Just a question on a slightly obvious plot

[wAstxd1sYmPhOny]

However much I love Ever After, I just couldn't help but notice the extremely obvious plot. And the fact that in the beginning the Countess (she IS a countess, right? I get confused.) is telling the Brothers Grimm that their story is untrue.
So I want to know, has anyone read the Brothers Grimm version and is it different to Ever After?

[Ark]

This is in the wrong place entirely.

[Lady Idril]

I adore this movie, too. I haven't read Cinderella, I only know that story the same as everyone else, and I don't feel like it was incredibly different in the countless other adaptations than Ever After was. I'd be curious to know, though.