LESSON 1 * 1 Listen and read.
SLEEPING BEAUTY adopted from Jim Axley NARRATOR, 13th WISE WOMAN, KING, QUEEN, PRINCESS ROSAMOND (the Sleeping Beauty) Part One
"A G IF T F O R T H E P R IN C E S S " Time: Long ago Place: The palace o f the King and Queen NARRATOR: Long ago, in a land far away, there lived a King and Queen. They were very happy. They had a new baby. Princess Rosamond. They invited many people to the palace for a party. KING: My good friends, we are very happy. We invited twelve wise women. We have twelve chairs for these women to sit in. QUEEN: Yes, my friends, we are glad to see you. You are going to see the princess. NARRATOR: Each of the twelve wise women had a gift for the princess. The 12th wise woman was giving the princess the gift of beauty. Suddenly the 13th wise woman came into the room. The King forgot to invite her. KING: Oh, dear! We are glad to see you. We'll find a chair for you. 13 th WISE WOMAN. I am very angry. And I've got a special gift for the princess. At the age of sixteen the princess will prick1her finger on a 1to prick [pnk] — вколоти
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