Once upon a time (because that's how all good fairy tales start) there was a kind woman named Aerith. She had three beautiful daughters and a husband who was a merchant. One day her husband, Cloud, had to go away for a while. They all bid him they're farewells and he traveled all the way around the world.
Three years later Cloud returned. "Aerith my love" he said later on that happy day. "I have a special gift for you. I would like you to come here" Aerith went into the room and saw a chest encrusted with precious jewels and gold and silver ribbon. "Oh Cloud it is lovely! I shall have to fetch my dresses and place them in this chest" she exclaimed.
"Oh no fair wife open the chest and see what's inside!" he said. So Aerith opened the box and found 3 dresses. There was a dress with feathers of birds from the tropics, a dress of sunshine and a dress of moonshine. Aerith was amazed at the beauty of the three.
"Look again" Cloud urged his wife with great joy at her happiness. Aerith looked further into the chest and found a pair of slippers, one gold, one silver. Aerith beamed at the gifts. "Thank you! These are wonderful gifts" she beamed giving Cloud a hug.
A year later Aerith died. That left Cloud with his 3 daughters to care for. They all mourned and Cloud tried looking for a new wife. He declared that whomever the shoes fitted would marry him. Many women tried the slippers but it would not fit anyone until nobody was left to try the slippers apart from his 3 daughters.
The girls were shocked at this and they all knew that it would fit one of them. The Eldest, Olette, tried on the slippers first, they didn't fit. Next was the second eldest, Selphie, they didn't fit. So then it was the youngest turn, little Namine only 15. Sadly for her The slippers fit.
Oh what a mess this would turn out to be!