Sleeping Beuty

Sleeping Beauty

What child did not grow up listening to or reading this fairy tale in which the beautiful princess, cursed at birth, is saved by a brave prince? Although there are several versions of the story, the main idea remains the same: true love can save any destiny. A lot of artists have worked, over time, to transform the fairy tale into theatrical performances or animated films, and P. I. Tchaikovsky even composed the music for a ballet that became famous, first performed in 1890.

Once upon a time a king and a queen got a daughter, and they were so happy that they decided to throw a big party. They invited the fairies that lived in their kingdom, except the older one. Full of anger she went to the castle. She said a curse and threatened that the girl would stab herself at the age of 15 on a spindle and die. Everyone was left speechless. Then a good fairy said her spell. She wished that the girl instead of dying, falls asleep and that only true love’s kiss could rescue the girl. The king got so scared that he order the kingdom to burn all of the spindles. When the princess turned 15, wandering through the castle, she ran into an old woman who was working with a spindle. She was curious and wanted to try it herself, and that’s how the curse came to life. The sleeping beauty fell asleep. The whole kingdom fell asleep with the princess. Brave princes came to wake her up, but they did not succeed in it because of the thick vegetation around the castle. After 100 years a brave young man came to the city and wanted to visit the castle everyone was talking about. His presence had a different effect on the vegetation that started moving and blossoming. When he entered the castle, he saw the princess. One look was enough for him to fall in love and his kiss woke her up. With the princess, the whole kingdom woke up, and the life started from where it stopped. The prince and princess lived happily ever after.

Retelling of the original story by Charles Perrault