Storytelling

Sleeping Beauty
Long time ago, in a faraway land. King Stevan and his queen
wished for a child. Finally a daughter was born and they named
her Aurora. To honor the baby princess the king held a great feast.
He also invited his good friend king Hubert to the feast. King
Hubert had brought his young son Philip. The king agreed that
someday Philip and Aurora would be married.

Among the guest were three good fairies, Flora, Fauna, and
Marryweather. They wished to bless the princess with a give.
Waving her wand, Flora said, My gift shall be the gift of beauty.
And mine. Said Fauna, Shall be the gift of song.,
Marryweather turn was next. But before the Marryweather could
speak, the castle door flew opened. It was the evil witch named
Maleficent. She was furious because she wasnt invited to the
feast. My gift for the child is, before the sunsets on her sixteenth
birthday she shall prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning
wheel and die! Then she disappeared.

But Marryweather still had gift to give, so she said, She will
not die but she will fall into a deep sleep and when her true love
kiss her, the spell shall break and the princess opened her eyes!.
King Stevan feared the witch curse, so the good fairies hatched a
plan. They would take Aurora to live with them, deep in the
woods, saved from Maleficent. The king and queen agreed with
heavy heart.

To guard their secret, the fairies changed her name to Briar

Rose. The years passed quietly, and Briar Rose grew into a
beautiful young woman. At last the princess reached her sixteenth
birthday, in a mossy glen she danced and sang with her friends,
the birds and animals. She told them of her beautiful dream about
meeting a tall handsome boy and falling in love.

A handsome boy came. When he heard Briar Rose singing he

jumped from his horse and reached out to take her hand. Briar
Rose was startled. I do not mean to frighten you, but I feel like
we have met before. Said the youngman. Briar Rose felt very
happy. But she didnt know that he was prince Phillip and Prince
Phillip didnt know that she was Princess Aurora.

Back at the cottage, Briar Rose told the fairies that she had
falling in love. Impossible! cried the fairies. Then, they told
her that she was a royal princess. It was time to return home.
Actually the witch Maleficent knew that Aurora was return home.
She became an old lady and a spinning wheel suddenly appeared
in the tiny room of the castle. Using her evil powers she lured
Aurora to high tower in the tiny room. What is this? May I try?
Aurora asked. The old lady said, Of course, my pretty little
child! And the princess sat down to spin. But the moment she
touched the spindle, she fell to the floor in a deep slumber.

The hundred years were just ended. The witch captured

Phillip and chain him deep on her dungeon. But the good fairies
had other plans for him. They melted the princes chain. And they
armed him with the shield of virtue and the sword of truth. Then
they sent him to the palace to awaken the princess.

When the witch saw Philip escaping she was changed into a
Monstrous Dragon to stop him. Prince Phillip threw his sword to
sword the witch. Then Maleficent was no more. Then Prince
Phillip raced to the tower where his love lay sleeping. Gently he
kissed her and Aurora eyes slowly opened. The kings and queens
planed for the prince and princess wedding. And they lived
happily.