![]() After the ceremonies of the christening were over, all the company returned to the King's palace, where was prepared a great feast for the fairies. ![]() By this means, the Princess had all the perfections imaginable. There was a very fine christening and the Princess had for her godmothers all the fairies they could find in the whole kingdom (they found seven), that every one of them might give her a gift, as was the custom of fairies in those days. At last, however, the Queen had a daughter. They went to all the waters in the world vows, pilgrimages, all ways were tried, and all to no purpose. "There were formerly a king and a queen, who were so sorry that they had no children so sorry that it cannot be expressed. The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood by Charles Perrault is a classic French fairytale involving a beautiful princess, a sleeping enchantment, and a handsome prince. ![]()
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