Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there was a beautiful princess named Aurora. She was born to the King and Queen after many years of wishing and praying for a child. They invited all the fairies of the kingdom to her christening to bestow upon her their blessings.

However, they forgot to invite one wicked fairy named Maleficent, who arrived uninvited and cursed the princess, saying that on her 16th birthday, she would prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and die. The King and Queen were devastated and begged the other fairies for help. They could not undo the curse, but they were able to soften it, so that the princess would not die but would fall into a deep sleep for 100 years until awakened by true love’s kiss.

To protect the princess, the King ordered all the spinning wheels in the kingdom to be destroyed and hid Aurora in a secluded castle deep in the forest, where she was raised by three good fairies.

On Aurora’s 16th birthday, while exploring the castle, she came across a spinning wheel and pricked her finger, just as Maleficent had predicted. She fell into a deep sleep, and the good fairies cast a spell to put the entire kingdom to sleep until she was awakened by true love’s kiss.

Many years passed, and a brave prince heard about the sleeping princess and set out to find her. He fought his way through the forest and battled Maleficent, who had turned into a dragon, to reach the castle. When he found Aurora, he was enchanted by her beauty and leaned in to give her a kiss.

True love’s kiss broke the spell, and Aurora woke up. The kingdom also woke up from its sleep, and the prince and Aurora were married in a grand ceremony. They lived happily ever after, and Maleficent’s curse was forever lifted from the kingdom.

The story of Sleeping Beauty has been told and retold in various forms of media, including literature, film, and theater. It is a classic fairy tale that teaches the power of true love and the triumph of good over evil.