Wednesday, April 23, 2014

BR 1-01: Sleeping Beauty (Kate Knighton, 2006)



"Taking her hand, he kissed her soft lips."


This story is very popular in the world as you know Disney film.


Many years ago, a king and queen lived in a magical castle. They couldn’t have a child. One day, the queen was gave words, “You are going to have a baby this year.” by a bright green frog. True to the frog’s words, the queen gave birth – to a lovely baby girl. That’s where the story begins.


On the day of the feast, crowds came to cheer and watch the guests arrive.

A lot of person was very happy. Then, seven fairies flew in through a castle window. The fairies said, “We have some wishes for Princess Rose”, and they gave Princess Rose seven wishes.


However, the uninvited guest came in. She was Nightshade. She was very angry, so she said, “On Princess’s sixteenth birthday, you will pick your finger on a spinning wheel and DIE!” But, a fairy said, “You and everyone else in the castle will fall in a deep sleep when you prick your finger. Therefore, Only a kiss from your true love will break the spell.”


Princess’s sixteenth birthday was coming. Princess Rose became a very beautiful girl. When the feasting was nearly over, Rose pleaded for a game. “Hide – and – seek!” She followed soft singing. At last, she found the heavy iron door. She met an old woman inside door, and she pricked her finger as the old woman said. The old woman was Nightshade! Rose snapped out of the trance. Then, Rose, the king and queen, and everyone froze and sleep. All the clocks stopped.


For one hundred years the castle stayed hidden. A lot of Princes try to rescue the Princess Rose and the kingdom, but they gave up by the thorns and the roots like snakes. However, a brave Prince named Florien came the castle. He pulled out them, and he broke the spell. He found Princess Rose, and taking her hand, he kissed her soft lips. Her eyes flickered open. “You’re the prince I drew!” she cried. Everyone else in the castle woke up too. Rose and Florien were married the very next day. They lived happily ever after.

I thought love is so important for people. I was glad to be happy of Sleeping Beauty.

[378 words]

Reference

Knighton, Kate  (1998). Sleeping Beauty. London, England: Usborn Publishing Ltd.

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