There was a king and queen who had never had children, and they were very sad and distressed about it. One day, while the queen was walking by the river, a small fish came out of the water and said to her, "Your wish will come true, and soon you will give birth to a daughter." After some time, the little fish's prophecy came true, and the queen gave birth to a very beautiful daughter. The king was so happy that he decided to hold a large banquet. He invited not only his relatives, friends, and foreign guests, but also almost all the witches, so that they could send good wishes for his daughter. There were thirteen witches in his kingdom, and he only had twelve gold plates to entertain them for dinner, so he invited only twelve witches, leaving one uninvited.

At the end of the feast, all the guests gave the little princess the best gifts. The sorceresses gave her virtue, beauty, and wealth, and they gave her all the world's desires, all the virtues and expectations of the world. When the eleventh sorceress had just blessed her, the thirteenth sorceress, the sorceress who had not been invited, walked in, she was very angry that she had not been invited, and she wanted to take revenge for it, to offer her vicious spell. So when she came in, she cried out, "The king's daughter will be wounded by a spindle at the age of fifteen and die." "Everyone present was shocked. But before the twelfth sorceress could offer her gift, she came up and said, "This dangerous spell will be fulfilled, but the princess can save it." She doesn't die, she just sleeps out, and she sleeps for a hundred years. ”

The king, in order not to cause that misfortune to his daughter, ordered that all the spindles in the kingdom be collected and destroyed. Over time, all the blessings of the witches were fulfilled in the princess, who was smart and beautiful, gentle in character, and elegant in manners, which was truly loved by everyone. But on the day she turned fifteen, the king and queen were not at home, and the princess was left alone in the palace. She walked around the palace, looking at all the rooms, and finally, she came to an old palace building. There is a narrow staircase inside the palace building, and at the end of the staircase there is a door with a golden key inserted into the door. When she turned the golden key, the door popped open, and an old woman sat in it and was busy spinning. When the princess saw this, she said, "Hey! Hello old mother! What are you doing here? "Spinning." The old woman replied, and nodded again. "It's fun to spin this little thing!" As she spoke, the princess stepped forward to pick up the spindle yarn, but as soon as she touched it, she immediately fell to the ground unconscious, and the previous spell had indeed been fulfilled.

However, she did not die, but fell there and fell into a deep sleep. The king and queen were returning at this moment, and they had just entered the hall and fell asleep; The horses in the stables, the dogs in the yard, the pigeons on the roof, and the flies on the walls all fell asleep; Even the fire in the furnace ceased to burn and fell asleep; The barbecued meat is no longer fried; The cook was grabbing a child laborer who had done something wrong by the hair and was about to slap him out and get him out, and the two of them were bound to sleep there. Everything didn't move, they all fell into a deep sleep.

Soon a large fence of thistles grew around the palace, and year after year they grew higher and thicker, until at last the whole palace was covered so tightly that even the roof and chimneys could not be seen.

So, a legend spread about the kingdom, the legend of a beautiful sleeping princess rose, and what people called the princess rose was actually the king's daughter. Since then, many princes have come to explore, and they have tried to cross the hedges to the palace, but without success, they are either entangled in thistles or trampled in the bushes, as if they were firmly grasped by countless hands, and they all die in agony.

Many, many years passed, and one day, another prince set foot on the land. An old man told him the story of the thistle bush, and that there was a beautiful royal palace within the hedge, and that there was a fairy-like princess in the palace, and her name was Princess Rose, and that she and the whole palace and all the people in it were asleep. He also said that he had heard from his grandfather about how many princes had been here, and that they had all tried to go through the hedges, but they were all entangled in it and died. Hearing this, the prince said, "All this does not frighten me, I want to see the princess of the rose!" The old man advised him not to try, but he insisted on going.

On this day, exactly a hundred years had passed, so when the prince came to the hedgerow, all he saw was bushes blooming with beautiful flowers, and he easily passed through the hedge. As he walked in front, the hedges behind him closed tightly. At last he reached the palace and saw the compound where the dogs were sleeping, the horses in the stables sleeping, and the pigeons on the roof burying their heads in their wings. He went into the palace and saw flies sleeping on the walls, the cook in the kitchen raising his hand as if to slap the child labourer, and a maid holding a black hen in her hand ready to pluck the feathers.

He continued to look inside, and everything was so still that even his own breath could be heard clearly. At last, he came to the old palace building and pushed open the door to the small room where Princess Rose was. Princess Rose slept soundly, she was so beautiful and moving, his eyes widened, he couldn't even blink, he looked at it, and couldn't help leaning down and kissing her. With this kiss Miss Rose came to her senses, she opened her eyes, looked at him with a smile and affection, and the prince carried her out of the palace with her.

At this moment, the king and queen also woke up, and all the people in the palace woke up. They stared at each other with great curiosity, as if they didn't really understand what was going on. The horse stood up and swayed its body; The dogs were jumping and barking; The dove raised its head from under its wings, looked around, and flew into the field; The flies on the wall buzzed away; The fire in the kitchen started to burn again, and the meat of the barbecue creaked again; The cook roared and slapped the child laborer; The maid continued to pluck the chickens, and everything was back to its former appearance. Soon the prince and the princess rose were married in a grand ceremony, and they lived happily ever after.

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