The tale of the sleeping beauty is widely known throughout the world. A "textbook" story is in the collections of Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm. In these good fairy tales familiar to everyone, the sleeping beauty pricked her finger with a spindle. But there is another, genuine folk version. It was recorded and published in Italy in the 17th century by a storyteller and lover of folklore, Jambattista Basile.
Version of Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm
The king and queen got a long-awaited child - a beautiful girl - and invited all the sorcerers and witches of the kingdom to a feast. Only one sorceress was not sent an invitation. She lived in a remote tower, which had not left for more than 50 years, for which reason everyone decided that she was no longer alive, and did not call her. But the witch found out about the feast and was very offended that she was not called. She appeared and cursed the little princess, saying that she would prick her finger with a spindle and die. But another sorceress tried to soften the "sentence" by changing the spell so that the princess simply fell asleep.
In the original fairy tale of Sharya Perrault, there was no talk of the kiss of the prince, but the term of 100 years that the princess should sleep through was named.
When the princess turns 16, she accidentally meets an old woman who spins a tow, and she, knowing nothing about the curse, allows her to try too. The sleeping beauty falls asleep, and the good fairy, who softened the curse, also puts the whole castle into a dream, surrounding it with an impenetrable forest. After 100 years, the prince appears. In later versions, the sleeping beauty wakes up from his kiss, but according to Charles Perrault, it just so coincided that exactly 100 years have passed since the beauty began to sleep. The modern fairy tale ends here.
