The main aim of this work is to confront scientific interpretation of the Cinderella story with an intuitive reception of the story by adults. A questionnaire serves as the main research tool and is composed of close and open questions. The questionnaire is constructed in such way that each answer corresponds to a given scientific interpretation, for example: a) presents psychoanalytical views, b) is related to the feminist approach etc. Philologists and psychologists are excluded from the responding group, as the could possibly encounter Cinderella in terms of scientific approach; the author wants to receive an interpretation based mainly on creativity and intuition. In order to analyze the story, certain literature and psychological publications are used, as well as dictionaries, mainly dictionaries of symbols which are essential in reading stories. The first chapter is devoted to the theoretical part of the story. It answers questions about the definition of a story, its meaning and functions nowadays. The following chapters introduce the analysis of Cinderella in terms of achievements and empirical study of its reception. It is also an attempt of recognizing potential issues in the story which may be discovered through careful reading.