Samuel’s Little Helpers
While Cinderella originally had these little helpers – the mice and birds – she graciously lent them to Samuel to assist him in getting dressed. It appears that, for some reason, he may have difficulty doing so independently.
They seem skeptical about letting him handle this task alone, almost conveying a message like, “Let it go, Samuel; we’ve got it covered. Our fashion sense is superior to yours.” The artist’s rendition is so lifelike that, for a moment, we almost forgot it wasn’t real.