Sleeping beauty

SLEEPING BEAUTY By students of 3rd grade Girkalnis basic school

• There was a magic kingdom, once upon a time. The King and Queen were happy and life was very fine. Their palace had big gardens with pretty flowers and trees, and lakes and streems and rivers and butterflies and bees!

Before the year was over, their only dream came true.

“Our daughter’s very special. Let’s have a palace ball!”

“Tell everyone to come here. We must invite them all.”

• “They sent the invitations to almost everyone, but they forgot one fairy. They didn’t send me one!”

The ball was in the evening. The stars were shining bright. The fairies all arrived there.

“Oh, what a pretty sight!”

“She looks just like a flower!”

“So beautiful and small!”

“I thank you all for coming, and welcome to the ball!.”

“These gifts are for the baby.”

“The gift I give is wealth.”

“And mine’s the gift of beauty.”

“And my gift is good health.”

“Your gifts are really special.”

“They’re perfect for our child!”

“Please wait! There’s one more present!”

The last good fairy smiled.

But then they all heard screaming and everybody froze.

“How dare you all forget me! Here is my gift for Rose! Dear Rose’s sixteen birthday will be a time to cry! A little wooden spindle will prick her – and she will die!”

“My King, here is my present! The Princess will not die! Perhaps my gift can save her. They day Rose pricks her finger, she’ll sleep a hundred years!”

“The Princess looks so lovely!”

“This is her special day!”

“She really is a princess – in every single way!”

“The years go by so quickly!”

“Today she is sixteen!”

“Get ready for the party! Now hurry!”

“Yes, my Queen!”

High up inside the tower, she found and open door.

Inside she saw a woman, who looked quite old and poor.

Exactly at that moment, the fairy’s words came true.

The Princess started sleeping – and all the palace, too. The cooks down in the kitchen, the guards down in the hall, the horses in the stables, no one awake at all!

A net of thorns appeared then, around the palace wall. Nobody could get through it; it was so thick and tall. So many princes went, but all without success – a lot of them died trying to save the young Princess.

A hundred years later, a brave young Prince came by.

“I’ll save the Sleeping Beauty. I’m not afraid! I’ll try!

My friends, he curse is over, so let the Prince come near. Turn on your thorns to roses, his path must now be clear!

The Prince went up the tower and found the open door…

And then he woke the Princess, with just one magic kiss.

And so our Beauty – the sweetest bride of all – was married to Prince and had a royal ball.

THE END