The rags-to-riches archetype features a main character who is ordinary and poor but is transformed by a sequence of events into someone with a high social standing and often wealth. The fairy tale Cinderella is an example of the rags-to-riches archetype. A young girl who is treated cruelly by her stepmother and stepsisters is transformed by her fairy godmother. A prince holds a ball, where he meets and falls in love with Cinderella. He makes her his princess, changing her life forever.