Gabriel is using the framework that the Rodgers and Hammerstein script has, ... but he is also adding essences and nuances from many of the different Cinderella stories throughout the ages.
Gabriel has the device of the tree that signifies the mother, ... the tree she waters every day with her tears. That`s a really strong piece of imagery having the tree be the mother figure.
There is some magic in it, ... How else are we going to turn a pumpkin into a coach?
