Bilbo describes the city of Dale as "peaceful and prosperous." In Disney's Cinderella, the Kingdom is described as "peaceful and prosperous, and rich in romance and tradition." So, I think we may safely assume that the Kingdom in which the story of Cinderella takes place is the city of Dale.
Obviously, Cinderella's story would have taken place before the city was destroyed by Smaug, because the city was not "peaceful and prosperous" after it was destroyed.
However, there are a few discrepancies between the story of Cinderella and the nature of Middle-Earth. This is probably due to the story being handed down by means of oral tradition, and therefore modified by people with bad memories or creative imaginations.
The discrepancies mentioned above are specifically the following:
1. There are no Fairy Godmothers in Middle-Earth.
2. Animals do not talk in Middle-Earth
To address (1): The person who gave Cinderella her dress and shoes and carriage does not necessarily need to be a Fairy Godmother, just someone with a magic wand who can perform magic. The obvious answer is Gandalf who can perform magic with his staff. However, I am inclined to believe that Cinderella's Fairy Godmother was Radagast, and I will tell you why.
To address (2): The reason I believe that Cinderella's Fairy Godmother is Radagast, and not Gandalf, is because the mice in Cinderella can talk. I believe that the tale of Cinderella was originally told by Radagast, Cinderella's Fairy Godmother, and that he could understand the mice, and so he incorporated their speech in the story.
You may ask, why, then, could Cinderella understand the mice, not being a wizard? The answer is clear: if you watch any of the X-Men films, you will know that some people possess unique powers or gifts, and Cinderella's gift is the ability to speak to mice.
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