In the royal castle, they are preparing for a fairy-tale ball, on which all the girls of the kingdom should gather. From their numbers, the king must more
In the royal castle, they are preparing for a fairy-tale ball, on which all the girls of the kingdom should gather. From their numbers, the king must choose his bride. For the day before, King Jan meets the fairy Isabella, who dreams of marrying him. But King Jan falls in love with the beautiful Felicia—the sister of the fairy. The rejected Isabella vows revenge. She pronounces a terrible curse over the cradle of the little princess: “On your 16th birthday you will prick the thorn of a rose and die!” The curse pronounced by the fairy Isabella was so strong that the good fairies Mina, Tina, Spring could not cancel it. But they saved the princess, softening Isabella’s words: “The princess falls into a deep sleep, and she will wake up after a kiss of love...” close