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FAIRY MOONBEAM'S CHILDREN S BOOK COLLECTION LIBRARYOFTHE UNIVERSITYOFCALIFORNIA LOSANGELES ThePrincessfainting,afterpiercingherhandwiththeSpindle. THERE were, many, manyyears ago, a king and queen whobad nochildren, which made them veryunhappy in- deed. Hoping by some means or otherto have an heir, theyagreed to consult all the fairies theycould hearof: rows, pilgrimages, every thing was tried, but without success. Some time afterthis, it was proclaimed that thequeen wasgoingtohaveachild, andshortlyafteraprincess was born. The christening was the most sumptuous imagina- leapingBeautyconveyedtohercouc able; andsevenfairies,beingall that couldbefoundin the country, wereinvitedtobehergodmothers; sothateachof them might bestow upon heragift, aswas the customin thosedays. When the ceremony of baptism was over, a splendid ewnhtoermtawiansmensettwaasmapgrneipfairceedntforcovtehre foafirimeasss;ibveefogroelde,acwhitohf knife, fork, and spoon, setwith diamonds and rubies, all ofthemostcurious workmanship. Asthe companywere about to place themselves at the table, an oldfairy, whohad beenforgotten formany years, entered the banquet-room. The king immediatelyordered acover tobe broughtforher, butitcouldnotbe of mas- sivegold, becauseonly sevenhadbeenmade. 3 Theoldfairy, seeingthathercoverwasnotsohandsome rasevetnhgoesde.ofAthyeouonthgerfaifraiyr,iewsh,omusatttenreeadrhtehra,tasnhdehweoaurdldhebre, resolvedtoprevent, asfarasshecould, theharmintended by the old fairy. Thefairies now began to bestowtheir gbieftmsosotnbtehaeutiinffualnt; tphriencseescson;d,thtehaftirssthesasihdoutlhdatbeshveersyhowuiltd- ty; thethird, thatsheshould haveenchanting grace; the fsohuertshh,outlhdatsisnhgeliskheoualdnidghatnicnegadleeli;ghatnfdulltyhe; stihxeth,fiftthh,atthsahte shouldexcelinplayingoneverymusical instrument. Theoldfairynowstepped forward andsaid, "The princess shall pierce herhand with a spindle, anddieof the wound." The youngfairy, who had concealed herself till just now, stepped forward and said, "Do not afflictyour- selves, O king andqueen, theprincessshall not dieof her wound; she shall only sleep for a hundred years, at the end of which time she shall be awakened byan amiable youngprince." The king, anxiousto preventtheinjury tohisdaughter, causedit to be proclaimedthatnoperson should hereafter useaspindle. Astheprincess grewup, allthe graces bestowed upon herbegan to show 'themselves, and she became moreand more engaging. Oneday, shewent intoan apartment in a remote partof the palace, inwhichanold woman was spinning with a spindle. The princess, neverhavingseen onebefore, tookthe spindle, and the end of itpiercedher hanTdhe; owlhdenwoshmeaninswtaanstlygrfeealltliyntforiaghptreonfeodu,ndansdleecpa.lled for awshsoisthaandceth;eheprricnrcieessssrpeemedoivleydbtroouhgehrtotwhne kaipnagrtamnedntq,ueaennd, laid onacouch. The kind fairy whohadsaved herfrom death, nowappeared, andwaving her wand, causedevery personinthepalacetofallasleep, sothattheymightawake with the princess, and be readyto attend her, when her longsleepwasover. The splendidBanquetgiventotl Manyyears passed away, and a dense forest grew up aroundthe palace, which almost hiditfrom view. When thehundred years had elapsed, a prince and his followers twreerese,htuhnetyinsgepnaeraartedthteosploetth;iamndpasass.heOncwaamerdnehaerpatsostedh,e the trees closing after him, and at last he arrived at the palace gates. He entered, but the silencewhich reigned pwiatshsiend,tqhuritoeugshtasretvleerdalhirmoo;msh,owinevwehri,chheevteoroykpecrosuroanghe,esaanwd wasfast asleep. Atlength the prince entered a splendid apartment, where lay, on anelegantcouch, themostbeau- gtiafzuledlaudpyonhehheradfoervesrombeehteilmde,; awnitdhfailnltienngseonaodmnieraktnieoe,n hhee riesattheBaptism ofthePrincess. gently took thehand of theprincess, and pressedit tohis lips. hpreirTnhceeeye?se,nhaconhwdanlwtoimnteghntIawhlaaosvoeknoowfawitteeenndddeefrdonre;systohuesa!ipndr,inc"TeIhssse oiptprieynnocened,, dteerlitghhatnedhaetdtihdesheimwsoelrfd.s,Aassluornegdthiemretwhaastshweeeltolvyedpahsesredbetin- conversation, andtheprince declared how happyhefeltin having been the meansof releasing oneso beautifulfrom s"uIcthwaascruyeoluewnchhoanwtemreentm.yc"oAmphan!idoenarduprriinngcem,"yrleopnlgiedslseheep,. Ivery well knewthat he who shouldend myenchantment would be thehandsomest of men, andthat he would love ThePrinceandhisattendantshuntingnearSleepingBeauty'sPalace. meeven more than he loved himself and the moment I sawyou, Irecollected yourface." ; The attendantsof the princess awoke atthe sametime, and commenced their several dutiesas if nothing had hap- pened: even the fire, at which the joints and game had been roasting, suddenly re-kindled; and the cook bustled aboutto have all things ready atwhat he supposed to be thepropertime. Theprince now assisted the princess torise. She was magnificently dressed; but he wiselydid nottell her that her clothes werein the styleof those worn by his great grandmother; however, theybecame the princess so well, thatshelooked exceedinglybeautiful. ThePrincesstakingrefreshmentafterherlongsleep. He took herhand, and conductedherto the apartment in which therefreshments wereserved, and assoon asthey were seated at the table, themusicians, who wereinreadi- nesswiththeirinstruments,begantoplaysome airs; which, although veryold, were nevertheless extremelyagreeable. Infact, the prince felthimself sohappy, with theold-fash- ioned appearanceof everything thatmethisview, which- everwayhe looked, and which seemed to borrowacharm from the beautiful princess, that he was completelyfilled with pleasure. The prince and princesspassed the evening, greatlyde- lighted with each other's company, and agreed that the chaplain should marry them that night. The ceremony ThePrinceconductingthebeautifulPrincesstohisfather'spalace. accordingly took place; andthe next day, the princecon ducted his bride, accompanied byherattendants, in grand state, to hisfather's palace. The treeswhich surrounded the palace wherethe SleepingBeauty had reposed forone hundredyears, weremostlygone,justafewremained; and triumphal arches had been put up, for the procession to passunder, but whoplaced them there wasa mystery. Some supposed it to have been the work of the good fairywhohad so long watched overand taken such great cOafrethoifswtheemSlaeyepriensgtBaessauurteyd,; tbhuattntoheonperinkcneewanfdorhicserbteaaiun.- tiful wifepassedalongand happylife.