Maria (once upon a time)

Maria is a character from Rolf Kauka's Once Upon a Time. She lives with her father Mr. Bottle and her little blue dog named Bello.
== Personality ==
Maria is a kind, gentle, sweet, compassionate and polite young woman to everyone around her and will always help those in need. Despite the abuse from her stepsister, Maria stays cheerful, patient, loving and selfless. 
== Appearance ==
Maria is a very beautiful girl with long blonde hair in a ponytail with a small bow, blue eyes and fair skin. She wears a brown long sleeved shirt with a black corset, light blue shirt with a white apron. At the end of the movie, she wears a white and pink dress with her garnet stone necklace. 
== Role in the story ==
Maria is the daughter of a wealthy widower named Mr. Bottle. Their lives change when her father is tricked into marrying a gypsy woman who has a daughter named Mary-Lou. After the marriage, the two women treat Maria as a servant and her father as a piggy bank. One day, a prince who is hunting in the woods sees Maria getting slapped by Mary-lou. After Mary-lou leaves, the prince gives Maria a garnet stone necklace, but Mary-lou finds it and cruelly throws it down a well. When Mary-lou finds out he's a prince, Maria gets tricked going into the well to get back, but grabs it and Maria and Bello are thrown into the well. Soon, Maria, Mary-lou and Bello enter Mrs. Holle's world and have to perform several tasks. Maria happily helps out, while Mary-lou refuses. In the end, Mrs. Holle sends them all home and gives them a gift. Because of Maria's kindness and selflessness, she is given the garnet stone necklace and a white and pink dress, while Mary-lou, because of her cruelty and selfishness get pitch all over her. Maria and the prince find each other, they marry and live happily ever after.
Category: Female
Category: Selfless
Category: Optimists
Category: Animal Kindness
Category: In Love
Category: Related to Villain
Category: Servant of a Villain
Category: Pawn of the Villain
Category: Monarchs