睡美人(SleepingBeauty)

1、睡美人(SleepingBeauty)睡美人(SleepingBeauty)睡美人(SleepingBeauty)onceuponatimetherewasaqueenwhohadabeautifulbabydaughter.sheaskedallthefairiesinthekingdomtothechristening,butunfortunatelyforgottoinviteoneofthem,whowasabitofawitchaswell.shecameanyway,butasshepassedthebaby'scradle,shesaid:whenyouaresixtee

2、n,youwillinjureyourselfwithaspindleanddie!oh,no!screamedthequeeninhorror.agoodfairyquicklychantedamagicspelltochangethecurse.whenshehurtherself,thegirlwouldfallintoaverydeepsleepinsteadofdying.theyearswentby,thelittleprincessgrewandbecamethemostbeautifulgirlinthewholekingdom.hermotherwasalwaysveryca

3、refultokeepherawayfromspindles,buttheprincess,onhersixteenthbirthday,asshewanderedthroughthecastle,cameintoaroomwhereanoldservantwasspinning.whatareyoudoing?sheaskedtheservant.i'mspinning,haven'tyouseenaspindiebefore?no.letmeseeit!theservanthandedthegirlthespindle.andsheprickedherselfwithita

4、nd.withasigh,droppedtothefloor.theterrifiedoldwomanhurriedtotellthequeen.besideherselfwithanguish,thequeendidherbesttoawakenherdaughterbutinvain.thecourtdoctorsandwizardswerecalled,buttherewasnothingtheycoulddo.thegirlcouldnotbewakenedfromherdeepsleep.thegoodfairywhomanagedtoavoidtheworstofthecursec

5、ametoo,andthequeensaidtoher,whenwillmydaughterwaken?idon'tknow,thefairyadmittedsadly.inayear'stime,tenyearsortwenty?thequeenwenton.maybeinahundredyears'time.whoknows?saidthefairy.oh!whatwouldmakeherwaken?askedthequeenweepIng.love,repliedthefairy.ifamanofpureheartweretofallinlovewithher,t

6、hatwouldbringherbacktolife!howcanamanfallinlovewithasleepinggirl?sobbedthequeen,andsoheart-brokenwasshethat,afewdayslater,shedied.thesleepingprincesswastakentoherroomandlaidonthebedsurroundedbygarlandsofflowers.shewassobeautiful,withasweetface,notlikethoseofthedead,butpinklikethosewhoaresleepingpeac

7、efully.thegoodfairysaidtoherself,whenshewakens,whoisshegoingtoseearoundher?strangefacesandpeopleshedoesn'tknow?icanneverletthathappen.itwouldbetoopainfulforthisunfortunategirl.sothefairycastaspell;andeveryonethatlivedinthecastle-soldiers,ministers,guards,servants,ladies,pages,cooks,maidsandknigh

8、ts-allfellintoadeepsleep,wherevertheywereatthatverymoment.now,thoughtthefairy,whentheprincesswakesup,theytoowillawaken,andlifewillgoonfromthere.andsheleftthecastle,nowwrappedinsilenee.notasoundwastobeheard,nothingmovedexceptfortheclocks,butwhentheytoorandown,theystopped,andtimestoppedwiththem.noteve

9、nthefaintestrustlewastobeheard,onlythewindwhistlingroundtheturrets,notasinglevoice,hecastlegrounds,thetreesgrewtall.thebushesbecamethickandstraggling,thegrassinvadedthecourtyardsandthecreepersspreadupthewalls.inahundredyears,adenseforestgrewup.now,itsohappenedth

10、ataprincearrivedintheseparts.hewasthesonofakinginacountrycloseby.young,handsomeandmelancholy,hesoughtinsolitudeeverythinghecouldnotfindinthecompanyofothermen:serenity,sincerityandpurity.wanderingonhistrustysteedhearrived,oneday,atthedarkforest.beingadventurous,hedecidedtoexploreit.hemadehiswaythroug

11、hslowlyandwithastruggle,forthetreesandbushesgrewinathicktangle.afewhourslater,nowlosingheart,hewasabouttoturnhisorseandgobackwhenhethoughthecouldseesomethingthroughthetrees.hepushedbackthebranches.wonderofwonders!thereinfrontofhimstoodacastlewithhightowers.theyoungmanstoodstockstillinamazement,iwond

12、erwhothiscastlebelongsto?hethought.theyoungprincerodeontowardsthecastle.thedrawbridgewasdownand,holdinghishorsebythereins,hecrossedoverit.immediatelyhesawtheinhabitantsdrapedalloverthesteps,thehallsandcourtyards,andsaidtohimself,goodheavens!they'redead!butinamoment,herealisedthattheyweresoundasl

13、eep.wakeup!wakeup!heshouted,butnobodymoved.stillthoroughlyastonished,hewentintothecastleandagaindiscoveredmorepeople,Iyingfastasleeponthefloor.asthoughledbyahandinthecompletesilenee,theprincefinallyreachedtheroomwherethebeautifulprincesslayfastasleep.foralongtimehestoodgazingatherface,sofullofsereni

14、ty,sopeaceful,lovelyandpure,andhefeltspringtohisheartthatlovehehadalwaysbeensearchingforandneverfound.overcomebyemotion,hewentclose,liftedthegirl'slittlewhitehandandgentlykissedit.atthatkiss,theprlncessqulcklyopenedhereyes,andwakeningfromherlonglongsleep,seeingtheprincebesideher,murmured:oh,youh

15、avecomeatlast!iwaswaitingforyouinmydream.i'vewaitedsolong!justthen,thespellwasbroken.theprincessrosetoherfeet,holdingoutherhandtotheprince.andthewholecastlewokeuptoo.everybodyrosetotheirfeetandtheyallstaredroundinamazement,wonderingwhathadhappened.whentheyfinallyrealised,theyrushedtotheprincess,morebeautifulandhappierthenever.afewdayslater,thecastlethatonlyashor