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There once was a young king and queen who 

longed for children. They would cry 

themselves to sleep thinking about not having 

a child to tuck in. One day, when the queen 

was walking along a pond, she spotted a fish 

out of water. having compassion, she gently 

picked it up, and dropped it in the water. 

Then the fish said: "Since you have such a 

kind heart, you will have a baby soon 

enough." As the fish said, the queen had a 

baby girl who she named Aurora.

To celebrate the birth of their daughter, they 

held a party, and invited the whole kingdom, 

and the eight fairies. They had the fairies eat 

on silver plates, but when they ran out of 

silver, and were ashamed on giving the eighth 

fairy a bronze plate. So they turned the fairy 

away. After everyone had eaten, the fairies 

blessed Aurora with gifts. The first beauty, 

second musical, third dancer, fourth peaceful, 

fifth graceful, sixth lover of animals, and right 

before the seventh, the eighth fairy 

appeared!

She was very angry on being turned away. "I have a gift 

for the child," she told them. "On her sixteenth birthday, 

she shall prick her finger on a spinning wheel, and at the 

first drop of blood, she shall die!" With that she 

disappeared. Aurora's parents were terrified! Clutching 

Aurora close, the queen said, "What can we do?" Lila, the 

seventh fairy, also the youngest, timidly stepped forward 

and said: "Your Majesty, I have not given my gift yet." 

"Then you can undo the curse?" The king said hopefully. 

"No, I'm to young for that! But, I can fix it up a bit!" 

Rolling up her sleeves, she said, "True, True she will prick 

her finger, but instead, sleep for a hundred years, then 

be awakened by true love's kiss."

Aurora grew up inside the castle. Spinning 

wheels had been illegal since she was a few days 

old. And just in case, everything sharp had been 

removed for the castle. Aurora was now fifteen. 

All the gifts she had been given had come true, 

and she was now a young lady of beauty and 

grace. One day, on Aurora's sixteenth birthday, 

she decided to explore the castle. She found her 

way to small tower, where she found an old maid 

spinning yarn on a spinning wheel. 

She had been there for years, and had not yet 

heard the law. Aurora was curious. She crept close 

to the wheel, for had never seen a spinning wheel. 

The maid asked if she would like to try. Aurora 

started spinning it when her finger brushed against 

the needle. Some blood started to appear. The 

queen appeared in the doorway screaming, and 

tried to stop the blood with her dress. But she was 

to late. A small drop of blood fell on the floor dress. 

Aurora fell to the ground. Aurora saw the eighth 

fairy, in corner, cackling, and pointing to the hour 

glass. Then all was dark.

The queen sobbed helplessly. The king rushed to 

her side. Servants poured ice water on the 

princess, but it was no hope. Finally, they lay her 

on a soft, beautiful bed, in hope of her to awake. 

When Lila came to check on Aurora, she realized 

when the girl awoke, the castle would be full of 

complete strangers! She quickly said a spell, and 

everyone else fell asleep. The kitchen girls fell 

asleep making bread, the shepherds fell asleep 

petting sheep, and most of all the king and queen 

slept on their thrones. So when Aurora awoke, 

everything would be just as before.  

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