“Sleeping
Beauty “
A long time ago there were a king and queen who said
every day, "Ah, if only we had a child,"
but they never had one. But it happened that once when the
queen was bathing, a frog crept out of the water on to the land, and
said to her, "Your wish would be fulfilled,
before a year has gone by, you shall have a
daughter."
What the frog had said
came true, and the queen had a little girl
who was so pretty that the king could not contain
himself for joy, and ordered a great feast. He invited not only his
kindred,...
