“Your daughter will prick her hand with the spindle and fall to the floor, but instead of dying she will sink into a deep sleep which will last a hundred years. From that sleep, when her dream is over, a king’s son shall waken her.”
From the story “BRIAR ROSE OR THE SLEEPING BEAUTY.”
Once Upon a Time.
Edited by Katharine Lee Bates.
Illustrated by Margaret Evans Price.
Rand McNally & Company: Chicago & New York. 1921.
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Beautiful.
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Elephant
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown and then, sleeps for a 100 years…..talk about hat hair! Crowning glory? Ok, enough with the jokes 😀 Wow! The rendering of the tassels, tendrils of her hair, lace, gathers, embroidery and fur are simple yet so stunning.
Economical – the whole is much more than the lines and colors! She would be a wreck sleeping that long – covered with dust, her bedding disintegrating, . . .
Elephant
I’d hate to wake up to that dork. 🙂
He is the same in every fairy tale in this book!
Elephant
That’s kind of weird. I guess the illustrator was either lazy or that was their dream type. They say that there’s someone for everyone, you know.
Ah, blissful sleep! What I wouldn’t give for a good 12 hours out of that 100 years. I would even be willing to prick my finger and forgo the Prince. Wouldn’t make much of a fairy tale though.
I love to sleep!
Elephant
Yes, I can never get enough; ever.
Wow, I’ve really been out of touch awhile. This is another great one!