经典英语童话故事：睡美人
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经典英语童话故事：睡美人
A long time ago and
far away there lived a King and a
Queen .They
were very happy, for their first child, a girl,
had been born.
who was delighted
to have a daughter.
said the
Queen.
We'll soon find out
.
There were twelve fairies, and they
were all sent
invitations. A thirteen fairy
had not been heard of for so
long that it was
presumed that she was dead. No invitation
was
sent. The day of the christening was sunny and
bright.
The Princes was named Briar Rose, and
the fairies began to
give their gifts.
The
gifts continued in this way, wishing all that was
good
for Briar Rose. Eleven of the twelve
fairies had given their
gifts when the room
suddenly went dark. After a great flash
of light a small dark figure stood in
front of the King and
Queen.
It was
the thirteenth fairy.
She was
furious at being left out.
Well,
here's mine for the Princess. On her sixteenth
birthday
she will prick her finger on a
spinning wheel and die.
Another flash of
light and the fairy was gone.
do
?
The Queen was in tears.
The
twelfth fairy stepped forward.
There is
still my gift for Briar Rose,
fairy's curse
cannot be undone, but I can change it a little.
She will fall into a deep sleep that will last
one hundred
years,
discussed the
events.
The following day the King issued
a proclamation, ordering
that all spinning
wheels and spindles were to be destroyed.
Throughout the land there were great fires as
the spinning
wheels were burned.
Over
the years, the Princess grew into a lovely girl.
All who
met her were enchanted by her.
Eventually, the bad fairy's wish was
forgotten. All spinning
wheels and spindles
had been destroyed ,so there was no
reminder.
And the fairy was not heard of again.
And
so, on Briar Rose's sixteenth birthday, the King
and
Queen were due to arrive back from a far
away visit. There
was to be a large birthday
party for the Princess.
Briar Rose was
wandering around the palace. Everyone was
preparing for the party, so she could please
herself where
she went. As had never set foot
in, she foot in, she decided
to go
exploring.
the servants and courtiers
wished her a happy birthday as she
made her
way across the palace.
That part of the
palace was very old, and there were very few
people there. The base of the tower was in a
corridor. The
entrance was a small, very solid
looking door. The key was on
the outside.
Stairs led up the tower in front
of her .She began to climb
them.
Meanwhile, her parents had arrived back at the
palace.
fall. Somebody must
know where she is.