Moment in the Life of Cinderella: Fairytale

The morning cry of the rooster startled her awake from the half-drowse that she'd fallen into next to the warm hearth. With a cry of despair, she leapt to her feet. Bad enough that she'd fallen asleep without making the morning porridge, but tonight was the ball, and her stepmother and stepsisters were planning on waking up bright and early to begin their beautification. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong on such an important day--and anyone whose fault something going wrong was would be punished brutally. And it was always her fault. Always. It never failed. Let something topple from a shelf in the high corner of the mansion, and it would be seen as being her fault. This was actually her fault, and that would make her punishment worse. How could it possibly be--

Inspiration: A noise from somewhere.
Story Potential: Low.
Notes: This is just a standard-issue "moment in the life of Cinderella" thing. Does give me another idea, though!