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Enraged at not being invited to the princess's christening, a wicked fairy casts a spell that dooms the princess to sleep for one hundred years.

Traditional tales are a well-established part of all cultures. Retold from the originals, these lively stories will captivate listeners. Well-known stories will give young learners confidence.

Aesop's Fables are stories based on allegories and caricatures featuring mostly animals. These stories got the collective name Aesop’s Fables from the person who collected the stories. Aesop, popularly believed to have been a Phrygian slave, collected his fables sometime around the sixth century BC. Whatever his real story may be, the fables he collected feature valuable lessons.

Relive the tale of Sleeping Beauty, a beautiful princess hidden away, a witch's curse, her fairy godmothers, a handsome prince, and the magic of true love's kiss, in this collection of classic tales from Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm.

Revisit the tale of Sleeping Beauty. Cursed by a bad fairy, the princess sleeps for a hundred years. Will she wake up, or stay in a deep sleep until the end of time?

U korolja i korolevy rodilas' dolgozhdannaja doch', i oni priglashajut na pir vseh fej korolevstva, krome odnoj - potomu chto ona uzhe polveka ne pokidala svoju bashnju, i vse reshili, chto ona umerla. V samyj razgar pira po povodu krestin pojavilas' nepriglashjonnaja feja Karabos, s kotoroj, kak ej pokazalos', oboshlis' neuchtivo. Ona proiznesit svojo shokirujushhee prorochestvo: princessa ukolet palec o vereteno - i umrjot.

On the birth of Princess Aurora, an evil fairy places a curse on her and declares that before the sun sets on her 16th birthday, she will die by pricking her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel. To protect her from the evil spell, the king agrees to place Aurora in the care of three spirited good fairies who live in a cottage in the woods. One of the fairies conjures a spell so Aurora will fall into a deep sleep instead, to be awakened only by a kiss from her true love.

This is a story from the Ballet Stories collection.

Enter the enchanting world of Sleeping Beauty (Briar Rose), a timeless fairy tale written by Jacob Grimm and Wilhelm Grimm, now brought to life through the captivating narration of Jynelle Brown. Follow the magical story of a beautiful princess who falls into a deep sleep, cursed by a wicked fairy. Only true love’s kiss can break the spell and awaken her from a century-long slumber.

Beautiful music and fun sound-effects help tell the classic tale of “Sleeping Beauty.” Find out what happens when a king and queen hold a special feast to celebrate the birth of their baby girl named Briar Rose. As each fairy presents special gifts to Briar Rose, the king and queen are delighted. But when the thirteenth fairy storms into the castle, because she was not invited to the celebration, she casts a wicked spell on Briar Rose. Will the spell be broken by a handsome prince? A happy ending adds interest to this fairy tale and encourages a lifelong love of great storytelling.

A princess falls into a deep sleep for a hundred years after being cursed by an evil fairy. But when a handsome prince discovers her asleep, he vows to find a way to save her.

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Fairy Story Shorts offer beautiful retellings of traditional tales, and are especially suitable for playing for children at bedtime! This tale is taken from the collection Fairy Stories & Fairy Stories: Traditional Tales for Children, Contemporary Tales for Adults by Clive Johnson.

"The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood" by Charles Perrault is a classic French fairytale involving a beautiful princess, a sleeping enchantment, and a handsome prince. "There were formerly a king and a queen, who were so sorry that they had no children; so sorry that it cannot be expressed. They went to all the waters in the world; vows, pilgrimages, all ways were tried, and all to no purpose. At last, however, the Queen had a daughter."

Once upon a time, when the Queen gave birth to a baby princess, Angels came down and gave the infant blessings. However one evil Angel set a curse that would make the princess prick her finger on a spindle of a spinning wheel and die. Another Angel set a magic on the princess that she would sleep, instead of dying, for a hundred years until a prince comes and awakes her from her sleep. At the age of 16, the princess gets her finger pricked by the sprindle, and falls asleep. After 100 years, a prince hears about a beautiful princess sleeping in the castle...

Once upon a time, there was a king and a queen who were very sorry that they had no children - so sorry that it cannot be told. At last, however, the queen had a daughter. There was a very fine christening, and the princess had for her godmothers all the fairies they could find in the whole kingdom (there were seven of them), so that every one of them might confer a gift upon her, as was the custom of fairies in those days. By this means the princess had all the perfections imaginable.

Every story looks different depending on who is telling it. This series takes favourite fairy tales and re-tells the tales from the points of view of every character. In this audio collection,l hear the story of Sleeping Beauty from Prince Edward, Princess Dawn, King Beauty, the Good Fairy, and the Dark Fairy. This collection features five stories. Great for teaching traditional tales in a new and exciting way.

Zhili na svete korol' s korolevoj. Detej u nih ne bylo, i jeto ih tak ogorchalo, tak ogorchalo, chto i skazat' nel'zja. I vot, nakonec, kogda oni sovsem poterjali nadezhdu, u korolevy rodilas' dochka. Mozhete sebe predstavit', kakoj prazdnik ustroili po sluchaju ejo rozhdenija, kakoe mnozhestvo gostej priglasili vo dvorec, kakie podarki prigotovili!

Behind a hedge of impenetrable thorns stands a castle, wherein lies a beautiful princess cursed to sleep her life away. Can the bold and dashing prince save the young woman, or is her fate sealed?

Cursed by an angry fairy, the little princess Briar Rose is doomed to a life spent in eternal slumber - until one day when a handsome prince happens to pass by the kingdom. Can his love break the spell and rescue Briar Rose from her sleeping reverie?