The famous tale “Cinderella” has mostly been thought of as a story with an obvious message that children should understand. It teaches about good and evil, describing two distinct forces and personalities that display what people must be like and what kind of behavior should be avoided. But not a lot of individuals know that there are several versions of the fairy tale and the interpretations, as well as moral messages, are numerous in the story. In reality, “Cinderella” teaches children and adults how life can sometimes be hard without parents while efforts and sacrifices take long time to be rewarded, and that evil is constantly present by the side or kindness (Ulanov 139). An article by Elizabeth Panttaja called “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior” looks at the tale from a different perspective, analyzing true issues of the main character’s morals, the ability to reach justice and the role parents play in the family. The fact that Cinderella always has “good” on her side and uses “magic” to become more superior has been questioned (Panttaja 658). The classical “Walt Disney’s Cinderella” is filled with beautiful things, righteousness being rewarded and evil punished. It is made obvious that Cinderella is taking on a hard life and must face the rough relationship with her sisters and stepmother (Campbell 642). But in some ways, the role that the “bad parents” play is negated. Cinderella’s mother or father usually dies in the beginning of the tale but, as Elizabeth Panttaja mentions, they stay with her during her life in different forms. They visit her as many animals, as spirits from the other world or as fairies and magicians. The contrast in the relationship between her real parents and the stepmother is made obvious, to display how a proper parent should behave. So, Cinderella does feel the support of her mother or father through the magic of animals, reinforcing the necessary support a child must have growing up. The negative behavior from her sisters and stepmother is a very valuable part of the lesson, as they also shape Cinderella’s character. Without their influence she would not have learned how it feels to suffer for no reason and wouldn’t know how it is to do things in vein and not be repaid in kind for her own selfless acts. Another point that the author of the article mentions is that there are no real descriptions of love or passionate relationship between Cinderella and the prince. It could be understood that it is a children’s tale and this would not be needed or children would not simply realize the details and facts about love. But at the same time, it is possible to assume that this a tradition that was instilled in the society where the ruler of the land chooses his wife and this becomes a form of a deal where the woman has no choice but is forced into marriage. An idea that it was Cinderella’s and her mother’s trick to full the prince into believing that she is special, is taken by Elizabeth Panttaja (Panttaja 660). This seems somewhat imprecise of the tale because no one really forces the prince to make his choice and the fact that he was blinded by her beauty and glamour cannot be accepted because it would mean that the prince was shallow and unwise. Almost every version tells of how the person of high rank, be it prince, chief or any other character, has a conversation with Cinderella and by sp