The princess was left in the care of her evil step aunt while the king was away at war. The aunt became jealous when the butler complimented the princess' beauty, so she kicked the princess out of the kingdom and told everyone she was dead. A 16-year-old girl saw what happened using the aunt's magic ball and helped the princess escape. When the king returned, the aunt lied and said the princess had died. However, the king later found the princess in the woods, revealing the aunt's deception.