out. Let R-lucifer Chase Him. Now We Choose The One That Does It. 

Everybody, Hup! Now… Gulp! Gus: Bravo, Bravo! Bravo! Splash! Lucifer: MMM RRROOORRR! MEOOOW! Gus: UH… Take It R-Easy. Zuk-Zuk. Cinderella: Stop That. Shoo, Shoo, Shoo. Lucifer: MORROW! SLAM! Jaq: HMM… No Gus-Gus. Well,  Guess He Got Away. Lucifer: WWU AARRR! HA-HAARRR! Gus: PFFFT! PFFFT! CLOP! Ding But Suddenly… 

Cinderella: All Right! All Right! I’m Coming. Bell: Ding Ding Ding Stepsisters: Cinderella! Cinderella! It’s Breakfast Time For Cinderella’s Stepmother And For Two Daughters, And That Means Even More Work… Cinderella: Good Morning, Drizella, Sleep Well? Drizella: As If You Cared. EEEEEE! A Mouse!  Anastasia: Mother! Oh, Mother! Mother! Drizella: Now What Did You Do? Stepmother: Cinderella! Come Here! Time For Vicious Practical Jokes. Perhaps We Can Put It To Better Use. Now… Let Me See. There’s The Large Carpet In The Main Hall. Clean It! And The Windows, Upstairs And Down. Wash Them! Oh, yes… And The Tapestries, And the Draperies. Oh, Yes, And One More Thing… See That Lucifer Gets His Bath.

Meanwhile, At The Royal Palace… The King: My Son Has Been Avoiding His Responsibilities Long Enough! It’s High Time He Married And Settled Down. The Duke Of The Palace: Of Course Your Majesty. But We Must Be Patient. King: I AM PATIENT! But I’m Not Getting Any Younger, You Know. I Want To See My Grandchildren Before I Go. King: The Boy’s Coming Home Today, Isn't He? Well, What Could Be More Natural Than A Ball To Celebrate His Return? If All Eligible Maidens In My Kingdom Just Happened To Be There, Why, He’s Bound To Show Interest In One Of Them, Isn’t He? Isn’t He? Duke: Y-Y-Yes, Sire. Very Well, Sire. I Shall Arrange The Ball For-- King: Tonight! Shortly After… The Royal Ball Messenger: An Urgent Message From His Imperial Majesty. Jaq: From The King! Stepmother: Cinderella! I’ve Warned You To Never Interrupt While-- Cinderella: But This Just Arrived From The Palace. Drizella: From The Palace! Anastasia: Give It Here! Let Me Have It!  Stepmother: There’s To Be A Ball. In Honor Of His Highness, The Prince! And By Royal Command, Every Eligible Maiden Is To Attend. Anastasia: And I Am So Eligible! Cinderella: Why, That Means I Can Go, Too! Drizella: Ha! Her, Dancing With The Prince! Anastasia: I’d Be Honored, Your Highness. Would You Mind Holding My Broom? Stepmother: Well, I See No Reason Why You Can’t Go, If You Get All Your Work Done. And If You Can Find Something Suitable To Wear. Cinderella: Oh, Thank You, Stepmother. Anastasia: Mother! Do You Realize What You Just Said? Stepmother: I Said “If” Anastasia: Hee! Hee! Hee! Drizella: “If” Cinderella’s Too Happy To Realize Her Stepmother Has Tricked Her…

Cinderella: Isn’t It Lovely? It Was My Mother’s Well, Maybe It Is A Little Old-Fashioned, But… Oh, I’ll Fix That. There Ought To Be Some Good Ideas In Here. Girl Mice: Oh, Very Nice-Nice. Jaq: Like It! Stepsisters: CINDERELLA!!! Cinderella: I’ll Have To Shorten The Sleeves. I’ll Need A Sash, A Ruffle, And Something For A Collar. Oh, Now What Do They Want? Oh, Well, Guess My Dress Will Just Have To Wait. Jaq: Every Time She Finds A Minute, That’s The Time They Begin It! Cinderelly, Cinderelly… You Know What? Cinderelly’s Not Going To The Ball. Girl Mice: What? Jaq: You’ll See. They Fix Her. Work, Work, Work. She’ll Never Get Her Dress Done. Girl Mice: Well, We’ve Got To Help Her! It Isn’t Difficult To Alter A Dress. When You Have The Knack, It’s A Piece Of Cake! You Go Get Some Trimming'! And So… Jaq: !? Anastasia: I Always End Up In These Old Rags. Drizella: These Beads! I’m Sick Of Looking At Them! Jaq: Come On! Now, Be Carefree. Lucifer: PRRR… PRRR… UHM... MEOOOW! MEOOOW!  Bang! ? SQEEEEEEAAAAK Gus: OH, Beads! OH-HO-HO-HO Jaq: SHHH! Gus:! Lucifer: MEEOOW! ? YEOWWW!!! Jaq: LA DI DA DIDDLY DA! Lucifer: AARRR! Jaq:! POP Crack Jaq: Gus! Oh, Dear! Help Me, Quick!

SLAM! And So, Thanks To Brave Gus And Jaq, Cinderella’s Dream Is About To Come True… Dong! Dong! Dong! Cinderella: The Carriage Is Here. Stepmother: Oh, Why, Cinderella, You’re Not Ready, Child. Cinderella: I’m Not Going. Stepmother: Not Going? Oh, What A Shame. But Of Course, There Will Be Other Times… Cinderella: Oh, Well. What’s A Royal Ball? After All, I Suppose It Will Be Frightfully Dull And Boring And Completely… Completely Wonderful! Oh, Why… It’s Me… OOOOHHH! Mice: Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! Gus: Happy Birthday! Jaq: No, No, No, No! Cinderella:  How Can I Ever… Why… Oh, Thank You So Much! Stepmother: Now Remember, When You’re Presented To His Highness, Be Sure-- Cinderella: Wait! Please, Wait For Me! Anastasia And Drizella Together Said: Cinderella! Mother, She Can’t! You Wouldn’t… Can’t Let Her!