Sleeping Beauty, According to the Brothers Grimm
In a distant kingdom, a king and queen, after many years of wishing for a son, receive a prophecy that the queen will have a daughter, and so it happens. The king organizes a grand feast to celebrate the birth of the princess and invites twelve fairies to bless her. However, by mistake, the thirteenth fairy, who was not invited, casts a curse: the princess will prick her finger on a spindle at the age of 15 and die. The twelfth fairy softens the curse, saying that she will fall into a deep sleep for 100 years.
Despite her efforts to prevent fate, the princess, upon turning 15, finds a spindle and injures herself, falling asleep instantly. The entire castle, including the king and queen, also falls asleep. A dense hedge of thorns grows around the castle, making it invisible. Many years later, a prince, upon hearing the legend of Sleeping Beauty, decides to try to cross the thorns. When he reaches the princess and kisses her, she wakes up, along with everyone in the castle.
The princess and the prince are married, and the kingdom awakens from its long sleep. They live happily ever after.
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