Once upon a time , there was a queen who had a beautiful baby daughter . She asked all the fairies in the Kingdom to the birth party , but unfortunately forgot to invite one of them , who was a bit of a witch as well.
She came anyway , but as she passed the baby`s cradle ,
she said , "When you are sixteen , you will injure yourself with a spindle and die ! " " Oh , no !" screamed the queen
in horror . A good fairy quickly chanted a magic spell to change the curse saying that when she hurt herself , the
girl would fall into a very deep sleep instead of dying . The
King and the queen were very terrified and the King gave orders to burn all spindles in the Kingdom . The years went by and the little princess grew and became the most beautiful girl in the whole Kingdom . Oh her sixteenth birthday , while her parents were away , the princess wanted to play and move through the castle .
Finally , she came into a room where an old servant was spinning . " What are you doing ? " she asked the servant.
" I`m spinning . Haven`t you seen a spindle before ? "
" No . Let me see it ! " The servant handed the girl the spindle and she pricked herself with it . At the momement
she dropped to the floor .
As the princess fell asleep everyone that lived in the castle - soldiers , ministers , guards , servants , ladies , pages , cooks , maids and knights all fell into a deep sleep . The
castle was wrapped in complete silence .
The years sped past . In the castle grounds , the trees grew tall , the bushes became thick and straggling , the
grass invaded , the courtyards and the creepers spread up
the walls.
In a hundred years , a dense forest grew up and a prince came into the Kingdom. On hearing the princess`story he tried to reach her . He went into the castle.
Finally the prince reached the room where the beautiful princess lay fast asleep . He went close , lifted the girl`s little white hand and gently kissed it . At that kiss , the princess quickly opened her eyes. and awakened from
her long sleep .
The castle now rang with joy and happiness at the great party given in honor of the prince and princess , who were
getting married . They lived happily ever after.
موضوع: sleeping beauty 
