In the traditional ending, Cinderella marries the prince. But here's a different one. When Cinderella is about to leave the ball, she accidentally drops a different shoe, not the glass slipper. The prince tries to find the owner of this shoe but fails. Cinderella then decides to forget about the prince and focuses on building her own life. She starts a business making beautiful dresses for the ladies in the town. Years later, she is a successful businesswoman, and the prince, who is still single, sees her and realizes what he has missed. But it's too late, and Cinderella is content with her independent life.
In the traditional ending of the Cinderella story, Cinderella marries the prince. After she tries on the glass slipper and it fits perfectly, the prince recognizes her as the mysterious beauty he danced with at the ball. They get married and live happily ever after in the prince's castle.
The original ending has Cinderella marrying the prince. However, an alternate ending could be that when Cinderella is at the ball, she realizes that the life of a princess may not be for her. She leaves the ball early and returns home. There, she discovers that she has an inheritance from her mother that she can use to travel the world. She becomes an adventurer, seeing different lands and cultures, and is much happier than she could have been as a princess in a castle.
As Cinderella was running away from the ball, she dropped one of her glass slippers. But this time, the prince didn't find it. Instead, a kind fairy who had been watching over Cinderella all along turned the slipper into a key. Cinderella used this key to unlock a hidden door in her attic. Behind the door was a beautiful dress and a pair of wings. She put them on and flew to the prince's castle. When she arrived, the prince recognized her instantly and they got married, with Cinderella's stepfamily having to serve them for the rest of their lives.
Just as the prince was about to put the glass slipper on Cinderella's foot, she stopped him. She told him that she wanted to see if he truly loved her for who she was, not just because of the slipper. So, they spent time getting to know each other without the glamour of the ball. In the end, they fell in love and had a simple, yet happy wedding.
At the ball, when the clock strikes midnight, Cinderella doesn't run away in a hurry. Instead, she decides to face the prince and tell him the truth about her situation right then. The prince is so impressed by her honesty and courage that he tells her it doesn't matter. He immediately proposes to her, and they leave the ball together in his carriage, with Cinderella still in her beautiful gown.
In this new ending, Cinderella decided not to go to the ball at all. She realized that she didn't need a prince to be happy. Instead, she used her skills to start her own business in the village. She made beautiful dresses for the women in the village and became very successful. One day, the prince, while traveling through the village, saw Cinderella and was instantly smitten by her confidence and independence. He asked her to marry him, but she said she would only do so if they could rule the kingdom together as equals, and he agreed.
Mostly, yes. The traditional ending is that Cinderella marries the prince and lives happily ever after. However, in some modern retellings, there can be different twists. For example, in some versions, Cinderella may not be as passive as in the original and might have more agency in her own story. But the general idea of a positive ending where she gets out of her difficult situation and is united with the prince (or someone she loves) is still there.
Just as the prince was about to put the glass slipper on another woman's foot, Cinderella's fairy godmother appeared again. She made the glass slipper disappear and then revealed Cinderella in her true form. The prince was overjoyed and immediately proposed to Cinderella. They got married and instead of living in the prince's castle, they built a new castle in the middle of a beautiful forest, where they could be close to nature and all the animals that had helped Cinderella during her hard times.