The King and Queen of Welsh Kingdom were happily married, but always felt like something was missing. One night as they were taking a walk they passed a creature who was lonely himself. He told them that wishes do come true and that they will be granted a child in the near future. Not long after that visit, the King and Queen were granted a sweet princess. They had a celebration feast and invited the 12 Good Fairies. Each fairy gave the princess a magical gift such as the gift of happiness, wisdom, love, modesty, graciousness, etc. However, there had been a thirteenth fairy at the dinner who was not invited due to her unlucky number. The thirteenth fairy planted a curse on the princess and said that she would die on her 15th birthday. Luckily, one of the twelve fairies softened the curse by having the princess go into a sleep for one hundred years instead of dying. After one hundred years of sleep, along came the prince to awake the princess and they lived happily ever after.
I would use this in the classroom by having the students compare this story to the original Sleeping Beauty. I would also discuss the benefits of reading a graphic novel compared to a regular story. As an activity, the students could make their own small graphic novel of another folk tale such as, Cinderella or The Three Little Pigs.
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