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The beginning and how the Queen finds out she is pregnant |
At long last the Queen found out she was going to have a baby |
A fish told the Queen she was going to have a child |
For many years they have longed for a child and finally they had one |
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Number of fairies |
8 fairies |
13 fairies |
4 fairies |
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Why the last fairy was not invited |
They thought she was dead or under a spell |
There was not enough dishes |
The last fairy in this story is evil |
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Age the curse is foretold |
15 or 16 years old |
15 years old |
16 years old |
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Woman with the spinning wheel |
Old woman |
Old lady |
It is the evil fairy and she hypnotises the princess and makes her touch the spindle |
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Who else sleeps when the princess sleeps |
Everyone in the castle sleeps except the King and the Queen |
Everyone in the castle, even the King and Queen |
Everyone in the castle |
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How long the princess sleeps for |
100 years |
100 years |
About a day |
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The rescue of Sleeping Beauty |
Son of the reigning King was hunting in the same part of the country |
The King son is hunting nearby and he spends a night at a cottage with an old man who tells him of the princess |
Prince Phillip rescued her because he was in love with her as he had met her previously |
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How the princess wakes up |
He knelt down beside her and the spell was broken |
He kisses her |
He kisses her |
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How the tale ends |
There is a second part of the story that is not well-known. The prince and princess get married, have 2 children and there is some conflict with the prince's mother as she is an ogress |
The spell was broken, the prince declared his love for the princess and she in turn agrees to be his wife |
After the prince kisses the princess, they walk downstairs to the party and dance |
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