Sleeping Beauty

I woke up to the sound of my alarm clock; I should probably throw this piece of junk out. I opened my eyes having the shine of the sun squint my eyes. I looked around remembering the good old days when my father told me those story's about princess and falling in love. I also remembered the time he read me my favorite story of all times, "Sleeping Beauty"   I can remember it like it was yesterday,

{Years Back}

"Sweetie, time for bed,"  My father yelled from the kitchen as I ran around making my curly blond hair bounce hiding from him,

"I don't want to go to bed!" I said as I stomped the floor and pouted my upper lip.

"Fine. Then you get no bedtime story." My eyes popped out in shock, "Daddy! You wouldn't!"

"Bed now." he pointed with his fingers at the direction to where my bedroom was. I ran away from him, but he pulled me into his arms carrying me into my bedroom. Laying me down on my bed while I wrap myself in my covers as he went and scanned through the book shelves. 

"Which story, sweetie," 

"Sleeping Beauty!" I shouted. 

"Great chose, Rachel!" I smiled wide while my dad sat in his usual spot in the rocking chair. 

"Now where do we begin." he asked while attempting to open the book,

"Daddy! Open the book." I laughed at the childish game as he tried to open the book. I grabbed the book from him and opened it up for him.

"There." I said giving him the book back. 

"Thank you honey." He kissed me on the forehead and started to read,

"Long ago there lived a King and a-- "Queen!" We both said at the same time, "Yes Queen, who said every day,  "If only we had a child!" But for a long time they had none. One day, as the Queen was bathing in a spring and dreaming of a child, a frog crept out of the water and said to her, "Your wish shall be fulfilled. Before a year has passed you shall bring a daughter into the world."  And since frogs are such magical creatures, it was no surprise that before a year had passed the Queen bore a baby girl. The child was so beautiful and sweet that the King could not contain himself for joy. He prepared a great feast and invited all his friends, family, and neighbors. He Invited the fairs, too, in order that they might be kind and good to the child. There were thirteen of them in his kingdom, but as the King only had twelve golden plated for them to eat from, one of the fairies had to be left out. None of the guests was saddened by this as the thirteenth fairy was known to be cruel and spiteful.  An amazing feast was held and when it came to an end, each of the fairies presented the child with a magical gift. One fairy gave her virtue, another beauty, a third riches and so on-- with everything in the world that anyone could wish for."

"Wow!" I said

"Amazing right? After eleven of the fairies had presented their gifts, the thirteenth suddenly appeared. She was angry and wanted to show her spite for not having been invited to the feast. Without hesitation she called out in a loud voice,

"When she is fifteen years old, the Princess shall prick herself with a spindle and shall fall down dead!"

Then without another word, she turned and left the hall. The guests were horrified and the Queen fell to the floor sobbing, but the twelfth fairy, whose wish was to still not spoken, quietly stepped forward. Her magic could not remove the curse, but she could soften it so she said, " Nay, your daughter shall not die, but instead shall fall into a deep sleep that will last one hundred years." Over the years, the promises of the fairies came true-- one by one The princess grew to be beautiful, modest, kind and clever. Everyone who saw her could not help but love her. The king and the Queen were determined to prevent the curse placed on the princess by the spiteful fairy and sent out a command that all the spindles in the whole kingdom should be destroyed. No one in the kingdom was allowed to tell the Princess of the curse that had been placed upon her for they did not want her to worry or be sad. On the morning of her fifteenth birthday, the Princess awoke early-- excited to be another year older. She was up so early in the morning, that she realized everyone else still slept. The princess roamed through the halls trying to keep herself occupied until the rest of the castle awoke. She wandered about the whole place, looking at rooms and halls as she pleased and at last she came to an old tower. She climbed the narrow, winding staircase and reached a little door. A rusty key was sticking in the lock and when she turned it, the door flew open.

"Good Morning, Granny," said the Princess, "What are you doing?"

"I am spinning," said the old women.

"What is the thing that whirls round so merrily?" asked the Princess and she took the spindle and tried to spin too.  But she had scarcely touched the spindle when it pricked her finger. At that moment she fell  upon the bed which was standing near and lay still in a deep sleep. The King, Queen and servants had all started their morning routines and right in the midst of them fell asleep too. The horses fell asleep in the stable, the dogs in the yard, the doves on the roof and the flies on the wall. Even the fire in the hearth grew still and went to sleep. The kitchen maid, who sat with a chicken before her, ready to pluck its feathers, fell asleep. The cook was in the midst of scolding the-- You know what?"

"What?" I said starring right into my daddy's green eyes.

"The whole village fell asleep. Anyway, There was a legend in the land about the lovely Sleeping Beauty, as the King's daughter was called, and from time to time Princes came and tried to force their way through the hedge and into the castle. But they found it impossible for the thorns, as through they were alive, grabbed at them and would not let them through.  After many years a Prince came again to the country and heard and old man tell the tale of the castle which stood behind a brier hedge and the beautiful Princess who had slept within for a hundred years. He heard also that many Princes had tried to make it through the brier hedge but non had succeeded and many had been caught in it and died. The young Prince said, "I am not afraid. I must go and see this Sleeping Beauty." The good old man did all his power to persuade him not to go, but the Prince would not listen. Now the hundred years were just ended. When the Prince approached the brier hedge it was covered with beautiful large roses. The shrubs made way for him of their own accord and let him pass unharmed. In the courtyard, the Prince saw the horses and the dogs lying asleep. On the roof sat the sleeping doves with their heads tucked under their wings. When he went into the house, the whole castle has fallen asleep.  The Prince went on farther, all was so still that he could hear his own breathing. At least he reached the tower and opened the door into the little room where the princess was asleep. There she lay, looking so beautiful that he could not take his eyes off her. He bent  down and gave her a ---

"KISS!!! KISS!!" I screamed,

"Yes, yes. As he touched her, Sleeping Beauty opened her eyes and smiled at him. Throughout the castle, everyone and everything woke up and looked at each other with astonished eyes. Within the month, the Prince and Sleeping Beauty were--

" Were Married and lived happily all their lives." I said remembering the exact words of the ending of the story. 

"Yes, They lived happily after. Now time for bed." He kissed me on the forehead.

"Can't you read another story?" I asked while he chuckled under his breath,

"Not tell tomorrow night. Now get some rest, you don't want the bed bugs to bite."

"Daddy, there are no bugs."

"I know, just trying to make you safe as possible."

"Good night Daddy. Love you."

"Love you more." He turned off the lights closing the door behind him making the room go into total darkness.

{Reality} 

To bad things like fairy tales don't exist in the real world. 

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