A TREASURY OF STORIES, J/INGLES AND RHYMES.

flax. “What is this?” asked the Princess, taking the
spindle in her hand. Then she gave a loud scream and
fell into a deep sleep. When the King and Queen came
back, they too fell asleep, and every living thing in the
palace became as if dead. And so it was for a hundred
years.

One day a king’s son was hunting in the woods when he
came to the Enchanted Palace. With a stout heart he went
through all the rooms until he came to the couch where the
sleeping Princess lay. The Prince was so overcome that
he knelt down and kissed her on her forehead. Sheat once
awoke, and so did everybody else in the house. The spell
was broken, and there were great rejoicings. The next
day the Prince and Princess were married—the good fairy

came to bless them—and they lived happily ever after.

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