The first versions of the story
The famous story of Sleeping Beauty has a very different version than the one most people know, and its origin dates back to 1634, with the tale "Sun, Moon and Talia", written by Giambattista Basile. In the original narrative, Princess Talia falls into a deep sleep after injuring herself with a splinter of linen, being considered dead and abandoned in her castle. However, a king enters the room, finds her alive and, believing her to be dead, abuses her. He leaves her, unaware that he has left her pregnant with twins.
Months later, the babies are born while Talia remains asleep. When the children try to breastfeed, one of them sucks the poison that had caused the mother to fall asleep, causing her to wake up. The king, upon returning to the castle, finds Talia and her children, unaware of the betrayal he has committed. The queen, furious at the betrayal, plans to kill her children and, after a confrontation, ends up falling into a bonfire.
In 1697, Charles Perrault published a softer version, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, which inspired the name "Aurora" for the princess. In this version, the princess falls asleep for a century, being awakened by true love's kiss. However, the story still contains elements of betrayal and revenge, with the prince's mother trying to kill the couple's children. The happy ending is when the queen ends up dying.
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