There was once a kind and wise king who ruled over a large Kingdom
the only thing that the king and queen were sad about was that they had no child
but finally, their prayers were answered and they were blessed with a beautiful baby
I'm so happy today the little princess is so beautiful I couldn't have asked for anything more
we must celebrate we shall have a grand ball and invite everyone in the kingdom
I would like everyone to come and bless my lovely child
the King instructed his men to arrange for the celebrations and invite everyone to come and bless the princess
all the fairies were invited also
but the king's men forgot to invite one fairy who lived deep in the woods
and she was known to be mean and wicked
at the ball, all the fairies came up to bless the little princess
I bless the princess with beauty
I bless the princess with wisdom under a kind heart
suddenly the mean fairy went up to the Queen
you did not invite me to the ball and you shall pay for it
everyone else has blessed the princess but I will put a curse on her
when she is 16 she will prick her finger on the spindle and fall dead
oh no no no no I am so sorry that you were not invited
please please do forgive us we have been blessed with a child after so many years
do not take away our happiness please take your curse back I beg of you
I said you shall pay and so you shall
so saying the evil fairy left the ball leaving everyone shocked
oh how could she, she doesn't deserve to be called a fairy
she's just an evil witch I say
I don't think I will be able to bear this my dear fairies
isn't there anything you can do to break this curse
all the fairies got together to see what they could do
after their discussion, they approach the Queen
Your majesty this is not possible for us to break the curse of the evil fairy
but what we can do is make sure that the sweet-princess will not die
but fall into a deep sleep for 100 years
then the kiss of a young prince will awaken her
but by then we shall all be dead and when she awakens she will not recognize anyone
Oh how will we enjoy seeing our daughter grow
once again the fairies put their heads together to find a solution
and after discussing for some time they went back to the Queen
Your Majesty, we have thought about this when the princess falls into a sleep
everyone in the palace will also fall asleep and when she awakens the whole Palace will awaken with her
this way she will know everyone
there was nothing more anyone could do and everyone was very sad
listen everyone first thing tomorrow morning go out and destroy all the spindles in the kingdom
not a single spindle should be left
The king's men set out the next morning and broken burned every spindle they could find
however, they did not see an old spindle lying in a small dusty room in the palace itself
years passed the princess grew up to be a beautiful and kind young lady
everyone in the palace loved her
she spent her days roaming around the palace and in the beautiful gardens outside
and then the princess turned sixteen
people came from far in a way to wish her
I am so overjoyed to see our daughter grow up to be such a gracious and charming young lady
but now the curse of the evil fairy is coming back to haunt me
let us not worry my dear I've done my best to ensure that all the spindles in the kingdom of being destroyed
if there is no spindle the princess will not be able to prick her finger on it
I know I know that's the face of that evil fairy and her horrible curse just wont leave me in peace
the princess spent the entire morning meeting all the people who had come to wish her on her 16th birthday
and then went to her room to rest in the evening
she decided to be by herself and explore some parts of the large castle that she had not seen
I never realized the palace was so huge I don't remember ever seeing these rumors before
Oh what is this it seems to be some sort of tunnel
I wonder where it leads to
The princess was very curious and started to go along the tunnel which led to a dusty room full of old things
huh I never knew there was a room full of such old things in the palace
oh there seems to be a light coming from the far corner and some funny sound
I wonder what it could be
the princess made her way to where she could see the light and hear the sound
when she went near she was surprised to see an old woman sitting and working with some yarn on some kind of rod
the princess did not know that that was a spindle as her father had instructed that all the spindles in the kingdom be destroyed
and alas the old woman sitting there was none other than the horrible fairy who had cursed the princess
she had somehow entered the palace and with a spell she had made the princess follow the path to the old dusty room
hello I don't think I've seen you before in the palace
what are you doing I am spinning yarn can't you see
Oh I'm so sorry but I've never seen anything like this before
would you like to try it it is not very difficult you know
the poor princess had no idea about the evil plan of the wicked fairy
and eagerly agreed to try her hand at the spindle
and as the witch had cursed when she had been born she pricked her finger and immediately fell into it slumber
I had told the Queen she would pay for not inviting me to her grand ball and i have now taken revenge for my humiliation
I will take her precious daughters body and show her
the evil fairy carried the princess to the main part of the palace to show the Queen how she had taken her revenge for her insult
but what a strange sight met her eyes time had come to a total standstill
and everyone in the palace seems to have just frozen in whatever act they were performing
hey what is this what has happened to all these stupid people
the evil fairy did not know that the good fairies had changed her curse
and that the princess together with all the other people in the castle had fallen into a deep deep sleep
My revenge is complete but I would have been happier to see the Queen's expression on seeing her dead daughter
Ah well it's time for me to be on my way
away walk the evil fairy from the palace not knowing the princess was not dead
a hundred years passed and everything and everyone in the palace remained frozen in time
but the beautiful gardens around the palace were overgrown with wild plants
and now look like a thick forest in fact the palace could now not be seen by anyone who is passing by
one fine day a prince from a neighboring Kingdom was out hunting
he was an adventurous fellow and was not scared to go into the deep forest suddenly
The Prince happen to see something much farther ahead
goodness gracious whatever can that be
it looks like the tip of the tower
why would there be a tower in such a dense forest
I have to see for myself
The Prince cut through all the wild plants and bushes growing along the way
his feet crunching on the Fallen twigs will finally reach the palace
I can't believe my eyes palace in the middle of such a thick forest
wonder if there's anyone around
no can't imagine anyone could stay here
The Prince made his way into the palace and couldn't believe the sight that met his eyes
I need to pinch myself I seem to be dreaming
ouch ok so this is no dream I just can't figure out what this is
The Prince wandered from room to room seeing the same scene of people who seem to be frozen like statues
then the Prince entered the room where lay the princess and on seeing her he just stopped
what a beautiful young lady prettier than any I've ever seen
the Prince could not stop himself
he went forward bent down beside the princess and kissed her smooth white forehead
no sooner had he done this that the evil fairy's curse was broken
the princess opened her eyes and came to life
and with her awoke all the other people in the palace
the king and queen rush to their daughter tears of joy in their eyes
can someone please tell me what is happening?
Oh, young man, we have all been under the curse of an evil fairy
and by kissing the princess you have broken the curse and brought us all to life
we don't know how to thank you
well I know how you can do that
I fell in love with her daughter as soon as I saw her
and you would make me the happiest man by giving me your daughter's hand in marriage
young man, we couldn't ask for anything more
and so the palace that had slept for 100 years finally came to life
the silence was replaced with days of music and laughter and dancing
to celebrate the wedding of the princess to her handsome prince
who lived happily ever after