睡美人

Once upon a time, there lived a king and a queen. They prayed every day for a child. But they never had one. One day, the queen went to the river after rain. She prayed again, “ Dear God, please bless us with a child. " At that moment, a frog jumped out of the water. He said to the queen, “ You will have a daughter soon. "

Before long, the queen had a really beautiful baby girl. The king and the queen were very happy. The king said, " I will hold a big party for our daughter, and everybody will know the good news. " The queen said, " We should invite the fairies. They will bless our daughter. " " Yes, they shall be our most important guests, " the king agreed.

There were thirteen fairies in the kingdom. Among them, twelve were kind; one was evil. The king did not invite the evil fairy to the party. At the party, each fairy gave a blessing to the princess. " She shall be kind. " " She shall be beautiful. " " She shall be clever. " The fairies gave the princess every good thing in the world.

When the twelfth fairy was about to give her blessing, the evil fairy came and shouted, " Why didn't you invite me? You will pay the price. When the princess is fifteen years old, she will prick herself with a spindle and die! ” The queen started to cry, " Oh, how to save my daughter! " " I have the last wish to make. Though I cannot break the curse, I can change it, " the twelfth fairy said. " The princess will not die. She will fall into a long sleep for one hundred years until her true love comes. "

To save the princess, the king ordered that all the spindles in the kingdom be burned. And no one was allowed to tell the princess the evil fairy's curse. Years passed, and the princess grew up. The blessings of the good fairies all came true. The princess was very beautiful, clever, kind and gentle. Everyone loved her.

Soon, the princess became fifteen years old. On the morning of her birthday, the princess got up very early. She walked around the castle alone. At last, she came to an old tower. She walked up to the top of the tower. Then she saw a door. " What's in there?" the princess said to herself. She opened the door and saw an old woman inside.