In a far away, long ago kingdom, Cinderella is living happily with her mother and father until her mother dies. Cinderella's father remarries a cold, cruel woman who has two daughters, Drizella and Anastasia. When the father dies, Cinderella's wicked stepmother turns her into a virtual servant in her own house. Meanwhile, across town in the castle, the King determines that his son the Prince should find a suitable bride and provide him with a required number of grandchildren. So the King invites every eligible maiden in the kingdom to a fancy dress ball, where his son will be able to choose his bride. Cinderella has no suitable party dress for a ball, but her friends the mice, lead by Jaques and Gus, and the birds lend a hand in making her one, a dress the evil stepsisters immediately tear apart on the evening of the ball. At this point, enter the Fairy Godmother, the pumpkin carriage, the royal ball, the stroke of midnight, the glass slipper, and the rest, as they say, is fairy tale history.

In both Cinderella (1950) and Sleeping Beauty (1959), the main character's friends surprise her with a new dress, calling out "Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! Happy birthday!"

Cinderella:
Why, it's my...


Mice and Birds:
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!


Gus:
Duh, duh, duh... Happy Birthday!


Jaq:
No, no, no, no!

Continuity: When Cinderella wakes Lucifer up at the beginning of the movie, she opens the room door from right to left. The shadow of the door on the floor moves from left to right.

Written by Mack David, Jerry Livingston and Al Hoffman
Performed by Verna Felton and chorus