Sleeping Beauty

Once upon a time, there was a kingdom far away and in it there was a beautiful royal palace. The palace was made of pink stones and grey glass. In that palace lived a king and a queen who had plenty of everything, except for one thing: a baby.

Every day, they woke up desperately hoping that this would be the day that they would have the joy of getting a little baby. They would love it with all of their hearts.

One day, the queen was sadly walking through the garden and listening to the royal frogs croak, when she decided to go closer to the lake.

Suddenly, one of the frogs croaked to her: “Your wish will come true. Within a year you will have a daughter.”

Exactly one year later, the queen had a little daughter, who they named Marianne. The king was the happiest man alive, and to celebrate the birth of his daughter, he threw an enormous party to share his joy with everyone in the land.

As was always customary, the guest list absolutely had to include the Fairies, whose job it was to determine the fate of the royal daughter. There were thirteen fairies in total, but the king was distracted with happiness. He made a terrible mistake and only invited twelve.

On the day of the celebration, everyone in the kingdom was joyful. The atmosphere was filled with laughter all around, and even the servants in the palace whistled cheerfully in the corridors.

There was so much delicious food that the tabletops creaked under the weight. All the guests ate and danced waltzes and celebrated.

At midnight, the Fairies arrived to declare their wishes for Princess Marianne. They foretold a wonderful life for the little…