Once upon a time, in far away kingdom, there was a king and a queen. When the queen gave birth to a daughter, they were very happy. They threw a party and invited six good fairies to celebrate. They gave the princess presents of intelligence, happiness, goodness, health and wealth. Before the sixth good fairy could give her present, another fairy burst into the party. She was very angry because the king and the queen did not invite her to party. She put a curse on the baby. The princess would prick her finger on a spinning wheel needle and die. Fortunately, the sixth good fairy could soften the curse. The princess would not die, but she would fall into a deep sleep for a hundred years.
On her sixteenth birthday, the princess found an old woman spinning. The princess tried to spin, but pricked her finger. Then she fell into a deep, deep sleep. The curse had come true ! And soon everyone in the castle felt so sleepy that they fell fast asleep, too. One hundred years went by and a large forest grew around the castle. Then one day, a prince passed by the forest. Suddenly, a pathway magically opened in front of him and showed him the way to the princess. He fell in love with the princess as soon as he saw her. He gave her a kiss that broke the spell and woke up the whole castle. Eventually, the prince and the princess got married and lived happily ever after.
