少儿寓言故事：睡美人双语)_少儿英语故事

少儿寓言故事：睡美人双语)

　　It was the thirteenth fairy.

　　why wasnt I invited to the christening? she screamed.

　　She was furious at being left out.

　　All the fairies of the kingdom have given their blessings. Well, heres mine for the Princess. On her sixteenth birthday she will prick her finger on a spinning wheel and die.

　　Another flash of light and the fairy was gone.

　　But we thought she was dead, said the King. What can we do ?

　　The Queen was in tears.

　　The twelfth fairy stepped forward.

　　There is still my gift for Briar Rose, she said. The fairys curse cannot be undone, but I can change it a little. She will fall into a deep sleep that will last one hundred years, There was a great hubbub in the hall as everyone discussed the events.

　　The following day the King issued a proclamation, ordering that all spinning wheels and spindles were to be destroyed. Throughout the land there were great fires as the spinning wheels were burned.

　　Over the years, the Princess grew into a lovely girl. All who met her were enchanted by her.

　　Eventually, the bad fairys wish was forgotten. All spinning wheels and spindles had been destroyed ,so there was no reminder. And the fairy was not heard of again.

　　And so, on Briar Roses sixteenth birthday, the King and Queen were due to arrive back from a far away visit. There was to be a large birthday party for the Princess.